Line #210 Characters/NineOneOneEmergencyServices


1	[[center:[-[[Characters/{{NineOneOne}} Main Character Index]] > '''Emergency Services''' \| [[Characters/NineOneOneOtherCharacters Other Characters]] -]]]
2
3	''{{Spoiler}}s will be unmarked for Seasons 1, 2, and 3.'' '''Spoilers will be hidden for Seasons 4-7.'''
4	----
5	[[foldercontrol]]
6	!Fire Station 118
7	!! Current Members
8	[[folder:Captain Robert “Bobby” Nash]]
9	!!Captain Robert “Bobby” Nash
10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robert_nash.png]]
11	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
12	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/PeterKrause
13	!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
14	LAFD Captain. Is a recovering alcoholic, with a very dark and troubled past. Dating Athena as of the start of Season 2, and married her at the end of Season 2.
15	----
16	* AffectionateNickname: The members of the 118 call him "Cap."
17	* TheAtoner: He was responsible for the apartment fire that killed his family and many other residents. Originally, he intended to kill himself once he'd saved as many people as had died in the fire, but is later talked out of it.
18	* BalancingDeathsBooks: In the first season, his arc revolves around wanting to save at least 148 people in order to balance out the 148 residents that were killed in the apartment fire that he accidentally caused. Thankfully, he decides not to go through with it.
19	* BerserkButton:
20	** Absolutely do NOT read, touch, or even ask about his book of names. Buck learned this the hard way. Averted when Bobby decides to discard it moments before heading off to Athena's date.
21	** Only seen in 1X05 where Bobby absolutely ''loathes'' buildings that aren't up to code or built poorly, mostly because his family died the same way.
22	* TheCaptain: Of the 118.
23	* {{Confessional}}: He is seen going to confessional regularly.
24	* CursedWithAwesome: Has a super rare blood type, as in only one other person in the world has been discovered to have[[labelnote:*]] That being the legendary [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harrison_(blood_donor) James Harrison]] The Man with the Golden Arm himself[[/labelnote]] , that can provide a cure for Rhesus Disease, a condition where a pregnant mother's antibodies attack the fetus's blood cells. Unfortunately Bobby also has "trouble" with donating blood due to a fear of needles. He bit a doctor trying to take his blood as a kid, and fainted and fell off the chair as an adult.
25	* DarkAndTroubledPast: After breaking his back on a mission, Bobby gets addicted to alcohol and painkillers (and when there weren't any, hard drugs), to the point that he rented an apartment several floors down from the one he shared with his family, just so he could drink and get high all he wanted. One night, he made the mistake of falling asleep, which led to him leaving in a hurry and forgetting to put out his space heater. You can guess what happens after that.
26	* ExperiencedProtagonist: Has had a very long career as a firefighter of over 30 years.
27	* AFatherToHisMen: Deeply involved in taking care of his squad, and even cooks for them on numerous occasions.
28	* HappilyMarried: To Athena.
29	* TheLostLenore: His children and his first wife, Marcy.
30	* MinnesotaNice: Originally from the Twin Cities and is also one of the nicest people in the cast.
31	* NotSoAboveItAll: The man is a hardened professional, through and through, but he occasionally indulges in joking around with his team, especially on their more ridiculous jobs.
32	** In 1X05, even he can't resist giggling at the sight of the man stuck in the giant car wash brushes.
33	* OfficialCouple: With Athena. As of "Under Pressure," they have been dating for 4 months and get married in "This Life We Choose."
34	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: In 1X05, it is revealed that his children, Brooke and Robert Jr, were killed in a house fire.
35	* PapaWolf: Don't mess with his kids. Any of his kids, firefighter or step children. He will go full rampage to protect them.
36	* ParentalSubstitute: Although it started out as a joke, Buck takes to calling him "Pops" and in turn, Bobby calls him "Son."
37	* RealMenCook: He's a very talented chef, much to the appreciation of his unit.
38	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Bobby is nice, no doubt about it, but he also cares very much about his job, which can make him quite strict from time time.
39	* RecoveredAddict: Has struggled with alcohol and painkillers in the past. Aside from a one-time relapse in Season 1, he has stayed on the wagon throughout the series.
40	* RelationshipUpgrade:
41	** Him and Athena become an item in “A Whole New You”.
42	** They then get married in “This Life We Choose”.
43	%%* ShipTease: Between him and Athena.
44	* SingleIssuePsychology: Season 7's "Step Nine" has flashbacks explaining much of Bobby's behavior can be traced back to his father, a firefighter he idolized for his heroics...who was also an alcoholic who hit Bobby's older brother and drove him and his mother to leave while Bobby couldn't see his dad as anything less than a hero.
45	* TeamDad: As maybe the oldest member of the 118, he automatically falls into this role. He encourages his members when they're down, can often be seen cooking for everybody, and is generally just a pillar of support and love for them, Buck especially.
46	* TokenReligiousTeammate: Out of his unit, he is the only one with expressed faith, specifically as a practicing Catholic.
47	[[/folder]]
48
49	[[folder:Howard "Chimney" Han]]
50	!!Howard "Chimney" Han
51	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/howard_han.png]]
52	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter / Paramedic
53	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/KennethChoi
54	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
55	Firefighter/Paramedic. After suffering an accident in Episode 3 of the first season, he tries to figure out what to do in his life, but eventually returns to firefighting.
56	----
57	* ActionDad: As he ''is'' a firefighter, he becomes this after Jee-Yun is born.
