Purgatory

I've been watching Chicago Fire on a slow binge, several shows each week. In general I find the show highly entertaining with only a few complaints. Season 5, episodes 13 and 14 pushed me to make this complaint: If this show is to be believed, only Station 51 is staffed with competent to outstanding firefighters. They have wide-ranging personalities, and of course, occasional internal conflicts. The 51 crew is an intelligent and personable group of likeable professionals. By contrast, this show would have you believe that every other fire station in Chicago is staffed with dummies, abrasive egomaniacs, abusive and unprofessional firefighters. Five Seasons in, and every interaction between Station 51 and any other Chicago Fire Station tells stories of a Chicago Fire Department where every station is a disfuncrional hole of negativity with only Station 51 towering above all the others... in every way.

And the stories which have Station 51 personell interacting with Chicago Fire Department Management always depict the top brass as being hostile or incompetent and inferior to the personnel at Station 51.

I wonder what the real life Chicago Fire Department thinks of this show?

They don't need to place these annoying characters in, the finance/ budget chick was annoying enough.

It really just makes it a mission and quite tedious to watch, I am just skipping the episodes with the crappy characters, especially Chief Anderson.