
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 firefighters of Station 51 negotiate for use of an expensive jet boat they plan to purchase as a group from Charlie, the mechanic.

An embarrassed chef won't admit he caused a fire in his kitchen; a diver with the bends suffers a heart attack during decompression.

Stranded Gage and DeSoto, with the assistance of a local physician, provide the only medical help in a town isolated by severe rains.

Squad 51 contends with a highway accident with no drivers at the scene, a faked cardiac arrest and a fire that traps a deaf child.