58	* AffectionateNickname: Those who know him for a long time call him "Howie."
59	* DeadpanSnarker: Especially whenever Buck is around.
60	* FamedInStory: Few people know his name, but tales of the firefighter who was impaled in the head and returned to work in a matter of weeks are told as far as [[Series/NineOneOneLoneStar Austin, Texas]].
61	* HappilyMarried: Will become this with Maddie in "There Goes the Groom".
62	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hen.
63	* ILetGwenStacyDie: He and his best friend Kevin joined the fire department together. Kevin dies saving a pregnant woman during a fire with Chimney standing a few feet away. Chimney is traumatized and feels SurvivorGuilt because he could have done so, but hesitated and Kevin died for him.
64	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: He's impaled through the skull in a car accident, but survives by some miracle.
65	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: He fears that he isn't as heroic as the others, leading him to make up stories to impress his then-girlfriend in season 1.
66	* JumpedAtTheCall: When the karaoke bar he worked at caught fire, he snapped into action, evacuating the building and putting out a woman on fire. He applied to the LAFD before he even went home.
67	* TheMatchMaker: He's the one who sets Karen and Hen on their first date.
68	* TheMedic: He's a trained paramedic, with Bobby even calling him his best and smartest EMT.
69	* NoodleIncident: How he got the nickname "Chimney" has never been revealed.
70	* RelationshipUpgrade: Starts dating Maddie in "This Life We Choose".
71	* ScarsAreForever: He has a distinct scar on his forehead from his accident.
72	* SexWithTheEx: He sleeps with [[spoiler:Maddie]] in ''Let The Games Begin'' after a movie marathon session.
73	* ShipTease: With Maddie. They click as friends almost immediately, and sing bad karaoke together. They eventually start dating and have a daughter together.
74	* WellDoneSonGuy: Chim's father is so distant that after his wife died, he moved back to Korea without Chimney...when Chimney was still a child.
75	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Chimney is terrified of snakes due to having been traumatized from watching a scene from Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982.
76	[[/folder]]
77
78	[[folder:Henrietta "Hen" Wilson]]
79	!!Henrietta "Hen" Wilson
80	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/henrietta_wilson.png]]
81	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter / Paramedic
82	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/AishaHinds
83	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne'', ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' ([[Recap/NineOneOneLoneStarS2E3HoldTheLine "Hold The Line"]])
84	Firefighter/Paramedic. Athena's best friend, who lives with her wife and their adopted child.
85	----
86	* BackToSchool: She begins medical school in the fourth season, and feels isolated due do being older than those in her cohort.
87	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hen is as sweet and kind as they come, but catch her on a bad day, and you ''will'' get pummeled.
88	** In 1X03, she initially comes across as more put-together than Bobby or Buck and seems to be coping quite well with Chimney's accident. However, when they receive a call about a bunch of Mexican refugees being left behind in the back of a sweltering truck, Hen finally snaps and ''rugby-tackles'' the truck driver to the ground when she spots him in the crowd.
89	* BigBeautifulWoman: Hen has quite a curvy figure and is treated as very beautiful in- and out- of story.
90	* CoolBigSis: Acts this way towards Buck, especially in the first season.
91	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her dad walked out when she was 9, she was shot at 16, and it's implied that her mother didn't really take her coming out well.
92	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Very compassionate to any animals they come across, and ensures they're treated as well as their human patients.
93	* {{Gaydar}}: Unsurprisingly, hers is well-tuned. What was her response to [[spoiler:seeing the obvious evidence that Buck and Tommy made out]]? She says to Karen "It's about damn time" making Karen giggle.
94	* HappilyMarried: To Karen.
95	* MamaBear: Do ''not'' threaten children, her friends, or her family in her presence. She ''will'' come for you.
96	* MeaningfulName: Hen is both an animal lover and a serious mother hen to friends and patients alike.
97	* TheMedic: Is a trained paramedic.
98	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: At the end of "Malfunction", Hen goes into a ''complete'' breakdown, babbling and sobbing and collapsing in Athena's arms when she realizes that the young woman whose car she'd accidentally struck with the ambulance has died on the scene.
99	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Athena. And Chimney to an extent as well.
100	* SexWithTheEx: Has sex with her ex-girlfriend, Eva Mathis, in "Full Moon (Creepy AF)."
101	* TwoferTokenMinority: She's an African-American lesbian.
102	[[/folder]]
103
104	[[folder:Evan "Buck" Buckley]]
105	!! Evan "Buck" Buckley
106	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evan_buckley.png]]
107	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
108	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/OliverStark
109	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne'', ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' ([[Recap/NineOneOneLoneStarS2E3HoldTheLine "Hold The Line"]])
110	Firefighter. A reckless rookie who has a tendency to leap before he looks. He's also a bit of a Casanova.
111	----
112	* AffectionateNickname: The team calls him "Buckaroo" in moments of closeness.
113	* AgeGapRomance: Has one with Abby in the first season. She’s sixteen years older than he is, but they make it work for a while until Abby leaves.
114	* AmbiguouslyBi: Definitely into women, but his relationship with Eddie is full of chemistry. He also never denies other's loaded comments, from his sister's teasing to an elf complimenting "their" son. When Josh jokingly accuses Maddie and Chimney of setting him and Buck up on a date, neither Maddie or Buck use the excuse that Buck is straight as a reason not to. TK also assumes that he was hitting on him during the crossover. [[spoiler: No longer ambiguous—Buck and Tommy Kinard kiss in the series' 100th episode, and he was confirmed to be bisexual by Oliver Stark.]]
