A new paramedic will join Chicago Fire Season 8 in a recurring capacity, and TVLine reports the newcomer will be “like Anderson Cooper minus a couple dozen IQ points.”
Now, on the one hand, Chicago Fire has had a lot of paramedic turnover over the years, some more temporary than others.
There were brief replacements when Shay had to take a break and Dawson moved to working on truck rather than ambo, and Brett is currently the regular medic with the longest tenure, having joined in Season 3 and stuck around.