Charles Michael "Mike" Stoker (born June 25, 1941, in Los Angeles CA) is a retired firefighter, engineer and captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD).
This type of service delivery is common in the greater Los Angeles area of California, and was made famous in the 1970s show Emergency!, where the fictional Squad 51 highlighted the lives of two firefighter/paramedics of the LACoFD.