115	* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: His entire storyline in 6x11 is him fighting to escape his coma dreams.
116	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Is the youngest of the 118 crew until Ravi joins them. (Eddie may actually be a little bit younger than Buck, but emotionally, Buck is this.)
117	* BigLittleBrother: He is nearly a head taller than his older sister Maddie.
118	* BiWildered: [[spoiler: Calls himself an ally at least three times in the episode after he kisses Tommy Kinard and agrees to a date ''on said date'', as well as in conversation to his sister Maddie later on, who says in response that he's more than an ally at that point.]]
119	* BloodSplatteredInnocents: [[spoiler:In the last two episodes of season four, courtesy of Eddie taking a sniper round to the chest.]]
120	* BotheringByTheBook: Few things are as unwelcome at the 118 as the sight of Buck with a clipboard in his hand.
121	* CharacterDevelopment: Buck himself refers to this in terms of a series of "software updates." We are currently on Buck 3.0.
122	** His time with Abby makes him more interested in meaningful, long-term relationships.
123	** He also gets more mature over the course of the first season, while still keeping his hotheadedness. For example, when a crowd of gawkers gather outside the trailer of the dead man who'd used Buck's identity online, Buck demands the coroner take the time to drain the body, allowing the man to pass with some dignity.
124	* TheDeterminator: When he is injured in the line of duty, they tell him that firefighting might not be an option for him anymore, with a desk job being his best choice. He is determined to get his old job back after this, even to the point of suing the city, the department, and even ''Bobby'' for wrongful termination. Eventually, he gets his wish.
125	--> '''Buckley:''' I told you that I wouldn't stop fighting until I got my job back, and I won't. Even if it means fighting you.
126	* FireForgedFriends: With Eddie.
127	* FriendToAllChildren: Kids are very near and dear to his heart. His ability to connect with any and all children they meet on jobs is one of the first indicators we get that Buck isn't just an "alpha male macho type".
128	** Despite initially being at odds with Eddie, Buck immediately melts when the former shows him a picture of Christopher for the very first time.
129	* GentleGiant: Buck is a very large man, but a big softie.
130	* GreenEyedMonster: Buck himself admits that he can get jealous, to the point of [[spoiler: unintentionally hurting Eddie because he was jealous that Eddie was getting all of Tommy's attention.]]
131	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Athena calls him this by name.
132	* HeroicBSOD: After he loses his first victim in the second episode of the first season. It takes a bit of prodding from Bobby to pull him out of it.
133	* HeroWorshipper: Has shades of this towards Bobby.
134	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He's a kind and loyal person who loves saving people, but years of neglect from his parents damage his self-esteem so much he feels getting himself in danger/injured for others is the only way people will see him as worthy because his parents only pay attention to him whenever he's injured. Eddie describes it best.
135	-->'''Eddie''': Because, [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious Evan]], you came in here the other day and you said you thought it would have been better if [[spoiler:it had been you who was shot]]. You act like you're expendable. ''(sighs)'' But you're wrong.
136	* HiddenDepths: Buck went through SEAL trials before the series started, but chose to drop out and become a firefighter because he wanted a dangerous, adrenaline-filled job that allowed him to help people instead of harm them. He also tended bar in South America and knows how to deal with tapeworms.
137	* IWillWaitForYou: In the second season, he's determined to keep waiting for Abby to return. He eventually decides to move on during "Haunted".
138	* InformedAttribute: After being struck by lightning, Buck displays increased math skills, which Eddie tries to put to use playing poker. The parts of the game that were shown all had Buck winning because he had the highest hand, which means Buck won by pure luck not math skill.
139	* InstantDramaJustAddTracheotomy: Abby performs one on him in “Heartbreaker” after he chokes on their Valentine's dinner date.
140	* LadykillerInLove: Settles down once he begins to fall for Abby, and is hesitant to become intimate out of fear it will ruin things between them. He fully embraces his side where he seeks romantic love because of this.
141	* LateComingOut: [[spoiler:He didn't realize that he was bisexual till his 30s.]]
142	* LovableSexManiac: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. While well-liked by everyone, his antics end up crossing the line into unprofessional territory and it nearly costs him his job. It serves as a wake-up call that he needs to address his problem.
143	* MarriedToTheJob: As pointed out after his injury, Buck has no life outside the firehouse. No hobbies, no other friends, even his relationship with Abby is tied back to his job.
144	* MistakenForGay: With Eddie. Also, in the crossover, TK thought Buck was flirting with him when Buck was just being friendly. [[spoiler:In season 7, this proves not to be a mistake when Buck realizes that he is bisexual and attracted to men.]]
145	* MrFanservice: Has numerous shirtless scenes throughout the show.
146	* MysteriousPast: Initially, pretty much nothing is known about Buck's past, and the few details we do have--estranged from his parents, entered SEAL trials but dropped out, backpacked internationally--plus some behaviors such as complete pop culture ignorance and a quiet but noticeable refusal to discuss his past only serve to raise more questions. He finally gets a backstory episode and more scattered details revealed in season 4.
147	* QueerEstablishingMoment: [[spoiler: When he and Tommy Kinard kiss in 7x04.]]
148	* ThePerfectionist: He becomes the worst combination of this and DrillSergeantNasty when he holds a clipboard. ''Nobody'' likes it whenever Buck is in this mode. Eddie finds it a little amusing though.
