Season 7 • Episode 6
LatestSan Francisco firefighters and paramedics rescue a man trapped on the rigging of a schooner. A paramedic convention brings Gage and DeSoto back to San Francisco, where they assist a choking victim in a restaurant, then deliver a baby while two female paramedics treat a sniper's shooting victims. While attending a picnic, SF firefighters and paramedics are called back to work for a mutual aid response in Marin County; Gage and DeSoto tag along and rescue the victims of a lab explosion.
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
Production
Shot on location with real LA County Fire cooperation.
Practical Effects
Actual medical procedures performed with documentary precision.
Acting
Julie London brings unexpected soul to every hospital scene.
Creators
Jack Webb, Harold Jack Bloom, Robert A. Cinader
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This show literally created the paramedic profession — there were only 12 paramedic units in the US when it premiered.
Jack Webb demanded technical accuracy so fiercely that real firefighters sometimes couldn't tell the show from actual dispatches.
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