List of Chicago Fire characters
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This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Chicago Fire. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.
Main characters
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Matthew Casey
Kelly Severide
Portrayed by Taylor Kinney
Kelly Severide (season 1 – present) is the lieutenant at Firehouse 51 and the officer in charge of Squad 3.
In season 2, Severide is targeted by an arsonist twice before realizing that the arsonist is targeting firefighters. He makes the connection that the arsonist is also a firefighter, most likely Kevin Hadley, but they have no proof, until they eventually catch him in the act and he is arrested. In the episode "A Power Move", Severide spots his father Benny hugging a young woman and believes he is having an affair. Kelly meets Benny who tells him that he will succeed Boden as the new chief of fire house 51. In the episode "No Regrets", Severide confronts the young woman, Katie Nolan, who reveals Benny is her father, making her Severide's younger half-sister. Severide lashes out at Benny, who acknowledges that Severide is right about him and apologizes for not being there for him as a father. Benny decides not to take the job from Boden, and encourages Severide to get to know his half-sister.
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