149	* RealMenCook: He's becoming this, with help from Bobby. Maddie is even amazed and pleased at his cooking skills when she comes to see him for the first time in three years (and in the show).
150	* RescueRomance: He enters two. Neither works out.
151	* SexAddiction: Is self-diagnosed to be suffering from this. He stops suffering it after the first season.
152	* SympatheticAdulterer: Zigzagged a bit. Someone loyal like him cheating is meant to show that his life at the moment is a mess his relationship with Taylor is not fulfilling in some ways. However, he loses another point by trying to force through the relationship after the confrontation with Taylor about the kiss he shares, basically trapping Taylor in the relationship he very well knows is shaky. He becomes this again after Taylor [[spoiler:reporting Jonah's incident despite being told not to by Chimney and Hen which makes the 118 especially Bobby and him under investigation]], breaking Buck's trust in the process and showing that he and Taylor are incompatible.
153	* TransparentCloset: [[spoiler:He discovers he's bisexual in season 7 but apparently showed enough signs that Tommy Kinard (who is the one who initiated their first kiss) knew it before Buck himself did. Similarly, Hen's only response to realizing Tommy and Buck's relationship status is to say "It's about damn time".]]
154	* TraumaCongaLine: Boy howdy, the season two finale through the early episodes of season three were not kind to Buck.
155	* WalkingTransplant: [[spoiler:It's revealed in ''Buck Begins'' that his parents gave birth to him so that they could have a suitable bone marrow donor for their other son Daniel who suffered from leukemia. Sadly Daniel died anyway, and Maddie was prohibited from ever telling Buck this until later on.]]
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz]]
159	!!Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz
160	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edmundo_diaz.png]]
161	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
162	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/RyanGuzman
163	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne'' , ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' ([[Recap/NineOneOneLoneStarS2E3HoldTheLine "Hold The Line"]])
164	A new firefighter introduced in Season 2, Eddie joins the 118 in order to provide for his son, Christopher, whom he loves very much.
165	----
166	* TheAce: A big part of the reason why Buck initially dislikes him. The guy is just good at everything he does.
167	* ActionDad: Eddie is a firefighter and a single dad.
168	* ActionHero: Crosses over with ExperiencedProtagonist. Aside from firefighting, he has already done multiple tours in Afghanistan as a CombatMedic.
169	* AgentScully: Eddie is the skeptic of the team. He's the only one who doesn't believe in the "jinx" on the team, or in any curses or cursed objects.
170	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Buck initially can't stand him, because Eddie seems to be better than he is in every way.
171	* BrutalHonesty: Eddie does not sugarcoat anything to anyone.
172	* CoolAunt: Eddie is very close to his Aunt Pepa, and to his Abuela (when she lives in town.)
173	* CombatMedic: He served as one prior to leaving the military.
174	* GoodParents: Justified and Deconstructed. Feeling guilty over panicking and leaving on duty to provide for the family shortly after Christopher's birth, he swore to be there for Christopher all the time after Shannon leaves him. However, the guilt coupled with his tendency to repress his feelings, make him put Christopher's needs above everything including his own to the point that he doesn't know what he truly wants by making decisions without careful thoughts.
175	** He tries to go back with Shannon because he knows Christopher misses his mom, but [[spoiler:when Shannon ask Eddie to define the relationship, he stumbles to propose to her as if being with her himself isn't what he really wants]]. The same thing happens with Ana, as [[spoiler: he tries to justify his relationship with her just because Christopher loves her so much he thinks he eventually will fall in love with her, implying he isn't truly in love with her from the start]].
176	** He decides to [[spoiler:leave the 118]] after seeing that Christopher [[spoiler:is worried about him getting killed on the job.]]
177	* HeroicBSOD: After trying to repress his emotional trauma for too long, he finally loses it in ''Fear-o-Phobia'' after he learns [[spoiler:the comrades he saved during his deployment in Afghanistan that earned him the silver star all died after the incident]], thrashing his room. Christopher has to call Buck for help.
178	* IconicSequelCharacter: He's introduced in the premiere of season two.
179	* LatinLover: {{Averted}}. He's extremely handsome and quickly earns the attention of women, but it's ''Eddie'' who makes it clear that he isn't interested. As it turns out, it's because he's still in love with his ex-wife.
180	* TheLostLenore: Shannon is this for him. Twice.
181	* TheMedic: Part of his role in the 118.
182	* MrFanservice: Shares this duty with Buck. Hell, his introduction scene is him wearing t-shirt in slow motion with the main cast except Buck singing his praises over his veteran status or his 8-pack.
183	* NewMeat: He's the new recruit in the first episode of Season 2.
184	* OddNameOut: As Buck points out when he first arrives, it's odd in the sense that he's the only one on the team who ''doesn't'' have a nickname. Subverted that Eddie is already his nickname and that his real first name is Edmundo.
185	* PapaWolf: Fiercely protective of his son, Christopher.
186	* RealMenCook: Initially known to be bad at this, [[spoiler:quitting his firefighting duties]] and tips from Linda give him more than enough chance to fix this flaw. His cooking ends up being praised by Buck and Taylor when they come over for dinner.
187	* RealMenGetShot: Between his backstory overseas and [[spoiler:the penultimate episode of season four,]] Eddie is something of a bullet magnet.
