When Chicago Fire showrunner Matt Olmstead told Lauren German that hercharacter was going to be killed off the hit NBC drama, there was one silver lining. "She\'s not going to miss the Chicago winters, and she even joked about that," he tells www. xiguatv8.com TVGuide.com. However, it remains to be seen if the show\'s fiercely loyal fan base will be able to take the news as easily.