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Another member of Firehouse 51 is departing.
On Tuesday's episode of Chicago Fire, Jimmy Borrelli (Steven R. McQueen) was badly burned during a response call after disobeying an order from Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker), thus putting an end to his career as a firefighter. McQueen, who joined the show in Season 4, will no longer be a series regular, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
On the show, Borrelli and Boden have been feuding since the end of last season, when Borrelli blamed Boden for his brother's death at a scene.
Executive producer Michael Brandt had previously indicated that the rivalry between Borrelli and Boden would result in one of them leaving the house -- but he tells TVLine that the decision to have the axe fall on Borrelli was almost a foregone conclusion.
"Eamonn [Walker] has been with us since Day 1," Brandt said. "He was the first character we cast. He's Papa Bear in Chicago. I think [executive producers] Derek [Haas], Matt [Olmstead], myself or Dick [Wolf] would all be fired before Eamonn would be. ... He's on the show as long as he wants to be."
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Brandt says there are currently no plans for McQueen to make future guest appearances on the show.
"The discussions with Steven were nothing but pleasant. He was a total professional about it," Brandt told TVLine. "He understood, and I think he's embracing the opportunity to go and be the No. 1 on his own show."
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Chicago Fire airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on NBC.