188	* RepressionNeverEndsWell: Eddie does this quite a lot, from repressing his emotions so badly he nearly accidentally kills someone in an illegal fight club to [[spoiler:suffering from panic attacks over unaddressed trauma from the shooting at the end of Season 4]]. He goes so far to tell the doctor who treats him that he has no new stressors in his life, and Chris has to be the one to tell her about the [[spoiler:sniper]].
189	-->'''Eddie''': He's dead. And I'm not. I don't even think about him anymore.
190	-->'''Doctor''': That could be called repression.
191	-->'''Eddie''': Or just moving forward.
192	** Eddie's conversation with Bobby about Shannon's death is a pretty great summary of this.
193	--->'''Bobby''': Control? That's what this is about, right? You're the guy who always keeps it together, no matter what life throws at you. You shake it off, keep moving forward.
194	--->'''Eddie''': Lots of people have it worse.
195	** This coping mechanism finally stops being effective in ''Fear-o-Phonia''.
196	* SexWithTheEx: Starts sleeping with his estranged wife after he tracks her down.
197	* StrugglingSingleFather: He is raising his son alone, and often struggles to find childcare. Buck solves the childcare problem by introducing Carla to him.
198	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Eddie ticks every box of this trope.
199	* {{Technophobia}}: After a relatively creepy encounter with Hildy during one of the emergencies in ''"Future Tense"'', Eddie develops a mild case of this as he bans any form of electronic technology in his house for a short while. He's gotten better as he's seen later having a virtual date with Ana on a laptop 5 episodes later.
200	* ToughLove: Leans towards this to everyone not named Christopher, especially with Buck after his blood clots prevent him from returning to duty. It's very much something he got from his father. This lessens as the series goes on.
201	* TranquilFury: He displays this in 5x06 when Mitchell the prisoner threatens to track Christopher down and harm him if he doesn't comply to his demand in contrast to Buck's anger outburst.
202	[[/folder]]
203
204	[[folder:Ravi Panikkar]]
205	!!Ravi Panikkar
206	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
207	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/AnirudhPisharody
208	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
209	Newest probationary firefighter for the 118.
210	----
211	* HeroicBSOD: While off duty he attempted to rescue a family in a drowning car. He was able to save the father, but only one of the two children. In a rare twist on this trope, it wasn't the child he couldn't save that haunted him, it was the fact that he did save the father, who Ravi subsequently learned tried to [[MurderSuicide kill himself and take his children with him]].
212	* LittlestCancerPatient: He explains to Hen in season 5 that he spent much of his childhood in hospitals and undergoing chemo.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	!! Former Members
216	%%[[folder:Lena Bosko]]
217	%%!!Lena Bosko
218	%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lena_bosko.jpg]]
219	%%!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
220	%%!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/RondaRousey
221	%%!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
222
223	%%Lena Bosko is a firefighter with Station 136 with the Los Angeles Fire Department. She was recently temporarily assigned to Station 118 after her team was injured during the tsunami.
224	%%----
225	%%[[/folder]]
226
227	[[folder:Lucy Donato]]
228	!! Lucy Donato
229	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
230	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/ArielleKebbel
231	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
232	A daring and bold firefighter from Firehouse 147 who transfers to 118 as Eddie's replacement at the second half of Season 5.
233	----
234	* GlorySeeker: Downplayed. While not as severe and twisted as[[spoiler: Jonah]], she shows tendencies of liking the exposure she gets from her job. She's very proud of being on TV for the bombed family truck emergency in "Outside Looking In" and the reason she's not happy with the save she does on the beginning of the "Dumb Luck" because she thinks that the woman she saved should've died in most scenario, upset that she saves someone because of luck not because of her own skill.
235	[[/folder]]
236
237
238	%%[[folder:Captain Vincent Gerrard]]
239	%%!!Captain Vincent Gerrard
240	%%!!!'''Profession:''' Firefighter
241	%%!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BrianThompson
242	%%!!!'''Appearances''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
243
244	%%The previous LAFD captain, who was transferred out for his sexist behavior towards Hen.
245	%%----
246	%%[[/folder]]
247
248	[[folder:Tommy Kinard]]
249	!!Tommy Kinard
250	!!! '''Profession:''' Firefighter
251	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/LouFerrignoJr
252	!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
253
254	A firefighter who worked at the station prior to the series. He was initially dismissive of Hen and Chimney in their respective Begins episode, but by "Bobby Begins Again" he developed a friendship with them until he got transferred to Station 217. He reappears in Season 7 and becomes [[spoiler:Buck]]'s boyfriend.
255	----
256
257	* BigDamnHero: Chimney reaches out to him to put out the a neighborhood fire in "Broken" using Station 217's waterbombing.
258	* BirdsOfAFeather: The reason why he and Eddie hit it off and become fast friends. Buck points out that both of them share common interests; Being army veterans, loving martial arts, loving classic cars, and so on.
259	* ClosetKey: He becomes the one to unearth [[spoiler:Buck]]'s latent attraction to men.
260	* FireForgedFriends: He's been friends with Chimney since Chimney saved his life, and is someone Chimney calls when he needs a pilot in an emergency.
261	* {{Gaydar}}: His is ''very'' well-tuned. It's enough that Tommy clocks that [[spoiler:Buck]] is attracted to men before even he fully realizes it himself.
262	* TookALevelInKindness: He gets a lot nicer between the time he first meets Chimney and when he leaves the firehouse in Bobby Begins.
