Scoop: CHICAGO FIRE on NBC - Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Scoop: CHICAGO FIRE on NBC - Wednesday, December 5, 2012 At the site of a train accident, Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett) becomes deeply upset when he observes the dead body of a young victim. Unable to shake his emotional distress about the event, he questions his future as a firefighter. Dawson (Monica Raymund) and Shay (Lauren German) save a 6-year-old girl whose mother (guest star Kat McDonnell) is abusing her – but their confrontation leads the woman to resort to dire actions. Meanwhile, Severide (Taylor Kinney) aggravates his injury while rescuing a heart attack victim and Shay sends Clarice (guest star Sheri Appleby), her married, pregnant ex-girlfriend, back home to her husband. Jesse Spencer, David Eigenberg and Eamonn Walker also star. CHICAGO FIRE airs on NBC on Wednesday, December 5 10:00pm!

From renowned, Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf ("Law & Order" brand) and creators Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, the writing team behind "3:10 to Yuma," comes the high-octane drama "Chicago Fire," -- an edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America’s noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.

The pressure to perform on such a high level has a way of taking a personal toll, sometimes putting team members from the Truck and the specially-trained Rescue Squad at odds with each other. Despite any differences, this is an extended family, and when it’s "go time," everyone inside Firehouse 51 knows no other way than to lay it all on the line for each other. When a tragedy claims one of their own, there’s plenty of guilt and blame to go around. Lt. Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer, "House"), in charge of the Truck, tries to carry on, but butts heads with the brash Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney, "The Vampire Diaries") of the Rescue Squad – and each blames the other for their fallen team member. Adding to the turmoil, Casey, unbeknownst to his colleagues, is in the midst of a separation from Hallie (Teri Reeves, "Three Rivers").