List of Rescue Me Characters - The Firehouse - Firefighters of Ladder Co. 62 ("62 Truck")

Firefighters of Ladder Co. 62 ("62 Truck")

• Senior Firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) - The protagonist of the series. Tommy suffered from a variety of post-traumatic stress disorder-related mental problems following the September 11, 2001 attacks as well as a disintegrating marriage. He is a recovering – and at times relapsing – alcoholic.

• Firefighter Sean Garrity (Steven Pasquale) - A young firefighter who is known for his dim-witted yet kind-hearted nature, but he is very intelligent and brave when it comes to the fire alarms. Garrity dons a EMT patch on his bunker jacket, hinting that he is EMT trained. It was revealed in a minisode that Garrity was the probie of 62 truck before 9/11. He begins a relationship with Tommy's sister Maggie in Season 3, ultimately marrying her despite her antagonistic personality (only to divorce later). It is heavily implied that he is sexually aroused by the female Gavins, because he not only married Maggie Gavin, he also revealed that he has masturbated while thinking about Janet (Tommy's wife) and Colleen (Tommy's daughter). In Season 4, Episode 6: "Balance," it is revealed that Sean's middle name is "Leslie" in honor of his late aunt. In Season 5, subsequent back problems ultimately lead to the revelation that Sean has developed renal carcinoma (kidney cancer), most likely 9/11-related. In fear that he will be discharged from the FDNY if he uses the department insurance, Sean skims off the bar profits to pay medical expenses. He has since recovered. In season 7, he develops a romantic relationship with a woman that turns out to be a post-coital flatulater, as Sean smells a terrible stench after their moments of sex. Sean asks her to marry him and she says yes. After the big fire at the end of the series, Sean puts in a transfer request. But after Lou's postmortem letter that requests that the crew stays together, Sean stays with 62 Truck.

• Firefighter Mike Silletti (Mike Lombardi) - A former rookie firefighter who at the beginning of the series had just begun his probationary period, and as such was regularly referred to as "Probie" until later in the series. Emotionally needy and at times emotionally unstable, Mike often finds himself involved in a variety of sexual situations (often involving homosexuality in some shape or form) over the course of the series before ultimately coming out as bisexual, with a preference towards women. Mike also suffers from dyslexia and is considered to be slow-witted by the rest of the firehouse, even moreso than Garrity. In the fifth season, he starts a band called Apache Stone (also the name of Lombardi's real life band). The band is a hit and Mike thinks about leaving the FDNY to pursue a career in music, until the rest of his band is offered a record deal if they dump him, so he gives up on the career in music and remains a firefighter. In season 7, he helps Colleen and Black Shawn with planning their wedding and is finding his true calling in wedding planning. After the big fire at the end of the series, Mike puts in a transfer request. But after Lou's postmortem letter that requests that the crew stays together, Mike stays with 62 Truck. On the way to Lou's memorial service, Mike opens up Lou's ash box. When Franco and Black Shawn open up the windows after being berated by Tommy to spit out their gum, the open windows cause a vortex, blowing Lou's ashes all over the inside of Tommy's truck.

• Firefighter Bart "Black Shawn" Johnston (Larenz Tate) - Initially a probationary firefighter recruited for his basketball talent in order to beat a rival firehouse and as such, negotiated with the rest of the firefighters that they could not call him "Probie" nor do any other rookie hazing stuff. The firefighters (minus Tommy) indulge Black Shawn's demands (including his request that they call him "Shawn" instead of Bart, despite the fact that there is another Sean in the firehouse), creating tension between Tommy and Black Shawn. However, by the end of season four, Tommy begins to respect Black Shawn after seeing him in action during a fire, confirming that Black Shawn was a good fireman and not a prima donna. He is engaged to Tommy's daughter, Colleen, but may want to break it off because he is intimidated by her sexual prowess. However, he has realized that he really loves her and wants to be with her. At the start of season six, Black Shawn starts to think more into the future about his relationship with Colleen, especially as she develops an alcohol addiction. Black Shawn keeps in communication with Tommy over his fears of her addiction. In season 7 Shawn and Colleen are engaged. In the episode "Vows" Shawn and Colleen get married. After a large fire that claims Lou's life, Shawn decides to resign from the FDNY in fear for Colleen. But when Tommy returns to active duty, Shawn returns in confidence that he will be in good hands next to his Father-in-law.

• Probationary Firefighter Damien Keefe (Michael Zegen) - The son of Jimmy and Sheila Keefe and Tommy's nephew/godson. Much to his mother's dismay, he decides to become a firefighter like his father and late in season 5 he becomes a full fledged "probie" and is assigned to the same house his uncle works at. Being young and inexperienced, he has often gotten into trouble either by using poor judgment or saying the wrong things at the wrong time. Damien was also described as being a "momma's boy," remaining loyal to his mother even to the point of helping her in the love triangle between her, Tommy and Janet—much to Tommy's annoyance and Damien's enjoyment. Nevertheless, his kind heartedness, boyish looks, hard work and determination to be a good firefighter make up for his flaws. When not firefighting Damien played guitar for Silletti's band Apache Stone. In Season 5, the band is offered a record deal, but only if they drop Silletti as their vocalist. In Season 6, Damien begins to consider leaving the firehouse at the behest of his uncle Mickey and his mother. He also strikes up a relationship with Penny, a female firefighter from another truck. Damien eventually makes up his mind to stay, and that night they respond to a warehouse fire in which Damien is crushed by a falling tablesaw and other debris. It is later revealed that he survived, although he is severely brain-damaged and uses a wheelchair. Tommy and Sheila are Damien's caretakers. In season 7 it is revealed that Damien is getting a little bit better as he barely responded to Lou once when Lou came over to read Sheila the letter that Tommy wrote her. Even after the accident, Damien is still considered a member of 62 truck.

• Firefighter Chauffeur Niels Jorgensen (Niels Jorgensen) - The driver/ladder operator of 62 truck. Not much is known about Niels, but he seems to be well liked by the crew. His character was gradually expanded into a supporting role over the course of the fifth season. He seems to be a sensitive man, as in one episode he is seen crying after accidentally running over a cat with the fire truck. This character is played by real life firefighter, Lieutenant Niels Jorgensen of the FDNY.

• Probationary Firefighter Joe "Husky" Coots (Joe Coots) - The probationary firefighter Tommy berated and yelled in his face for laughing at a part of his speech. Lou insisted that Tommy gets him in 62 truck as Lou's replacement for cooking, because Lou suggested he knew his way around food and would be a better cook than a firefighter, although the firefighter part, the crew would take care of.