Early in 2002, CLAFMA’s directors
agreed to loan the famous Squad 51 vehicle to the Petersen
Auto Museum, to be included in the ‘Cars of Hollywood’
exhibit. Vice President Joe Woyjeck proposed and organized
an induction ceremony that would include a reunion of the
first 40 paramedics trained in Los Angeles County. The event
occurred on the evening of February 18th and hundreds of CLAFMA
members attended, as well as several people who were involved
in creation and production of the ‘Emergency!” TV
series. A detailed description of the event appears in the
Spring 2002 edition of CLAFMA’s ‘Fire Warden’
publication.
Among the pioneer paramedics attending the
induction of Squad 51 into the Petersen Auto Museum were (left
to right) Roger Crow, Chuck Bender, Bill Ridgeway, Mike Stearns,
Carol Bebout,RN, Lee Gustafson, Gary Davis, Roy Burleson,
Rocky Doke, and Dale Cauble. Photo by Kenjii Luster
Squad 51, restored to better-than-new condition
by CLAFMA, is on loan to the Petersen Auto Museum for inclusion
in the "Cars of Hollywood" exhibit. Photo by Kenjii
Luster
Retired LA County paramedic Chuck Bender visits
with actor Randolph Mantooth in front of Squad 51. Photo by
Kenjii Luster
Actor Randolph Mantooth compares hairlines
with CLAFMA president Jim Page. In 1971, then-Battalion Chief
Page required Mantooth to cut his hair before appearing in
the TV series as an LA County firefighter-paramedic. Photo
by Kenjii Luster
