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Mike M.
Feb 9, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/9/99
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There's a thread on the alt.tv.adam-12 ng that may be of interest on
this board. Prior to 1970, in Metro LA the EMS provider was the city's
Receiving Hospital ambulance service. Central Receiving, Georgia St.
receiving, and the ambulances themselves made frequent appearances on
Dragnet and Adam-12 episodes prior to about 1970. That year marked the
take-over of the service by the LAFD after some type of controversy,
apparently well publicized.
I'm interested in knowing if there is interest "out there" of the
history of EMS in LA prior to LAFD and paramedicine. This topic has
been virtually ignored in print, despite excellent histories of the LAPD
and LAFD.
What I have seen, and read over the years about the "Brown Bombers", as
the rigs themselves were known has piqued my interest. Anyone else? A
few rigs I have seen in print or on TV, from commercial car types of the
20's and 30's to International Harvester Metro vans of the 40's to the
early 60's Dodge panels and Ford F250 boxes seen on early Jack Webb
-produced series make the fleet pretty interesting, too.
Please e-mail me if I've struck a chord with you. Maybe we can document
this aspect of LA emergency services before its too late. BTW, does
anyone have a lead on where I can find a copy of "Rescue Ambulance", by
Paul Ditzel?
Thanks all! Mike M.
this board. Prior to 1970, in Metro LA the EMS provider was the city's
Receiving Hospital ambulance service. Central Receiving, Georgia St.
receiving, and the ambulances themselves made frequent appearances on
Dragnet and Adam-12 episodes prior to about 1970. That year marked the
take-over of the service by the LAFD after some type of controversy,
apparently well publicized.
I'm interested in knowing if there is interest "out there" of the
history of EMS in LA prior to LAFD and paramedicine. This topic has
been virtually ignored in print, despite excellent histories of the LAPD
and LAFD.
What I have seen, and read over the years about the "Brown Bombers", as
the rigs themselves were known has piqued my interest. Anyone else? A
few rigs I have seen in print or on TV, from commercial car types of the
20's and 30's to International Harvester Metro vans of the 40's to the
early 60's Dodge panels and Ford F250 boxes seen on early Jack Webb
-produced series make the fleet pretty interesting, too.
Please e-mail me if I've struck a chord with you. Maybe we can document
this aspect of LA emergency services before its too late. BTW, does
anyone have a lead on where I can find a copy of "Rescue Ambulance", by
Paul Ditzel?
Thanks all! Mike M.
Mark Lassman
Feb 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/11/99
to Mike M.
A friend of mine knows Paul Ditzel personally. I'll e-mail him and see if
he can add anything helpful.
he can add anything helpful.
I WOULD very much be interested in info on EMS history. I do remember those
days... in the valley there was "Valley Receiving"...
K.A. Turner
Feb 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/12/99
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Hello
There was a Good Housekeeping article from 1955 (you have to go to the
old green Wilson Periodicals to find it) on ambulances. It concerns
the Los Angeles Police/Receiving Hospital rigs. Brian Humphries of
LAFD knows a bit about the history of their EMS. In fact he says they
made the first ALS run in 1968 for the county.
I wonder why the Brown Bombers never gave anyone CPR on TV, even
"Adam-12"? I guess it is the writer's fault but I hear that ER
physicians didn't like working inbound codes until the Seventies. I am
still astounded that even when LAFD took over all EMS in 1973 that the
show didn't even show their rigs but instead some generic vehicles
that had a siren that sounded like a cow making love.
I find it interesting that there is still a Sixties vintage rig (or
its incarnation) operating at USC. Boy it would make a great picture!
I remember seeing a racetrack operating a Sixties vintage ambulance on
a regular basis in JEMS or somewhere.
You must remember that the privates operated with the city fire dept
and the police/Central Receiving units and that Robert Kennedy took
the last ride in a Brown Bomber. I saw the footage.
Finally, weren't some of the ambulances painted red/white?
Ken
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Mike M.
Feb 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/12/99
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I remember one Adam-12 episode where 1 child was trapped in a cave-in
under a freeway overpass. The ambulance shown there sure looked like an
LAFD RA, red/white paint, complete with 1 red/1 amber BeaconRay. Looked
like about a '65-66 Chevy C-30 with a box-style body. No lettering, as
I recall, but it was seen only in that episode.
Thanks for the tip on the GH article, and Mr. Humphries!
under a freeway overpass. The ambulance shown there sure looked like an
LAFD RA, red/white paint, complete with 1 red/1 amber BeaconRay. Looked
like about a '65-66 Chevy C-30 with a box-style body. No lettering, as
I recall, but it was seen only in that episode.
Thanks for the tip on the GH article, and Mr. Humphries!
BTW, what are the "old green Wilson periodicals"?
Mike M.
Mike M.
Feb 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/12/99
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Not a spinoff, but as in most Jack Webb series, there was a crossover.
In the pilot, Reed & Malloy visit the Rampart ER. Malloy flirts with
Dixie.
In the pilot, Reed & Malloy visit the Rampart ER. Malloy flirts with
Dixie.