263	[[/folder]]
264
265	[[folder:Jonah Greenway '''SPOILER ALERT''']]
266	!! Jonah Greenway
267	!!! '''Profession:''' [=Firefighter/Paramedic=] (former)
268	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/BryceDurfee
269	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
270	A paramedic brought in by Bobby as temporarily replacement for Chimney when he goes to look for Maddie at the second half of Season 5. Hen dislikes him solely because she thinks he's permanently replacing her best friend. It's revealed later that his heroic act of saving a school bus driver suffering from a heart attack makes him thirsty for glory that turns him into trying to recreate the situation as an adult, the reason he becomes a paramedic.
271	----
272	* CreepyChild: The beginning of his flashback shows him [[NightmareFuelColoringBook drawing a man beheaded by guillotine]] and rambles to a girl who asks him about the drawing how cool the execution method is.
273	* AGodAmI: The thrill of saving the bus driver twists into this, as he demonstrates by stopping Chimney's heart and then use defibrilation on him ''TWICE''.
274	* EngineeredHeroics: The exposure he got for being a child hero turns him into this. He administers drugs to stable patients to induce cardiac arrest and then performs resuscitation so that he can get the praise. The reason it goes unnoticed for so long is because 1) The drugs he administers are drugs that do help patients with cardiac arrest (despite the lack of cardiac arrest symptoms and dose detail given on the report) and 2) He moves from firehouses to firehouses to cover his tracks.
275	* HeyYou: Hen calls him "Monday" because she always finds different people replacing Chimney every Monday, but Jonah unfortunately sticks around so he gets the nickname instead.
276	* IHaveYourWife: Hen initially thought the reason he called her in Hero Complex was because he planned on invoking this. Turns out he's kidnapping Chimney.
277	* LackOfEmpathy: His response to Claudette's death lacks remorse and regret for not being able to save her, instead saying "I usually save them." This makes Hen suspicious, thinking that Jonah did something to Claudette before her death. She's right.
278	* ShoutOut: His character arc is most likely inspired from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_H%C3%B6gel Niels Högel]], a former nurse who killed hundreds of people with similar modus operandi.
279	* WalkingSpoiler: A good chunk of his character is him having a hero complex, so tough luck avoiding it.
280	[[/folder]]
281
282	!LAPD
283	[[folder:Police Sergeant Athena Grant]]
284	!!Police Sergeant Athena Grant
285	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/athena_grant.png]]
286	!!! '''Profession:''' Police Sergeant
287	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/AngelaBassett
288	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne'', ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar''
289	An LAPD Sergeant trying to figure out what's best for her family after her husband reveals he's gay.
290	----
291	* AmicableExes: Divorced her husband of 14 years in "Karma's a Bitch", but she and her ex-husband Michael become this almost immediately after their divorce. Michael encourages her relationship with Bobby, and Athena grows to like Michael's boyfriend Glen, bonding with him over dinner. Seasons later Michael wants to propose to his boyfriend David, Athena gives him her blessing and helps him pick out a suit for the occasion.
292	* TheBeard: She is unknowingly this for her husband. She had an inkling he might have been gay but dismissed the thought because she loved him and wanted to have children.
293	* DeadpanSnarker: How she handles her job as a cop, and often has to deal with stupid people.
294	* IncompatibleOrientation: The reason she and Micheal got a divorce. He was gay.
295	* KinkyCuffs: It seems like she finds enjoyment in playing with handcuffs in bed.
296	** In season 1, Athena and her new lover tried to play this with the bedposts...only to accidentally cuff them both. Athena has to secretly call Abby to call Hen ("911 is the only number I know!") to get the key to her handcuffs within her reach because she wants to ''continue''
297	** In Season 5, she takes out her handcuffs in front of Bobby during dinner together to subtly suggest they use them in bed.
298	* MamaBear: She won't tolerate anyone hurting her family, and is willing to use her authority as a police officer to protect them.
299	* MeaningfulName: She absolutely fits her namesake, the Greek goddess of Wisdom and War.
300	** Invoked when Hen warns Bobby about Athena's mother.
301	* MissingChild: A missing childhood friend that comes up time to time again throughout the show becomes Athena's primary motivation in becoming a police officer. This particularly incident finally gets solved in ''The Devil You Know''.
302	* OfficialCouple: With Bobby, as of "Under Pressure" they have been dating for 4 months. As of "This Life We Choose" they get married.
303	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
304	* RelationshipUpgrade:
305	** She and Bobby become an item in “A Whole New You”.
306	** They then get married in “This Life We Choose”.
307	* SecretRelationship: Tries to make her relationship with Bobby this because she feels ashamed of her failed marriage and the stigma that comes with it and dating again in 2x01. Michael talks her out of it and she finally is willing to make the relationship public at the end of the episode.
308	* ShipTease: Between herself and Bobby. It becomes real starting from "Under Pressure"
309	[[/folder]]
310
311	[[folder:Captain Elaine Maynard]]
312	!!Captain Elaine Maynard
313	!!! '''Profession:''' Police Captain
314	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/ClaudiaChristian
315	!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
316	Athena's direct superior.
317	----
318	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She recognizes Athena is a good cop and can sympathize with the latter's motivations behind some of their actions and decisions that end up saving the day, but will still delve out appropriate punishments when those actions and decisions break protocol or are out of line.
