迈克尔·“迈克”·霍顿对消防服务的兴趣是受到他姐夫的启发, 谁是消防员. He started his career in the fire service with Norco Fire Department in 1980; and in 2001 joined Riverside County Fire Department before spending the rest of his career with San Bernadino County Fire Department. 迈克喜欢和家人在一起. 他也喜欢这条河、他的船和他的哈雷戴维森摩托车. 迈克于2022年11月因工作相关的癌症去世，留下了他的妻子, 他有五个孩子，儿子先于他去世.