Jimmy Borrelli is a former candidate of Truck 81. He is portrayed by Steven R. McQueen.
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Jimmy Borrelli starts off at Firehouse 51 as a firefighter candidate with a bad impression when his older brother drops him off. Borrelli is wrapped, tied up, and tape-gagged with duct tape over his mouth and toilet paper attached to his bare skin with the smell of beer all over him. The Chief tells him to go back home and not to return to the house. Borrelli comes back to apologize to the Chief and says he will prove himself as a candidate.
Jimmy has an older brother, Danny, on Engine 67. A few episodes into the season, Danny wanted Jimmy to join him but Jimmy refuses. Danny becomes furious and storms off. Later he shows up at Molly's and apologizes to Jimmy for his behavior and explains he was only trying to look out for him. Jimmy forgives him but explains that he will be alright. The two share a brotherly moment before Danny leaves.
During Your Day Is Coming, Jimmy has his cousin Anthony check out Molly's and the latter is able to save the bar by revealing it is a historical landmark.
Jimmy also briefly dated the paramedic-in-charge, Jessica Chilton.
In Short and Fat, Casey sees Jimmy and Chili hanging out too closely with each other around the firehouse, he tells Jimmy to slow things since it isn't appropriate while they are under watch, especially with Patterson. At Molly's, Jimmy tells Chili this and she is seemingly okay with it. However, while he was in the shower, Chili joins him and they have sex until they're caught by Patterson, he gets worried but she laughs it off, which angers him and they break up.
In Bad For the Soul, Chief Boden informs Truck 81 that due to another closure of a nearby firehouse, teams will be expected to take on new members who lost their job. Due to the other firefighters being trained and professionals, they will be given a priority, one which candidates don't have. Casey and Borrelli are told that Borrelli will have to therefore move to another firehouse. This is until Boden offers Jimmy to stay in another company. He tells him that Peter Mills was injured and stayed on as a paramedic and since they're in need of a permanent paramedic, he can take up that role instead. He instantly agrees.
In Where the Collapse Started, Danny comes over and asks Jimmy for some help with a bar deal. But after Jimmy finds out what's really going on, he refuses. Danny becomes angry and leaves. Later, the house gets a call for a structure collapse where Truck 70 and Engine 67, Danny's company, are already on scene. Danny goes into the building along with Truck 81 and Squad 3 and ignores Jimmy. After the firefighters find and evacuate victims with the building crumbling around them, Severide reports to Chief Boden and he gives the order to evacuate. But Danny believes he heard someone still call out and asks Boden to bring the victim out so he is given one minute. But the roof collapses moments later and Jimmy rushes in. Upon arrival, Jimmy requests Squad assistance for extrication since Danny is pinned but Boden is hesitant. Boden himself then goes inside and pulls Jimmy back just as more debris falls on Danny, killing him. Outside, firefighters, paramedics, and cops line up to form an aisle leading to Ambulance 61 and salute as some firefighters bring out Danny's body and Jimmy leads the way to the ambo. Jimmy then takes some time off after this incident. The next evening, Jimmy shows up at Casey/Severide's apartment and tells Severide that he believes Boden made a mistake by giving Danny one minute that he didn't have. He then storms off after Severide tells him to cool off.
In The Hose or the Animal, he files an official grievance against Boden.
In A Real Wake-Up Call, all units are called to a multi-vehicle collision. One of the vehicles involved is a truck carrying petrol, ready to explode. Jimmy wants to help a victim in another car, but Boden orders him to stand down. Jimmy, however, refuses and approaches the truck, just as it explodes. The fireball sets Jimmy on fire and he suffers severe burns to the left side of his face. Later, in the hospital, doctors reveal that they were not able to save his left eye, thus ending his career as a firefighter. He is not seen again after this incident.
Relationships[]
Jessica Chilton[]
Jimmy starts a relationship with Chili.
The two start off as good friends, when she helps him after his embarrassing entrance by his brother. Their good status continues until Chili kisses him unexpectedly. During 2112, they start dating after the squad notice their flirty smiles.
He admits in When Tortoises Fly, they have a casual standing but he cares for her, something she appreciates. They enjoy themselves until the house comes under inspection during when Dallas Patterson briefly replaced Chief Boden. Seeing their bond and carelessness around and about the house as they spoke to each other, Casey saw their behavior as being too 'free' with each other and told Jimmy to dial it down until they were off the radar. Jimmy tells this to Chili, but she doesn't listen and Patterson warns them on their inappropriate behavior. Jimmy immediately backs off, but Chili continues to remain carefree, causing him to break up with her. Later on, Jimmy tried to be friends with her, but she snapped at him and Sylvie. He leaves it as that and although worries slightly, leaves her alone.
Sylvie Brett[]
When Sylvie hears that Jimmy is leaving 51 in Bad For the Soul, she admits to having a thing for him since he started there, to his surprise. Once Boden offers to keep Jimmy on as a paramedic like he previously had with Peter Mills, Sylvie asks him to forget that she had said anything since they will both be working on the ambulance together.
Abilities[]
- Skilled Fighter: Jimmy has been trained in boxing by Herrmann and was able to stand up to CPD officer Antonio. He also used to train at an MMA gym when he was younger.
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Appearances[]
| Season 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hose or the Animal | A Real Wake-Up Call | Scorched Earth | Nobody Else Is Dying Today | I Held Her Hand |
| That Day | Lift Each Other | One Hundred | Some Make It, Some Don’t | The People We Meet |
| Who Lives and Who Dies | An Agent of the Machine | Trading in Scuttlebutt | Purgatory | Deathtrap |
| Telling Her Goodbye | Babies and Fools | Take a Knee | Carry Their Legacy | Carry Me |
| Sixty Days | My Miracle | |||