Chicago Fire star David Eigenberg dies at age 61
Having been on the air for as long as it has, the series has gone through its fair share of changes, and for a period in 2023, it even made due
without one of its lead stars, Taylor Kinney, who took a leave of absence to deal with a personal matter, and made his return after over a year away in January 2024.

She next shared a photo of her trailer door with her character’s name on it, and wrote: “Till next time,” followed by a photo of her dog cozying up next to her, and over it: “Post set pup cuddles are unmatched.”
During her last episode, she stopped by Firehouse 51 to help out Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg) with an investigation into missing fire hydrants, seeing them team up for the first time.

Prior to season 14, Chicago Fire bid farewell to series regulars Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett (though the latter briefly returned to wrap up his storyline), though it also welcomed Brandon Larracuente as Sal Vásquez, after his show On Call, another Dick Wolf series which starred Pretty Little Liars alum Troian Bellissario and Full House star Lori Loughlin, was cancelled by Prime Video in May after just one season.

The actress in her last Chicago Fire appearance
Recently speaking with NBC Insider, he revealed that one of his best memories so far since becoming a Chicago Fire star has been a cast dinner that David included him in. “Everyone’s been great,” he first said.

“It’s been nice, so before we shot anything, David and his wife set up a big cast dinner,” he shared, adding how “what was really nice was it wasn’t just the current cast, there were some cast members from previous seasons and stuff. So it was nice to see how well these people got along.”