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Video Gallery
How it all Began
Introduction to the book
Central Receiving Ambulance from Georgia St. going Code 3 thru the Streets of Los Angeles in 1950's
Very rare footage of Central Receiving ambulance working out of Georgia Street responding Code 3 to various emergency medical events. Notice the uniforms that had the patch "Emergency Medical- Los Angeles". The attendant had a silver band on his hat while the driver had a black band. This footage is over 70 years old. Much of the footage is on Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards. Note the movie called "The Last Time I Saw Paris" with Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson (1954). Also in the clip is the Chief Ambulance Attendant, Bob Roberts, who retired in 1957.
Chief Cowen After Retirement as a Reporter for FOX 11 News
Retired Paramedic Chief Alan Cowen reporting for FOX 11 News on Fire Chief Bill Bamattre presenting 1 + 1 (1 paramedic and 1 EMT) on fire department ambulances to the LA County EMS Commission. Circa 1999.
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