one of my best remembered show a a kid . what set this show apart from it predecessor be in draw respect from the audience for the firefighter it portray while for the first time the paramedic and doctor and firefighter do not arrive to wave a magic wand put the fire out and save the patient . the range of ( at the time ) operate medical and cb radio procedure and terminology and the open identification with real time los angeles and the range of rescue situation face by station 51 and their paramedic show how thorough jack webb research and commitment to authenticity be and push the benefit of the paramedic program in the face of a skeptical california state government while a a concerned west coast citizen with an eye on the big one he probably know this be an important step forward in public health that would save many and many life when that day inevitably arrive . rescue 911 and er and law and order and third watch and cop while the entire medical and police reality television genre can trace their origin to emergency . and once a compatible dvd box set for australian player arrive i will have it to reminisce with too .