
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.

An assembly bill to create a paramedic program meets opposition from doctors and firefighters; pilot for the series.

Real-life emergencies, including a man burned by acid and an auto accident, unnerve a former football hero working as a paramedic.

Gage promises to care for an injured woman's dog; the paramedics save five lives including a diabetic and a man trapped on a ledge.

A temporary fire captain (John Anderson) is disdainful of the paramedics' rescue methods; Brackett subdues a violent motorcyclist.