CMcdonn975
Feb 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/13/99
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Was Emergency a spin off of Adam-12 and if so which episode
katu...@hom.net
Feb 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/14/99
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Mike Per Wilson Periodicals: Modern libraries have the WilsonDisk from Wilson
with which to look for old magazine articles. Earlier (pre 1984 or so)
articles are in the Periodical Guide located in the Reference section of
older libraries such as university libraries that have been around awhile.
Look for a 1955 article called "Someone Call an Ambulance" in Good
Housekeeping. I have a copy unfortunately I have enough paper filed away o
get condemned by Johnny and Roy for fire safety reasons. Ken Turner PS: Why
did the sound effects make the ambulances sound like a diseased Holstein cow?
I saw mechanical sirens atop the Brown Bombers but this freaked me out. The
sound was replicated in the rigs used for transport on "Emergency!" sometimes
though for the most part they sounded like a crying rugrat or Engine 51 pre
1973. Squad 51 showed a Federal Interceptor siren and Engine 51 in '73 on had
a Q siren by Federal (that actually sounded like one!) I remember hearing an
ambulance in Macon with a Q siren on it and was so fascinated with how it
sounded like 51 that I forgot to tell Mom the ambulance was approaching Code
3 (or 2 as it is called in Macon GA) Ken again
with which to look for old magazine articles. Earlier (pre 1984 or so)
articles are in the Periodical Guide located in the Reference section of
older libraries such as university libraries that have been around awhile.
Look for a 1955 article called "Someone Call an Ambulance" in Good
Housekeeping. I have a copy unfortunately I have enough paper filed away o
get condemned by Johnny and Roy for fire safety reasons. Ken Turner PS: Why
did the sound effects make the ambulances sound like a diseased Holstein cow?
I saw mechanical sirens atop the Brown Bombers but this freaked me out. The
sound was replicated in the rigs used for transport on "Emergency!" sometimes
though for the most part they sounded like a crying rugrat or Engine 51 pre
1973. Squad 51 showed a Federal Interceptor siren and Engine 51 in '73 on had
a Q siren by Federal (that actually sounded like one!) I remember hearing an
ambulance in Macon with a Q siren on it and was so fascinated with how it
sounded like 51 that I forgot to tell Mom the ambulance was approaching Code
3 (or 2 as it is called in Macon GA) Ken again
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On Tuesday, February 9, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, Mike M. wrote:
> There's a thread on the alt.tv.adam-12 ng that may be of interest on
> this board. Prior to 1970, in Metro LA the EMS provider was the city's
> Receiving Hospital ambulance service. Central Receiving, Georgia St.
> receiving, and the ambulances themselves made frequent appearances on
> Dragnet and Adam-12 episodes prior to about 1970. That year marked the
> take-over of the service by the LAFD after some type of controversy,
> apparently well publicized.
> I'm interested in knowing if there is interest "out there" of the
> history of EMS in LA prior to LAFD and paramedicine. This topic has
> been virtually ignored in print, despite excellent histories of the LAPD
> and LAFD.
> What I have seen, and read over the years about the "Brown Bombers", as
> the rigs themselves were known has piqued my interest. Anyone else? A
> few rigs I have seen in print or on TV, from commercial car types of the
> 20's and 30's to International Harvester Metro vans of the 40's to the
> early 60's Dodge panels and Ford F250 boxes seen on early Jack Webb
> -produced series make the fleet pretty interesting, too.
> Please e-mail me if I've struck a chord with you. Maybe we can document
> this aspect of LA emergency services before its too late. BTW, does
> anyone have a lead on where I can find a copy of "Rescue Ambulance", by
> Paul Ditzel?
> Thanks all! Mike M.
My mother worked at Central Receiving Hospital, Lincoln Heights and Hollywood Receiving as well as Georgia Street.My mom and dad met at Georgia Street, My dad was a driver on the Police Ambulance there and my mom was an R.N.
> There's a thread on the alt.tv.adam-12 ng that may be of interest on
> this board. Prior to 1970, in Metro LA the EMS provider was the city's
> Receiving Hospital ambulance service. Central Receiving, Georgia St.
> receiving, and the ambulances themselves made frequent appearances on
> Dragnet and Adam-12 episodes prior to about 1970. That year marked the
> take-over of the service by the LAFD after some type of controversy,
> apparently well publicized.
> I'm interested in knowing if there is interest "out there" of the
> history of EMS in LA prior to LAFD and paramedicine. This topic has
> been virtually ignored in print, despite excellent histories of the LAPD
> and LAFD.
> What I have seen, and read over the years about the "Brown Bombers", as
> the rigs themselves were known has piqued my interest. Anyone else? A
> few rigs I have seen in print or on TV, from commercial car types of the
> 20's and 30's to International Harvester Metro vans of the 40's to the
> early 60's Dodge panels and Ford F250 boxes seen on early Jack Webb
> -produced series make the fleet pretty interesting, too.
> Please e-mail me if I've struck a chord with you. Maybe we can document
> this aspect of LA emergency services before its too late. BTW, does
> anyone have a lead on where I can find a copy of "Rescue Ambulance", by
> Paul Ditzel?
> Thanks all! Mike M.
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