Editor’s Note: As we close out Women’s History Month, it’s important to recognize the Reel Women who played the heroes of our favorite TV series One Chicago. Today we celebrate the Women of the Chicago Fire.

Chicago Fire follows the professional and personal lives of firefighters, rescue workers, and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the fictional Firehouse 51. Their tireless, never-give-up mindset brings them closer together. The men and women of Firehouse 51 are not just colleagues but also family. This film is the first installment of Wolf Entertainment’s One Chicago series. The show has some incredible female characters – and we introduce the women who play them.

Miranda Rae Mayo plays Stella Kidd

Stella Kidd, joined the cast as a new firefighter in Season 4. She proved herself to be a worthy firefighter and a great asset to the fire station. In season 9, she passed the Lieutenant exam and then briefly left Chicago to spend time in Boston working on her program Girls on Fire, a program that helps young women become familiar with the idea of thought about the firefighting profession. Upon her return, she became the officer in charge of Truck 81 and married Lieutenant Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney).

Here are some interesting facts about Miranda Rae Mayo:

She was born in Fresno, California and began her acting career appearing in local theater productions and at her high school at Roosevelt High School.

She moved to Los Angeles and began her modeling career before making her television debut on Law & Order: LA in 2011.

In addition to modeling and acting, Mayo is also a musician, singer, songwriter who plays cello and piano and enjoys writing her own music.

In 2019, Mayo conducted a Live Online Auction to raise funds for the Conscious Youth Leadership program at Bodhi Chicago; designed to provide Chicago youth with mindfulness techniques to become leaders in their communities, led and supported by Mayo at the time.

An ambitious philanthropist, she donates to organizations including Reading for Kids, Peace Action West, Amnesty International and Angel City Pit Bulls.
Kara Killmer plays Sylvie Brett

Sylvie Brett Joins the cast in Season 3 as a paramedic assigned to Ambulance 61. She quickly proves to be a skilled paramedic and is assigned to the position of Officer medical in charge. She recently broke up with Lieutenant Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) due to circumstances.
She was born in Crowley, Texas, grew up in Texas, and graduated with a BFA in performance from Baylor University.

She enjoys writing, painting, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.

In 2011, Killmer participated in a web series called If I Can Dream, in which five participants moved into a house equipped with 56 cameras to record every detail of their lives and broadcast it live on the internet.

She met her husband Andrew Cheney on the set of the movie Beyond the Mask.

She keeps her private life private and only uses her social media to promote Chicago Fire.

She admitted to placing the fart machine under the bed before filming the steamy scene.