
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.

Paramedics out in the field begin to question the judgment of overcautious Dr. Morton who believes in acting strictly by the book.

Gage suffers from insomnia; a man reports his friend is in critical condition after they both smoked marijuana; guest Ronnie Schell.

A heavy load of rescue calls and a sleepless night dim the hopes of Station 51 for a victory in the fire department basketball finals.

Gage and DeSoto discover that they have inherited $1 million; a patient (Warren Berlinger) blames Brackett for a stock-market loss.