Have to say it: chicago fire along with chicago pd and chicago med are my favorite shows of all time. In all three shows, they have specialists all day on set, they have trainings after the shootings, they work very hard to make it seem as real as possible, in all three shows. Love them, they deserve more recognition.
On Chicago Fire, the character District Chief Steve Walker is played by a real retired CFD District chief who advises them and Tony on Squad 3 is also a real firefighter. The actors all went through some real training with CFD advisors too. I know it's a drama show so they have to raise the drama a little from real life so I don't mind that, but they don't always have non stop action. They spent a whole episode last season on false alarms and how they cause harm and another episode on how firehouse closures and cutbacks negatively affect the community, so I really like that. Also Dr Quinn was one of my favorite shows as a kid, glad it got a mention.
Chicago Fire does a great job, especially with the fire related content! Dr Quinn was one that not a lot of people would think of, that’s why I added it
There was an episode of Chicago Fire on in our station one day, the Captain came into the kitchen just as they were arriving at a fire scene on the show. Capt said their size up and initial actions were spot on and he probably woulda had us doing the same if we had showed up to that same scene...
MASH was Pre-hospital medicine before pre-hospital medicine. What we know today comes from warzones. As to Chicago Fire. I have had the privilege of training with David Eigenburg (Hermen). He comes to U of I Fire College every year. Great guy and really humble. I watch the show because he is in it and has been willing to bleed, sweat, and suffer right next to us.
I think my favorite fact about Emergency! is that the director told the writers to get every rescue scenario from real fire station logbooks and work directly from them.
@@michaelhogg324 Mike Stoker was the real firefighter but the show hired off duty firefighters and paramedics plus had the full support of Los Angeles County government agencies.
@@HeroesNextDoor Remember, when Emergency was on, there was NO national paramedic program standards; each city had their own protocols look at the two hour Emergency movies in Seattle and San Francisco.
I AM NEW TO YOUR CHENAL, COOL LOVED YOUR BREAK DOWNS, WE MUST BE OLD AS I KNEW 8 OUT OF YOUR 10 SHOWS AND I KNEW ALL YOUR HONOURABLE MENTIONS WELL I'M IN MY MID 50'S AND SOME OF THE SHOWS I'VE NEVER HEARD OF MAYBE JUST SHOWN IN THE U.S.A, I'M AN AUZZIE RETIRED PONGO (ARMY COMBAT MEDIC) I HAVE ALSO BEEN A NURSE AND A VOLUNTEER FIRST AIDER AND INSTRUCTOR, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING M.A.S.H BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ALOT OF PRE-HOSPITAL/HOSPITAL MEDICINE WAS LEARNT IN THE FEILD THE DO'S AND DON'T (AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE AS A FIRST RESPONDER) GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES AND PLEASE REMEMBER YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON EVERY CALL WIN OR LOOSE, BECAUSE BEING ON THE FRONT LINE WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE YOU CARE AND SERVE THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS ALL FIRST RESPONDERS (POLICE, FIRE,AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY CALL CENTRE STAFF,SES,RED CROSS AND ANY DISASTER ORGANISATIONS MILITARY PERSONAL ETC) FOR YOU ARE THE CORE OF HUMANITY THE HEROES WHO GIVE THEIR ALL THANK YOU AND GOD LESS ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW I NOW HAVE SOME NEW MED SHOWS TO CHASE UP, KEEP THEM COMMING LATE NIGHTS JUST GOT EVEN MORE FUN :););):):)
I feel like Rescue Me is the most accurate when it comes to the firehouse kitchen table and the interactions between the guys. Definitely my favorite show of all time!
I miss Trauma so much, it was really fun and interesting to watch. The 911 shows are absolutely ridiculous but I love them. And Chicago Fire is very good at keeping things real. Curious to check the others on the list.
That wasn't an oil fire when Johnny popped the medicine on Emergency. It was a training session on sulfur trioxide at the Cajon Training Center of the Fire Department. Baywatch lifeguards are now under the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
I laughed so hard through this whole video. I’m an older chap coughs. I watched so many of these shows. Grew up in Carson, California so I’ve been to Harbor UCLA medical (Rampart) so many times not to mention I was a battalion 7 la county fire explorer and we’d meet occasionally at 127’s (station 51 in Carson) so seeing Emergency on the list had me grinning. Also I loved Saved and Trauma. Totally agree with you on Third Watch as well. Lots of great shows on this list. Great video brother. Loved it (still laughing at Dr Quinn and Baywatch, but very true assessment)
What a good show. I’m in my early 20s and watched this show all the time from a very early age... helped me gain my interest in the first responder field. I’ve learned that the show was quite important in ushering in the modern paramedic program to the US. I’ll never forget good ole Vince, the recurring police officer for the show.
@@HeroesNextDoor In order to be accurate, Randolph and Kevin were actually put through the paramedic training class. Yes, many things have changed, especially having standing orders instead of calling in for everything, but a lot is the same. There's a channel on here called Fire Department Chronicles that you would probably enjoy. He really likes going after the 9-1-1 shows.
Talking about Emergency! and Fire Department Chronicles, I'm so happy right now! I actually came from the TH-cam channel Fire Department Chronicles. He is so funny!
How realistic is this scene from Chicago Fire? Check out this break down episode where we show just how real it is! th-cam.com/video/dbA0xFLIecY/w-d-xo.html
Duddeeeee how could u forget about in a heartbeat!!!!! It was a Disney show in the 90’s I believe it was about a New Jersey county that had allowed high schoolers to volunteer and I believe trained them up to AEMT while still in school. From googling a few places still allow this before even the age of 18 has to be at least number 4. But check it out the episodes are still on TH-cam would love to see a review!! Also totally forgot about saved!
Howdy! Texas actually just started allowing Paramedics to transfuse in the field and in transport starting in August of 2016. My mind was blown when I was looking at renewing my license after I moved here.
If you haven't watched a series on TH-cam called NightWatch. Its based in New Orleans. This show is basically unedited of what the medics deal with on a daily basis. Season one hits hard. I'd like to see what you think of this show.
For those interested, there is an even more accurate show when you look internationally: "Feuer und Flamme" from the german tv-station WDR. (You can find most of the content on TH-cam) The show consist of a real fire departement (firefighters + paramedics) in Germany, equipped with Go Pros filming real emergencys, often times from a first person perspective. Furthermore the troop comments on the footage themselves, explaining whats happening and why and there is no dedicated narrator. Its really good production value and highly interesting, especially to compare how a different country does emergency services.
Some facts that made Emergency real1) The guy who played Mike Stoker, was actually Mike Stoker, a real La County FD Engineer. LA County was not going to let some actor driver the truck, so Stoker had a SAG card so he got hired to drive the truck. At first he had no lines but in later seasons he actually has more speaking parts. The Captain in the first Season was a real LA County Fire captain. Name another show with a real firemen in the cast. Stoker retired a captain with La County. 2) Ron Pinkard, Dr.Morton was a real Navy Corpsman who nearly went to medical school but went into acting. He retired as a Commander from the Naval reserve and said he could do most of the medical stuff on the show. He said Robert Fuller, Bobby Troup and Julie London would ask for him for advice to make sure they were doing it right. 3) R. A CInader, the producer told his writers that every rescue had to come from a fire department log, it did not have to be from LA County but it had to be from a fire department somewhere. At first the writers did not like that but when they started reading logs they said they could not make this stuff up.
@@HeroesNextDoor Bobby Sherman who was a teen heartthrob back in the 60's and 70's did a guest shot on Emergency. He was so impressed with what he saw riding with real firemen he quit acting to become a paramedic.
Also, Randolph Mantooth and Keviin Tighe both attended paramedic training, and by all accounts did well. If they had actually sat for the tests, they would have been qualified, except that neither had been to the firefighters academy.
@@joedeschamps2436 When the show was over the Chief of LA County fire asked Mantooth if he wanted to join the department as a real firefighter. He said he would have to do through training but once that was done the Chief would get him a job. Mantooth said that was the highest compliment anyone had ever paid him. He turned it down telling the chief he was an actor and did not want to take a job from a real firefighter. He also said he could do more good as an actor going around and speaking up for Firefighters and the Paramedic program.
Chicago Fire actually has a real CFD firefighter - Tony Ferraris of Squad 2 - in the recurring cast as a member of squad 3! Also, the Captain in the show is based on real life retired CFD Deputy District Chief Steve Chikerotis who also plays a CFD District Chief. Their firehouse and engine 51 on the show are also a nod to Emergency.
Randolph Mantooth was talking the episode where he got bit by a snake. He looked at the director and said no way he could give himself and IV. The Director said "Have you ever seen a heroin junkie shoot up." Mantooth said real LA County fire Paramedics saved his life. His heater was malfunctioning and he was suffering from CO Poisoning. He called 911 and a sheriff deputy showed up and thought he was having an over dose. Paramedics showed up, put him on oxygen and got him to a hospital, the doctor said he had a near fatal level of CO in his blood.
I watch 911, 911 Lone Star, and Station 19 and they all do medical storylines that are just so out other. They even have had the same storylines sometimes. lol.
A lot of 911's stories are real "pulled from the headlines", a lot of them local to here in LA. That's what I like about the show. One week something crazy will happen and I'll see it on the news, and then a couple months later it's on 911.
Someone actually recognizes Third Watch? Bout time, lol. I'm rewatching it right now, a great show and pretty accurate considering its a 90's/early 2000's drama.
Randalph mantooth in a interview about how real the show was said that every rescue was based on a real call straight from a fire station logbook. It could be modified, and the fact that he and Kevin tiegh actually trained to be paramedics and rode along with actual paramedics and even helped them on real calls makes emergency #1 on my list.
Nice to see Third Watch is mostly accurate. It's one of my favorite series of all time (as you can tell by my username). It's a shame that it hasn't been completely released on DVD yet as I think everyone should see it.
Really is, I liked it because it was simply patrol officers, and firefighters/paramedics out on the street. No detective BS, too many detective shows lol.
@@taco5023 YES!!! I always say "there's no cop shows anymore" and people are like "there's dozens", but no, those are detectives. I want beat cops! Thankfully there are some shows that feature them (Blue Bloods, 911) but for the most part, there are no "cop" shows anymore. :(
Being from the UK where our fire service and ambulance services aren't stationed together so I can't say a show with them together but our main ones where Londons Burning for the fire which aired from 1986 till 2002. Then theres Casualty that covers our A&E and ambulance that started airing in 1986 and is still going today.
I don't know where they would stream in the US but theres one full episode of London's burning on a TH-cam channel called Jack Bruening its season 5. I don't know about Casualty try BBC America I think it's called. Sorry I can't be more help
No Nightwatch? I think it's in the top 3 of all the shows I've seen for pre-hospital, fire, and PD. Season 5 has lost the magic, but the first four seasons were great!
if you have not watched them look on TH-cam Third Watch 911 but be forewarned it is gut-wrenching it is some of the actors talking about what happened after
That was a pretty spot on list. I would place “Emergency” as number 1 on my list over your number 1 simply because I’m biased towards L.A. county Fire, trained there as a medic( mostly because of the show) and was in their “ explorer” program in the early 70’s. Your spot on with your list as the “911” shows would also rank pretty low on my list! Thanks
@@HeroesNextDoor Yes, I trained there in the 80s, however the bulk of my career was in Alaska, lots,s of early flight medevac and plenty of rural work! Thanks for carrying on...👍👍
I love all of the latter half of the list shows Chicago fire, both 9-1-1, station 19 (eh), But honestly if people are watching those shows thinking that Tsunamis and all the crazy over the top - once a year, maybe are realistic, accurate, and exactly how being a first responder is in real life - you shouldn’t try going into those fields :( You watch these shows for the drama to see the “creativity” - for lack of better words and how these programs and their directors portray these situations if you’re distracted by or think that the accuracy of the medical aspects you shouldn’t watch it or test it down because admittedly love these shows way more than I should But I love your video!! I want to check out some of those other shows that where in your top 5
Good list thanks for remembering Emergency i loved that show and done a lot or reading on it and found that most of the actors went on to the fire rescue career after the show ended and also read that the 2 actors who played john and Roy both had to take the paramedic program for their part
@@jamesscott2894 i got lucky and my dad got all the DVDs before it was cancelled and stuff. Rewatching it right now, such a good show. The music is what helps to make it good too, ironically enough lol.
Emergency! will always have a place in my heart, along with Dragnet and Adam-12. The engineer for Engine 51 was an actual LACoFD engineer at the time and later retired as a Captain. They also got access to a lot of stuff from LACoFD, including blueprints to the design of the squad, which was constructed to specifications by the prop department of Universal Studios. After the show ended, they donated it to the department where it was used as a reserve unit.
Loved seeing Third Watch on the list. Grew up with that show. I remember coming home from my first EMT-B class and watching the pilot of Trauma and starting to yell at the TV for things going wrong. Gonna join the crowd that says Emergency should be number 1. I've known a lot more people in the First Responder community who know of Johnny and Roy than have ever heard of Saved. Granted the low episode count may have something to do with that, but Emergency is the Gold Standard. Also I laughted my butt off with the Baywatch honorable mention. While they may have had good rescues and lifeguard medicine, can ANYONE here say they watched that show for the rescues? Still fun though.
Hahahaha agreed no one ever watched for the rescues! Emergency is a great show, it was a tough choice between that and saved. Emergency did wonders for the EMS community!
I just can't get into these shows mainly because they spread a lot of misstruths about fire and EMS. I've met people who think they know how to do CPR and when I tell them that they're doing it wrong they say "this is how I saw it on TV"
You never see the firefighters rescue a cat from a tree. I once asked a firefighter who came to do a fire safety check. Also gave me a free 5 year battery.
The badges on Emergency! We’re actual LACoFD badges. At the end of the day, shields got collected. The calls they had on the show, were pulled from LA and LACoFD call logs. And lastly, since the filming was done on public streets, mike stoker was a LACoFD engineer.
I really like the German show "Feuer und Flamme" for that. It is more like a documentary. But it is made into a show of Firefighter/EMS telling storries about what they do. And it is really neutral. But very enjoyable to watch.
What I've learned about being a doctor/first-responder is that for some reason it will cause everyone in your life, new or old, to have a medical emergency within a year of knowing them. And you will almost always be the one called to the scene. god forbid you fall in love with someone within the hospital, that person will be involved in a near fatal accident in 5....4....3....
I love emergency I think it should be number 1 since it was from the 70s but it’s whatever, it’s still a great show and I’m glad you added it onto the list
An issue I have with Lone Star is that they're quite bad at making the emergencies look urgent, on one occasion a woman was pinned in by steel beams but it looked like she was more stuck from the seatbelt. As for Chicago Fire, I love that show, compared to everything below it you can tell that they have actual consultants that show them how to make the show pretty realistic compared to others, especially in the later seasons.
Oh man, I loved Dr. Quinn soooo much. I barely remember Baywatch. I was really young when it started (1989 so I was 5) and never really followed it, but I do remember years later thinking, man Cody got old... that was the kid's name right, Cody? Nope, just looked it up, it was Hobie... Jeez, what kind of name is that?
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm a huge fan of 911 Lone Star and 911, but I do understand they are dramatic shows with elements of first responders in them, so I do know some of what they show is way out there. I also have enjoyed many of the other shows you listed! Trauma was definitely an awesome series I wish would have lasted longer, and Emergency was great from the 70s. I was surprised you brought up Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, but I loved what you said about it; she was kinda the start of paramedicine.
Chicago Fire may not be the best but it still set the bar high enough to make me laugh at 9-1-1 and Station 19. I love Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Fire, but even that wasn't enough to get me through the first episode of S19. Sadly CF went downhill lately, but nothing can beat the first few seasons as my most favourite show. Thanks for this video!
At the moment all these shows are purely drama, even chicago fire has been going downhill, nothing compared to the earlier seasons. Station 19 is just alright, more drama than anything but hey, what would you expect from a Grey's Anatomy spin off?!... And 9-1-1 I actually enjoyed a lot, but only if you turn your brain off. Some scenarios are just batshit crazy. Only thing that bugs me about CF is that 9-1-1 and S19 somehow have more chemistry between their cast than Chicago Fire's.
@@ObviouslyBlonde I mean, I wasn't really talking about "romance" chemistry. It's just the cast is so big it seems like only a few characters have good chemistry and others kinda just fall flat.
Hi, I was wondering if you would be able to do Code Black season one episodes 11 and 12 (it’s a two parter). Although it is a hospital show, It features our doctors going on scene to a multi car pileup to help with triage. It’s a fantastic show and I would love to see your thoughts on those two episodes, which I think you could do two (or more) videos on easy. If you watched doctor mikes ratings you can see he put it pretty high up on the list, and honestly there just isn’t enough reactions to this fantastic series
I can honestly say that I never watched Baywatch for their accuracy.. Chandler and Joey perfectly expressed the best part of the show, the slow motion running!
I loved Rescue Me, watching that when I was in the Army is what planted the idea that I wanted to be a Firefighter after I got out lol. But I feel like as the seasons went on, the drama got crazy, like make soap operas look tame. I remember thinking "man, have they even been inside a fire this this whole season??" When early on, fires were every episode... def gonna have to look up Saved and Trauma now tho lol
Am I the only one who caught the "we like to be in our uniforms"? I don't know bro. I've seen many a provider, including myself, get quite creative with uniform policies. lol
I've watched 9-1-1, Lone Star and Chicago fire and I definitely would put Chicago fire lower than both 9-1-1s but I suppose if you're looking at it from an accuracy/professional standpoint 😂
@@Cal90208 just because I personally relate to the characters of both 9-1-1s more, I like all 3 shows, but I just don't have the same connection to Chicago fire
Fun fact: Chicago fire uses real fires occasionally, Chicago pd actors and actresses use real Chicago police department badges and vests, the have both trained firefighters and paramedics on set to train the actors and real doctors and nurses for med, as well as real off duty cop to play extras.
I wonder where you'd put the show LA firefighters (based on An LA County fire station engine squad and truck (maybe 104's) don't remember how long it lasted
@@HeroesNextDoor So the most realistic thing is fire and flame because the fire and rescue services are equipped with helmet cameras for six months. There are many episodes of this on TH-cam. Just "Feuer und Flamme" give one.
M*A*S*H was in Korea, not Vietnam. Good video nonetheless!
Yep that’s been pointed out a number of times. There is no way for me to correct it 🤷♂️
Have to say it: chicago fire along with chicago pd and chicago med are my favorite shows of all time. In all three shows, they have specialists all day on set, they have trainings after the shootings, they work very hard to make it seem as real as possible, in all three shows. Love them, they deserve more recognition.
It’s a great show to watch, some of their medicine needs a little work though
Chicago fire, pd and med is the best series I’ve ever seen
omg right
Yes!
It could get very unrealistic and outlandish at sometimes
@@anthonymcmeel3072 I didn’t really mind that haha, I feel like the show would get boring if there wasn’t much action lol
Once I started watching Chicago Fire, PD and Med I couldn’t go back to Greys Anatomy and Station 19, nor can I really watch NCIS anymore
On Chicago Fire, the character District Chief Steve Walker is played by a real retired CFD District chief who advises them and Tony on Squad 3 is also a real firefighter. The actors all went through some real training with CFD advisors too. I know it's a drama show so they have to raise the drama a little from real life so I don't mind that, but they don't always have non stop action. They spent a whole episode last season on false alarms and how they cause harm and another episode on how firehouse closures and cutbacks negatively affect the community, so I really like that. Also Dr Quinn was one of my favorite shows as a kid, glad it got a mention.
