Meanwhile, Kidd tries to get Isaiah ready for his day at school, but it’s coming off the back of everything at the hospital. There is some good

news about his mom, but she needs time to recover. Kidd is understandably concerned about whether Isaiah can handle this entire situation. It’s hard to say, as the boy is hurting, and he doesn’t really know who to trust right now.

 

 

As Vasquez grabs files from his car about his dad, we get Novak and Violet discussing the new medic initiative to get firefighters to come in. Violet wants to train up Herrmann, but needs Severide to sign off on it, since he is acting as Chief for now.

It’s a moot point, though. The call for Herrmann’s house comes in. This isn’t even one for Firehouse 51, but they’re all moving in anyway. Squad 3 even gets told to go back to base, but he isn’t taking no for an answer. Along the way, Herrmann gets through to Cindy but he can’t get through to Annabel. It’s a firefighter’s worst nightmare, and all we can do is sit and watch.

 

 

The firefighters already doing the search in the house say that the second floor is clear, but Herrmann isn’t going to believe them. He rushes up the stairs, along with a few others, as Firehouse 51 does a full swept of the house.

Outside, a Chief of the other firehouse turns up and takes control of the scene, but he does understand when Severide says that it’s one of his firefighter’s houses. It’s a good thing that Severide is outside, as Cindy rushes up. It turns out Annabel decided she did go to school after all, and she definitely isn’t in the house.

There’s a moment from the outside that Severide has no idea if Herrmann is okay, but then he comes through with the relief that Annabel isn’t there. Of course, there’s the fear of losing memories, and Vasquez has to pull Herrmann out of the house. He did the right thing, but Herrmann isn’t going to see that. He’s even angrier when none of the firefighters help to save the house. The sound of a floor collapsing make sit clear that everyone did the right thing, as much as Herrmann now has to mourn the loss of memories.

“It’s all gone,” is that thought so many have had before him when looking at what’s left after a housefire. The people important to him are safe, but it’s still a lot lost.

So, what will happen for Herrmann and his family? Mouch shares that they’re staying in a hotel for the night, but it’s not clear after that. This is time for Firehouse 51 to come together to find somewhere. It’s not going to be easy going back to work after that call.

Kidd offers some praise to Vasquez for going in after Herrmann and pulling him out. He can’t take Herrmann’s attitude to him too personal, and he doesn’t. It was the right thing to do, and I’m glad that Kidd gave him that praise.

Of course, this puts a dampener on the firefighter trainee program, and Severide only has Capp as an option. What’s funny is Capp is viewed as an idiot, but Severide points out that he’s part of the most elite team in the city. Capp and Tony are often used as the comedic relief, but can we finally see that they are smart?

Mouch manages to find Herrmann and Cindy a place to land. It’s not that large, but it’s something. Of course, the conversation moves onto how it all happened. What caused that fire? Firefighters are conscious about that possibility, and Herrmann is likely expecting that Severide will be willing to get to the bottom of it.

Isaiah gets to see what it means to be part of the firehouse family, as he witnesses Kidd and Severide put everything together things for Herrmann. As Isaiah questions about Herrmann’s kid who is his age, Kidd and Severide shares that he’ll be okay. This is where Isaiah’s feelings come out, because what if he’s not? It’s a cry for help, and neither Kidd nor Severide see it.

The conversation for Severide comes to an end, because, sure enough, Herrmann wants him to look into the source of the fire. It started in the kitchen, which is where Herrmann got the new outlets put in. It turns out that he did all the rewiring back there, and this could lead to him being the cause of the fire. That’s not something he’s going to live with easily.

While all that goes on, Vasquez takes a look at the box of stuff from the Biance case. Is it really everything?