319	[[/folder]]
320
321	%%[[folder:Detective Rick Romero]]
322	%%!!Detective Rick Romero
323	%%!!! '''Profession:''' Detective
324	%%!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/DannyNucci
325	%%!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
326	%%[[/folder]]
327
328	%%[[folder:Detective Lou Ransone]]
329	%%!!Detective Lou Ransone
330	%%!!! '''Profession:''' Detective
331	%%!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/SashaRoiz
332	%%!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
333	%%[[/folder]]
334
335	!911 Operators
336	!! Current Operators
337	[[folder:Maddie Buckley]]
338	!!Maddie Buckley
339	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maddie_buckley.jpg]]
340	!!! '''Profession:''' 911 Operator
341	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt
342	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
343	A 911 operator as of Season 2. Buck's older sister and later Chimney's girlfriend.
344	----
345	* AngerBornOfWorry: She initially, though while very much a NiceGirl, has a string of hostility and paranoia about her because of her trauma as a survivor of domestic violence.
346	* BigSisterInstinct: To Buck on multiple occasions. One notable case is when [[spoiler:she had declined to go with Buck after he offered to take her with him because her husband had viciously assaulted her the previous night, and she knew Buck would confront him. She couldn't bear the thought that he could be killed by her husband and thus refused to even see Buck.]]
347	* CoolBigSis: To Buck who looks up to her.
348	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Was married to an abusive husband who would go violent on her, even for the slightest mistakes she makes.
349	* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After living in fear of Doug, her abusive ex-husband, for so long, she decides she's had enough of his violence, and fights back against him upon getting kidnapped to be killed. It culminates with her ''killing him''.]]
350	* DomesticAbuse: She moved to LA to get away from her abusive husband, who had promised to kill her when she left him.
351	* HospitalHottie: She was a nurse before moving to LA.
352	* IconicSequelCharacter: She's not introduced until Season 2, with Buck never even mentioning her in the first season.
353	* ProperlyParanoid: She is utterly ''terrified'' that her husband will break into her new apartment and kill her to the point she can't sleep some nights. He found out where she was living in “Merry Ex-Mas”.
354	* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Suffering from post-partum depression and after a scare that briefly endangers her daughter's life, she takes off and disappears out of fear she's a danger to their daughter. (RealLifeWritesThePlot as a set up for a pregnant Jennifer Love Hewitt's maternity leave)]]
355	* RelationshipUpgrade: She and Chimney get together in late season two. She ends up pregnant in Season 3, giving birth in Season 4.
356	* RememberTheNewGuy: A justified example. She's never mentioned by Buck in season one because they'd been estranged and low contact for three years when she abruptly shows up in the season two premiere.
357	* SexWithTheEx: She sleeps with [[spoiler:Chimney]] in ''Let The Games Begin'' after a movie marathon session.
358	* ShipTease: She has a crush on Chimney, as shown in “Dosed”. They eventually become an official couple.
359	* ShrinkingViolet: She is a trained nurse, but didn't want to work with people when she came to LA. Somewhat justified, since she doesn't want to deal with the possibility of running into her abusive husband.
360	[[/folder]]
361
362	[[folder:Josh Russo]]
363	!!Josh Russo
364	!!! '''Profession:''' 911 Operator
365	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/BryanSafi
366	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
367	----
368	* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards May when she begins working at the call center.
369	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He's rather blunt and standoffish in his first appearance, but as he gets more screentime he's shown to be compassionate and good-hearted. He also begins to take on more leadership roles.
370	* GayBestFriend: To Maddie.
371	* InnocentlyInsensitive: He curiously asks Sue why she and her husband chose not to have kids when discussing Maddie being their fifth parent among the operators. He immediately apologizes for it, but she's not offended.
372	[[/folder]]
373
374	[[folder:Sue Blevins]]
375	!! Sue Blevins
376	!!! '''Played By:''' Debra Chistofferson
377	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
378	911 Operator Supervisor at the Los Angeles Service Center and boss to Abby Clark (formerly), Maddie, Josh, and May.
379	----
380	* BenevolentBoss: She's the reason Josh became a 911 operator after she helped save his life in an emergency. When she ends up in the hospital after being deliberately hit by a car, the dispatchers give her a round of applause once she returns to the Center.
381	* OhCrap: Her expression turns to one of pure horror when she realizes that in the chaos of [[spoiler: Dispatch catching fire]], she completely forgot [[spoiler: that May and Claudette were still in the building]].
382	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Like most of the other characters in positions of authority, Sue is able to empathise with the dispatchers but will also lay down the law if they overstep their boundaries.
383	* TeamMom: Is very much considered a mother figure by the other dispatchers and in turn, she will not hesitate to intervene if one of her own is in trouble.
384	--> '''Sue''': I have kids. A floor full of them.
385	[[/folder]]
386
387	!! Former Operators
388	[[folder:Abigail “Abby” Clark]]
389	!!Abigail “Abby” Clark
390	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abigail_clark.png]]
391	!!! '''Profession:''' 911 Operator
392	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/ConnieBritton
393	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
394	911 operator of Season 1. A 42 year old woman trying to take care of her mother. She later befriends and starts dating Buck after he helps in a call during the Pilot.
395	----
396	* AgeGapRomance: Has one with Buck in the first season. She’s sixteen years older than he is, but for a while they made it work.
397	* TheCaretaker: Was this along with Carla to her mother diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
398	* DeadpanSnarker: Has her moments, like this comment after her first date with Buck went wrong when he started choking on bread:
399	--> '''Abby''': It was all going great till I had to cut a hole in his throat.
400	* DecoyProtagonist: She gives the opening monologue in the pilot, and at first she is the only main character who is a 9-1-1 dispatcher. She's the first main character [[PutOnABus to leave]].
