List of Emergency! Characters - LA County Fire Engine 51 Firefighters - Mike Stoker

Mike Stoker, played by Mike Stoker who used his real name for the series, is a firefighter specialist (engineer), and also drives Engine 51. Both the character and the actor operated the pump unit at his real station, LACoFD Fire Station 69 in Topanga Canyon.

Mike is the quiet one on the show, generally spouting two or three lines throughout an episode, or often remaining silent the entire episode. He is shown to be very easygoing and even-tempered, rarely becoming irritated with his crew mates, and on occasion, has been shown acting as a peacemaker (or trying to). He is essentially the exact opposite of the impulsive, talkative Chet Kelly. As the engineer, Mike is second-in-command to the captain. However we rarely see him pull rank, an exception being in 'The Great Crash Diet', when Captain Stanley is injured during a rescue and Mike briefly takes over command.

In the show's first season, Mike hardly ever talked, generally only speaking when he had to, and often remaining in the background. As the show progressed, he began to talk and interact with his crewmates a little more, often participating in their schemes and jokes. He apparently doesn't show much loyalty when it comes to prank playing, as shown in "Messin' Around", when he is seen acting as Chet's lookout while Chet sets a water bomb, then realizes at the end of the episode that Chet is about to walk into his own trap, but makes no move to stop him. It is established among the fans that Mike never said more than three sentences at a time. Although meant as a joke, this is, in fact, consistent with most of the show. This pattern was broken only once (that we know of), in 'The Great Crash Diet'. It has also been noted that he tends to talk a little bit more when he's excited or worried, such as when he showed excitement about the station getting a new fire engine, or when he displayed concern for Conway, an injured fireman from another station (apparently a friend of his).

Mike is shown to be intelligent and observant, and it's also apparent that he enjoys reading quite a bit, as he is often seen reading at the station. We don't know too much about what he does in his downtime, since he doesn't talk much about it, as compared to the others (namely Johnny and Chet), who tend to go on and on about what they did on their days off. Mike does mention in one episode that he has a dune buggy, so it's likely that he goes to the beach a lot.

Mike displays a variety of talents throughout the series, including cooking (he makes great spaghetti and fried chicken), singing (he mentions in 'Firehouse Four' that he sang in a glee club once), and a quick wit, which we see at various times when he occasionally spouts a one liner, sometimes no more than two words.

It is not known for sure if Mike is married or not. A fellow firefighter says in one episode "He's a great guy. I don't care what his wife says." but this could be meant as a joke. He was also asked on his advice on mothers-in-law, but this could also have been meant to poke fun at him, but Johnny Gage appeared serious when he asked the question. It was never said definitively yes or no if he was married.

Stoker has helped Johnny and Roy out in the field, usually handling the oxygen, attempting to calm a victim, or helping to get vitals on more than one victim.

Occasionally, Stoker has come off as a middle of the road kind of person, but, when help is needed, or a friend is hurt, he is right there; for instance, when Johnny was struck by a hit-and-run driver, Mike, Roy, and Chet were the first three to arrive and administer aid.