| Rank | 3,870 / 28,168 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 18 |
| Genres | Comedy, Action, Adventure |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 132 |
| Total votes | 13,547 |
| Average votes | 103 |
| Average rating | 8.3 / 10 |
The creme of Jack Webb action series ran 6 seasons from 1972-1979, inspired by CA legislation signed by Then-Gov. Ronald Reagan on July 14, 1970. The new law paved the way for creation of firefighter paramedic programs all over California. This series showcases the Los Angeles model and the emerging specialty of Emergency Hospital Medicine. In Los Angeles, firefighters train to certify as FF/PM, employed through the L.A. County Fire Department. The newly-built Station 51 has one full-size Engine and a smaller rescue squad truck which carries state of the art equipment used by the FF/PMs. This includes a mobile radio and portable EKG machine which allows them contact and transmit information to and from the field to ER specialists at hospitals like Rampart General. There are spectacular rescues and more mundane runs; prompt treatment in the field by FF/PMs keeps a large number of patients alive long enough to reach a hospital. At Rampart, teams of skilled professionals provide ...
Directors: Alan Crosland Jr., Bruce Bilson, Christian I. Nyby II, Christian Nyby, Cliff Bole, Dennis Donnelly, Don Richardson, Georg Fenady, Herschel Daugherty, Hollingsworth Morse, Jack Webb, James W. Gavin, Joel Oliansky, Joseph Pevney, Kevin Tighe, Lawrence Dobkin, Randolph Mantooth, Richard C. Bennett, Richard Newton, Robert A. Cinader, Sam Freedle, Wes McAfee Writers: Arnold Somkin, Arthur Weiss, Bob Bralver, Brian Taggert, Bruce Johnson, Buddy Atkinson, Carey Wilber, Carole Raschella, Christian I. Nyby II, Claire Whitaker, Dick Conway, Fred Freiberger, Gerald Sanford, Hannah Louise Shearer, Harold Jack Bloom, Herbert Purdom, James G. Richardson, Jim Carlson, Jim Page, Keith Walker, Kevin Tighe, Michael Norell, Michael Raschella, Mort Thaw, Preston Wood, Richard Morgan, Rick Mittleman, Robert A. Cinader, Robert C. Dennis, Robert Hamner, Rod Peterson, Susan J. Alenick, Timothy Burns, Tom Egan Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating