For us 'old-timers' only

[N7YUO]

Before you ever had a scanner,
where was the first place that you ever heard
"Ten-Four !"
Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford - photos

 

[brcoz]

I remember it well.

 

[scannerstuff]

As do I ! I can remember slightly off tuning my AM radio to listen to LA police calls when living in Long Beach as a kid. Highway Patrol and Jack Web using those codes (Dragnet and Adam 12) and maybe still using them. (390W-415). Funny how hobbys start and go on for 50 years or so.

 

[DickH]

As do I ! I can remember slightly off tuning my AM radio to listen to LA police calls when living in Long Beach as a kid.

We did the same thing in the Boston suburbs. 1714kc was our local freq. The cities of Newton, Everett, Revere and the Town of Needham all used the same freq. for Pol., Fire & DPW.
When Newton had a fire, the Fire Alarm Office would say, "Fire to Police, can we have the air?"
We used to call Everett Fire Alarm the Voice of Doom. He would announce in a low monotone, "Attention Everett Fire Department - Alaaaarm of fire at box 421- - - ."

 

[Sunshineandmonkeys]

Speaking of old school.....

I found this page a while back and love the history lesson on LAFD/LAPD comms "back in the day".

Los Angeles Police Department Communications Division History

 

[scannerstuff]

Great page!! Thanks for sharing. I can remember bugging my Mom for a “self addressed stamped envelope” (3 cent stamp) to get one of those booklets.

 

[Sunshineandmonkeys]

Thanks! I found that totally on accident

 

[Utah_Viper]

This was my first real show that I noticed radios in:

NOte: Emergency! is now available on www.hulu.com to watch for free. Along with many other shows!

 

[Sunshineandmonkeys]

This was my first real show that I noticed radios in:

NOte: Emergency! is now available on Hulu - Watch your favorites. Anytime. For free. to watch for free. Along with many other shows!

PT400 Lunchbox!!!

 

[Thayne]

Hate to be gauche, but Julie London had a sexy voice & great hooters---

 

[RodStrong]

If I recall correctly......when Station 51 received a call, they copied with the callsign KMG365. Does that sound right? Man, that was a long time ago.

 

[ccardall]

Emergency

A few little known facts from the show

"KMG365", which is said by the crewmember acknowledging a call for a unit at Station 51, is a real FCC call sign used by LACoFD, and it appears on the Station Patch for Station 127, which today still houses Engine 127 and Truck 127 (now known as Light Force 127) as well as Foam 127.

During a portion of the first season, real-life LACoFD Captain Dick Hammer portrayed himself as a Station 51 captain. Hammer died from cancer in 1999.

Another real-life LACoFD firefighter, Mike Stoker, portrayed himself throughout the entire run of the series as a driver/engineer of Engine 51. Since Stoker possessed a Screen Actors Guild card, it was helpful to Universal to have an actor who was also fully trained and qualified to actually drive and operate Engine 51. Stoker retired from the LACoFD as a Captain in 1996.

LACoFD Dispatcher Sam Lanier, although rarely seen on camera, portrayed himself as a dispatcher in virtually every episode. Despite being the recognizable voice over the radio sending Station 51 and other LACoFD crews to all sorts of emergencies, he was never listed in the show's credits. Lanier died of a massive heart attack in 1994, shortly after his retirement.

Here is a link for more info about this show

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency!

 

[Junior1970]

A few little known facts from the show

"KMG365", which is said by the crewmember acknowledging a call for a unit at Station 51, is a real FCC call sign used by LACoFD, and it appears on the Station Patch for Station 127, which today still houses Engine 127 and Truck 127 (now known as Light Force 127) as well as Foam 127.

During a portion of the first season, real-life LACoFD Captain Dick Hammer portrayed himself as a Station 51 captain. Hammer died from cancer in 1999.

Another real-life LACoFD firefighter, Mike Stoker, portrayed himself throughout the entire run of the series as a driver/engineer of Engine 51. Since Stoker possessed a Screen Actors Guild card, it was helpful to Universal to have an actor who was also fully trained and qualified to actually drive and operate Engine 51. Stoker retired from the LACoFD as a Captain in 1996.

LACoFD Dispatcher Sam Lanier, although rarely seen on camera, portrayed himself as a dispatcher in virtually every episode. Despite being the recognizable voice over the radio sending Station 51 and other LACoFD crews to all sorts of emergencies, he was never listed in the show's credits. Lanier died of a massive heart attack in 1994, shortly after his retirement.

Here is a link for more info about this show

Emergency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia!

Another FYI about Emergency!

Station 127 (the station portrayed as Station 51 in the series) is now the Robert A. Cinader Memorial Fire Station 127 at 2049 East 223 Street in Carson. Cinader, along with Harold Jack Bloom helped create the show and they named the station in his honor after he died of cancer sometime in the early 1980's. Also the station at Universal Studios was Station 60 during the show but was renamed 51 after the series ended.
If you perfer DVD or streaming online Universal has five of the six seasons out now, with Season five just coming out the end of last month. It was one of my favorite shows growing up.

 

[Amused67]

10-4

Before you ever had a scanner,
where was the first place that you ever heard
"Ten-Four !"
Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford - photos

This was the first time I can recall hearing 10-4...

YouTube - red sovine - teddy bear (original)

I DARE YOU ALL to listen all the way through... LOL.

 

[tglendye]

...LACoFD Dispatcher Sam Lanier, although rarely seen on camera, portrayed himself as a dispatcher in virtually every episode. Despite being the recognizable voice over the radio sending Station 51 and other LACoFD crews to all sorts of emergencies, he was never listed in the show's credits. Lanier died of a ...!

Great info. I loved the show.

I remember reading a few years ago that after Mr. Lanier retired he went to assist victims at an accident scene in front of his residence and suffered a fatal heart attack while he was helping.

This show gave me my first love of the fire service (I was probably watching re-runs in the mid/late 70's- I was born in '72), and I've loved it ever since.

Adam 12... that's another great one. Almost makes me want to move out to the left coast

Todd