Paramedic Chief: Extraordinary Experiences from the Streets of Los Angeles: Extraordinary Experiences from the Streets of Los Angeles

Chief Alan Cowen walks us through the early history of the City of Los Angeles Emergency Services from horse-drawn firefighting equipment and ambulance carriages up through today's modern department that has become a model for the entire country.

As with most young boys of post-war America, Alan was obsessed with fire engines and ambulances with sirens a'blazing. An event witnessed in his early childhood was an accident near his house, involving a train. The City of Los Angeles Receiving Hos...