401	* TheDutifulSon: She takes care of her Alzheimer's-stricken mother at the expense of herself.
402	* PutOnABus: Leaves for Europe at the end of Season 1, following her mother's death.
403	** TheBusCameBack: Returns at the end of Season 3 with a new fiancé, and manages to get closure with Buck.
404	[[/folder]]
405
406	[[folder:Gloria Wagner]]
407	!!Gloria Wagner
408	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gloria_wagner.png]]
409	!!! '''Profession:''' 911 Operator
410	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/ChristineEstabrook
411	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
412	A 911 operator that takes Maddie under her wing, when she first arrives.
413	----
414	* BeneathTheMask: Gloria puts out a friendly and welcoming front, but underneath that she is a bitter old woman, who hangs up on people calling for help.
415	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Gloria seems to have it all figured out, and even offers Maddie a muffin when they meet. Then we see her slowly begin to reject call after call with rude, insensitive, and even racist remarks. She gets better.
416	-->'''Gloria:''' If you were really going to jump, I doubt you'd be calling me.
417	* BrokenPedestal: She is this to Maddie. Maddie really thought that Gloria was someone to look up to, as she had been in the 911 operator job for years and seemed to have it all figured out, but her true colours are shown when her previous recorded calls are heard and Gloria is heard being rude, insensitive and even racist to people calling for help.
418	* FiringDay: Is fired in “Awful People” and could be facing jail time for interfering with emergency calls.
419	* TheMentor: It looked like Gloria was going to be this for Maddie, showing her to balance the stress of their work with living life. But that is not the case by the end of the episode.
420	* OneShotCharacter: Averted, as she returns later in the season in "This Life We Choose".
421	* TragicVillain: She qualifies as this, as it's heavily implied that she ''was'' a good operator at one point. But that all changed eight months prior to "Awful People" when, on the same day her husband had served her with divorce papers, she had to deal with a very bad "dead-end call" (a 9-1-1 call in which the caller inevitably dies no matter what the operator does to help); in this case, the caller's workplace was being shot up by a disgruntled ex-client, and Gloria, upon hearing the gunshots getting closer and unable to face the inevitable, cut off the call. From then on, hanging up on callers just became easier and easier for her, until she was exposed by Maddie and fired. After this, she begin harassing Maddie nonstop with calls and texts, even manipulating a 9-1-1 from her call to Maddie, until while doing this, she ends up in a car accident. Believing that she is going to die, she confesses the reasons behind her decline, and is surprised and touched when Maddie not only sends help for her, but stays on the line to listen and be there for her, even in spite of her actions. This ultimately leads to her...
422	* TookALevelInKindness: By her second appearance in "This Life We Choose", it's revealed that she has taken a plea to avoid jail time, and she appears with along with many other callers that Maddie had helped in her time at the call center. Gloria reveals that by not hanging up on her following her accident despite Gloria previously harassing her over being fired, Maddie showed her how wrong she was to hang up on people, especially regarding the "dead-end calls", whom Gloria believed that there was nothing that could be done for. She admits that she now knows that there was something she could've done for them: listen to them and be there for them to the end, so that way they wouldn't have had to spend their last moments of life all alone.
423	[[/folder]]
424
425	[[folder:Claudette Collins]]
426	!!Claudette Collins
427	!!! '''Profession:''' 911 Operator
428	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/VanessaAWilliams
429	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
430	A veteran 911 operator brought in as Maddie's temporary replacement.
431	----
432	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She doesn't wear dispatch uniform and then calls May "fetus" the moment she saw her, establishing her character as a bully superior who doesn't play by the rules because she's great at her job.
433	* JerkassHasAPoint: She may be harsh toward May, but she can pinpoint where May's doubt toward her future career lies instantly.
434	-->'''Claudette''': Yeah, and because if you were sure you wanted to be a dispatcher for the rest of your life, you'd have already thrown that letter away.
435	* ToughLove: Her angle in being very tough on May is because she saw greatness in her that deserves a proper place to shine, but not the dispatch center.
436	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Other than her pyrophobia and being a bully to May, nothing else is really known about her. Lampshaded by May after [[spoiler:her funeral]] when she said Claudette has a life outside being an operator she doesn't know about and a family who loves her.
437	[[/folder]]
438
439	[[folder:May Grant]]
440	!!May Grant
441	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/may_grant.png]]
442	!!! '''Played By:''' Creator/CorinneMassiah
443	!!! ''' Appearances:''' ''Series/NineOneOne''
444	May Grant is the daughter of Athena Grant and Michael Grant. As of ‘This Life We Choose’, she is also the stepdaughter of Bobby Nash. She joins the dispatch team on Season 4 as part of her gap year, but then quits at the end of Season 5 when she chooses to continue her college education.
445	----
446	* AscendedExtra: She starts playing a more active role in season three, even becoming a 911 operator.
447	* DrivenToSuicide: Was so severely bullied that she attempted suicide at 14.
448	* TaughtByExperience: As a 911 operator, she gets a call from a girl who is suicidal and using the 911 number to leave a sort of note behind. When May figures out that she's taken a bunch of pills, she remembers her own overdose attempt, and uses it to save the girl. In her words, when you take a bunch of pills, you do it where you're alone, and she figured out that the girl was likely in a bathroom because of the echo she heard in the call.
449	* TookALevelInBadass: By the time the fourth season rolls around, she's much more confident and sure of herself than in the past, and becomes a capable 911 operator.

Context Characters / NineOneOneEmergencyServices