See Taylor Kinney’s Kelly Severide Attempt a Daring Rescue on ‘Chicago Fire’ in New Episode 1st Look

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In the danger zone! Taylor Kinney isn’t afraid of a challenge — or getting hurt — as Chicago Fire’s Kelly Severide.The 40-year-old actor shows off his athletic ability as Squad 3’s lieutenant in the upcoming season 10 episode, “An Officer With Grit,” which airs on NBC Wednesday, March 2.Us Weekly’s exclusive first look at a photo from the episode highlights Severide’s risky save after Squad 3, Truck 81 and Ambo 61 all respond to a scene at an overpass where a two-ton semi-truck hauling 50-foot-long telephone poles has crashed through the overpass guard rail — and is precariously dangling over the edge.Severide must lean on his go-to firefighter partner Joe Cruz (played by Joe Minoso) to try and save the truck driver, who has fallen out of the cab as the giant vehicle hovers 30 feet above the ground.In the snap, Severide — who is one of the oldest senior officers in Firehouse 51 — can be seen repelling from the overpass as the truck driver holds on for dear life to a pole.

The treacherous stunt also shows the massive vehicle ready to fully go over the side of the road.According to the episode’s logline, “An Officer With Grit,” will feature Chief Hawkins (Jimmy Nicholas) going “above and beyond to help [paramedics] Brett and Violet with a problem” while Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) pursues an open lieutenant position. “A blast from the past asks [firefighters] Mouch and Herrmann for a favor,” NBC teases.Showrunner Derek Haas exclusively told Us in January 2021 about Severide’s skill set before the lieutenant proposed to fellow Firehouse 51 firefighter Kidd during season 9 of the hit drama.“Severide is very good at rescuing people,” the 51-year-old executive producer explained as Severide started to distance himself from