From the first live telecast of an actual fire in 1938, to such weekly television series as Rescue 8, Emergency!, 240-ROBERT, Third Watch, and Rescue Me, this book offers detailed coverage of the many "First Responders" of television, including firefighters, police officers, paramedics, lifeguards, forest rangers and the Coast Guard. Over 150 dramatic and comedy series, episodic reality shows (Rescue 911, The Paramedics), made-for-television movies (The Great Los Angeles Earthquake, Firestorm), unsold pilot films, and individual fire or rescue episodes from otherwise non-rescue-related series are covered. Also summarized are such popular international programs as England's London's Burning, Singapore's Code Red and Germany's Medicopter 117.
- ISBN10 0786458763
- ISBN13 9780786458769
- Publish Date 15 March 2011
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
- Format Paperback
- Language English