Kidd: I want to grab these pencil pushers by their throats and make them actually push their pencils. I mean, why is this taking so long?
Severide: Girls on Fire?
Kidd: Girls on ice is more like it. I mean, look, I talked to the community relations guy. I told him everything will be done outside, all the girls will be masked up. No one is going to get within 6 feet of each other. You know, they’re worried about liability. I’m worried about these girls losing a year of their lives … I’m going to break through on this, if it’s the last thing I do.
Severide: Do you know how proud I am of you?
Kidd: Tell me again.

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Boden: I just got word from headquarters. Squad 3 has been designated guinea pigs to test out new equipment.
Severide: And?
Boden: They want you to give up your next couple of Saturdays, test out the equipment in front of white shirts at the academy.
Severide: It’s such a waste of a weekend. When was the last time CFD bought any new technology, chief?
Boden: Mine is not to question the infinite wisdom of headquarters. Mine is to cross one more item off this ‘to do’ list, which stretches over five pages long. So?
Severide: Uh…
Boden: Thank you.

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Boden: The most important word to Firehouse 51 is community. This is a neighborhood house. When this community calls, you respond. When it raises its hand, we pull it to its feet. So, it isn’t good enough to show up to this house on time, punch in, punch out of here at the end of your shift. I expect you to become a part of the lifeblood of this community because we as a family…
Cruz: Am I late? Damn it. I hit a pothole on West Harrison, and it blew a tire. I got it changed, but then I had to park two blocks down.
Severide: What were you saying about showing up on time, chief?
Cruz: I am so sorry. I am so sorry. You met Gianna? Gianna, this is the chief. I was supposed…
Mackey: Is Joe’s tardiness going to affect your perception of me because I would definitely deny knowing him.
Casey: Too late. Cruz already told us you grew up on the same block.
Mackey: Damn.
Brett: It’s best we found out your association with this scoundrel before we were in too deep.
Mackey: Guilty, but just so you know, the whole neighborhood was well aware of the Cruz brothers. In other words, stay away, on everybody’s lips.
Cruz: Hey, excuse me.
Boden: Gianna Mackey, looks like you’re going to fit right in. Welcome to Ambulance 61.

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