Chicago Fire fans should perhaps gear up to say goodbye to two stars of the show. Deadline reports that Daniel Kyri, who portrays firefighter Darren Ritter, and Jake Lockett, who protrays firefighter Sam Carver, will not be returning to the Dick WolfChicago series if it is renewed for season 14.

Sources tell Deadline that the Wolf shows are negotiating many of the series’ cast members contracts that are up for renewal in a cost-saving measure. The publication said that there could be more departures across all Wolf properties, which includes Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU.

Since production has not wrapped on season 13 yet, so Kyri and Lockett will hopefully be able to resolve their characters’ storylines and get a proper send-off for the characters.

Kyri started on Chicago Fire as Ritter back in 2018 during season 7. He was promoted to a series regular two years later during season 9. Lockett joined the show in 2022 for season 11 as firefighter Sam Carver. He too was recurring for two years like Kyri before being promoted to series regular in season 11.

Kyri took to Instagram back in February to show his appreciation for the fans and those he works with on the show alongside a series of photos from the set. On the post, he wrote, “Cheers! 🍻 If you’re reading this — Thank you for watching or supporting or playing or adding to my life in any way. Y’all know who you are. Thank you. I’m feeling grateful for you wonderful people🔥 💪🏾.”

This budget-saving measure comes on heels of Deadline reporting two years ago that the number of episodes for series regulars on the Dick Wolf shows was reduced from the usual 22 to 18-20 in order to cut costs.

Chicago Fire airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.