Well... since it's still there, I might as well go ahead. The earthquake was in the movie that started the series. I don't know if it was supposed to be a pilot--or not. But people like it. I was eight. But I remember. A guy was trapped underground due to the earthquake. At first Dixie had to ride with them. But she wasn't with them at the time. He needed paramedic treatment, and they decided to use paramedic skills even though they thought it might get them in trouble. After the man they treated was transported, they went by a paper stand. And the headline said the bill approving paramedics had been signed the day before. Or that's how I recall it nearly 40 years later.   See 3 other replies

Wonder if this is the reason why there hasn't been that many TV shows on firefighting?I know Emergeny was more paramedical but still it was the closest thing to a fire dept. show.There were few that followed like Firehouse and Code Red but weren't successful.   See 3 other replies

It most likely would have been too expensive to produce. These shows were on a tight budget. Rampart interior scenes were filmed at universal and were cheap to make. Rescue scenes were expensive. the exterior rampart hospital is actually harbour ucla medical center. when a show is successful for a long time then their budget is increased and they make more elaborate scenes as it did in the last 2 seasons   See 3 other replies