Roy DeSoto

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Roy DeSoto is a fictional character from the TV series Emergency! (1972-1977). He was portrayed by actor Kevin Tighe. DeSoto worked with partner John Gage as a firefighter/paramedic for the Los Angeles County Fire Department at Station 51. He first met Gage when he was signing people up for the paramedic program, of which he was in the first group of graduates. He assisted with Gage's class at Rampart General Hospital. He was married (his wife's name was Joanne) and had two children (though only his wife appeared as a minor character a couple of times in the show).

While his partner was more open, and sometimes crazy, DeSoto was quieter and served to keep Gage under control. As with his partner, little is discussed about DeSoto's life prior to the fire service, other than he spent some time in the military (no branch mentioned, but Tighe was in the U.S. Army).

During the course of the show, Tighe is offered a promotion to engineer which he turns down. However, in the last episode ("Greatest Rescues of Emergency!"), he, along with his partner Gage, is promoted to captain.