
The dedicated members of Squad 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's newly created Paramedical Rescue Service take on a series of life-or-death challenges in this drama filmed in semi-documentary style. Partners John Gage and Roy DeSoto put their lives on the line to save people from all sorts of mishaps.

The paramedics dread an upcoming inspection by their reportedly strict battalion commander; an accident traps teenagers in their car.

Gage is chosen to take in a litter of kittens; a girl's father dies in an airplane crash that also injures his wife (Brooke Bundy).

Over the objections of the station repairman, Gage and DeSoto attempt to fix a rescue vehicle themselves, with embarrassing results.

Gage and DeSoto escort a visiting English firefighter; the Rampart staff treats an injured police officer and a singer with diabetes.