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Javier "Javi" Cruz is the adoptive son of Joe and Chloe Cruz.

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Javier 'Javi' Cruz, an orphan from Honduras, was adopted by Joe and Chloe Cruz after a dramatic rescue from a burning building. Joe Cruz, who communicated with Javi in Spanish due to his lack of English, formed a strong bond with him. This bond led to Javi finding Joe at Firehouse 51 after escaping from the hospital, culminating in his adoption by the Cruz family.
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Javi Cruz arrived at Firehouse 51 following a hospital escape. Upon learning that the woman caring for Javi and two other boys could no longer do so, Cruz persuaded Chloe to allow Javi to stay with them. Consequently, Javi began residing in Brian's bedroom.
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Javier 'Javi' Cruz is the adopted son of Joe and Chloe Cruz. Joe Cruz forms a bond with Javi after rescuing him from a fire, communicating in Spanish due to Javi's lack of English. Javi, an orphan from Honduras, was previously under the care of a missionary. After escaping from the hospital, he locates Joe Cruz at Firehouse 51.
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Javi Cruz, a Honduran orphan, was cared for by a missionary woman alongside two other boys. When she could no longer look after them, the boys were to be separated. Eventually, Javi was adopted by Joe and Chloe Cruz.
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Joe Cruz connects with Javi, a Honduran orphan, by speaking Spanish as Javi doesn't understand English. This bond develops after Cruz saves Javi from a fire.
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Biography[]

Season 10[]

Cruz rescues Javi, who had fallen out of the window of a burning building and develops a bond with him by speaking to him in Spanish when he realizes that the boy doesn't speak English. It is later revealed that Javi is an orphan from Honduras who was in the care of a missionary woman that was trying to care for him and two other boys.

Javi sneaks out of the hospital and manages to find Cruz at Firehouse 51. Cruz learns that the woman taking care of Javi and the other boys is unable to take care of them anymore, and they will split them up. He is able to convince Chloe to let Javi stay with them.

Javi sleeps in Brian's bedroom. When Cruz and Chloe wake up to the sound of Brian crying, they hear Javi singing Brian back to sleep. (Hot and Fast)

Cruz was concerned when Javi tells him that his teacher needs to speak to him; however, when he visits Javi's teacher, she explains to him that Javi has been coming out of his shell and doing very well in class.

Cruz and Chloe later explain to Javi that they couldn't find his aunt, which Javi was okay with and said that he wanted to stay with them. (Keep You Safe)

Trivia and Notes[]

  • His full legal name, Javier Alejandro Cruz. (S11 E9)

Appearances[]

Season 10
Mayday Head Count Counting Your Breaths The Right Thing Two Hundred
Dead Zone Whom Shall I Fear? What Happened at Whiskey Point? Winterfest Back with a Bang
Fog of War Show of Force Fire Cop An Officer With Grit The Missing Piece
Hot and Fast Keep You Safe What's Inside You Finish What You Started Halfway to the Moon
Last Chance The Magnificent City of Chicago


Season 11
Hold On Tight Every Scar Tells a Story Completely Shattered The Center of the Universe Haunted House
All-Out Mystery Angry Is Easier A Beautiful Life Nemesis Something for the Pain
A Guy I Used to Know How Does It End? The Man of the Moment Run Like Hell Damage Control
Acting Up The First Symptom Danger Is All Around Take a Shot at the King Never, Ever Make a Mistake
Change of Plans Red Waterfall


Season 12
Barely Gone Call Me McHolland Trapped The Little Things On the Hook
Port in the Storm Red Flag All the Dark Something About Her The Wrong Guy
Inside Man Under Pressure Never Say Goodbye


Season 13
A Monster in the Field Ride the Blade All Kinds of Crazy Through the Skin Down the Rabbit Hole
Birds of Prey Untouchable Quicksand A Favor Chaos Theory
In the Trenches, Part I Relief Cut Born of Fire Bar Time
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