He's my favorite. Fans collected autographs from him, as well as from fellow cast members Tim Donnelly, Marco Lopez, Ron Pinkard, and Mike Stoker. All say they are awed by the loyalty of the show's fans. To see all this, all these people, is humbling and gratifying. But there's some sticky material with this show, something with socially redeeming value and not just entertainment.
Many fans cite the camraderie of the cast as a reason for the show's success.
We're finding all the cast members to be very sweet. I grew up watching it with my dad, who was also a firefighter. Perhaps no one is more touched by these stories than Mike Stoker, a career firefighter with the Los Angeles County Fire Department who was cast on the show as a member of the fictitious Station 51. I have a special feeling for them, and they have the same for me. And that's how it should be.