Los Angeles County Fire Dept

[Aaronw]

My understanding is that they are basically light rescue trucks tweaked for their local area so the ones in the hills would be a little better equipped for over the side stuff, one near the LA river swift water etc. Also all of the crews fire gear, turnouts, SCBA etc.

 

The squad program began as rescues, the paramedic part came along later. More than a decade before Emergency! there was a TV show called Rescue 8 that followed the exploits of an LA County rescue squad.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBD7nuOCUKc