Chicago Fire Season 13, Episode 9 Inches Kidd & Severide’s Pregnancy Closer To Reality

So much has happened in Chicago Fire season 13, episode 9, “A Favor,” but amid the chaos, the outing also inches theories about Kelly Severide and Stella Kidd getting pregnant into reality. The longest-active couple in the first responder procedural has gone through so much over the years, both professionally and personally. Both endured hardships in their previous romances that initially made their relationship trickier to navigate. That said, when they finally got married in the Chicago Fire season 10 finale, it took their dynamic to a whole new level.

In Chicago Fire season 13, episode 9, Kidd is revealed to be out of town for her Girls on Fire program. While the narrative doesn’t have a connection with what’s happening in Firehouse 51, her absence is part of Wolf Entertainment’s scheme of rotating cast members all year long. Back at home, Wallace Boden’s replacement, Dom Pascal, and the rest of the squad continue with their affairs. That said, the 2025 midseason premiere also answers some of the biggest questions left by the show when it went on hiatus, including the professional status of Mouch McHolland and Christopher Herrmann.

Chicago Fire Season 13, Episode 9 Officially Makes Mouch A Lieutenant

Mouch Passes His Exam

At the top of the hour, Chicago Fire season 13, episode 9 confirms that the veteran members of Firehouse 51 have passed their respective exams. For context, “Quicksand” — the show’s final episode of 2024, wrapped up as the pair was about to enter their testing rooms, leaving the resolution to the narrative hanging. Before he left, Herrmann was personally chosen by Boden to replace him as the firehouse’s new battalion chief. However, when he missed the next text, his attempt at taking it coincided with Mouch’s own desire to move up the ranks.

As discussed multiple times, there is currently no room in the team to take over a segment, hence why Joe Cruz backed out of taking the lieutenant’s exam, as he revealed earlier in Chicago Fire season 13.