Chicago Fire does a great job, especially with the fire related content! Dr Quinn was one that not a lot of people would think of, that’s why I added it
There was an episode of Chicago Fire on in our station one day, the Captain came into the kitchen just as they were arriving at a fire scene on the show. Capt said their size up and initial actions were spot on and he probably woulda had us doing the same if we had showed up to that same scene...
@@jamesscott2894 that's cool to hear, Chicago fire is one of my favourite shows
@@rowanahedley9578 Me too. Huge one Chicago fan
@@HeroesNextDoor I recently switched from 9-1-1 and Lonestar to Chigaco fire, can’t stop watching CF now. 9-1-1 is just so drama and non-realistic.
Now we gotta get a list of the most accurate movies
Haha we will have to work on that!
1. Backdraft
@@HeroesNextDoor "only the brave" is a good one
MASH was Pre-hospital medicine before pre-hospital medicine. What we know today comes from warzones. As to Chicago Fire. I have had the privilege of training with David Eigenburg (Hermen). He comes to U of I Fire College every year. Great guy and really humble. I watch the show because he is in it and has been willing to bleed, sweat, and suffer right next to us.
Exactly, we have learned so much from military medicine. That’s awesome that you have met him and gotten to work with him!
I love Chicago Fire! :)
I’m glad someone is giving “Sirens” it’s fair shake. I absolutely loved that show and wish it was on for longer.
I am a fan for M*A*S*H and EMERGENCY! I become firefighter not only the show but my family before me
I came across this right after watching Dr. Mike rating the medical shows 😂.
Emergency was the pioneer of many prehospital care as we know it today. That show was credited for bringing paramedics to the east coast.
Agreed! It did great things for ems!
All I remember is popping those tops, telemetry, and ringers lactate.
I think my favorite fact about Emergency! is that the director told the writers to get every rescue scenario from real fire station logbooks and work directly from them.
That’s awesome! Definitely made it much more realistic!
And a couple of the firefighters were real firefighters and not actors but they pulled off their roles really well
@@anyabar1987 the only one that was a real firefighter was Mike Stoker!
@@michaelhogg324 Mike Stoker was the real firefighter but the show hired off duty firefighters and paramedics plus had the full support of Los Angeles County government agencies.
@@HeroesNextDoor Remember, when Emergency was on, there was NO national paramedic program standards; each city had their own protocols look at the two hour Emergency movies in Seattle and San Francisco.
I AM NEW TO YOUR CHENAL, COOL LOVED YOUR BREAK DOWNS, WE MUST BE OLD AS I KNEW 8 OUT OF YOUR 10 SHOWS AND I KNEW ALL YOUR HONOURABLE MENTIONS WELL I'M IN MY MID 50'S AND SOME OF THE SHOWS I'VE NEVER HEARD OF MAYBE JUST SHOWN IN THE U.S.A, I'M AN AUZZIE RETIRED PONGO (ARMY COMBAT MEDIC) I HAVE ALSO BEEN A NURSE AND A VOLUNTEER FIRST AIDER AND INSTRUCTOR, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING M.A.S.H BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ALOT OF PRE-HOSPITAL/HOSPITAL MEDICINE WAS LEARNT IN THE FEILD THE DO'S AND DON'T (AS I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE AS A FIRST RESPONDER) GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES AND PLEASE REMEMBER YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON EVERY CALL WIN OR LOOSE, BECAUSE BEING ON THE FRONT LINE WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE YOU CARE AND SERVE THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS ALL FIRST RESPONDERS (POLICE, FIRE,AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY CALL CENTRE STAFF,SES,RED CROSS AND ANY DISASTER ORGANISATIONS MILITARY PERSONAL ETC) FOR YOU ARE THE CORE OF HUMANITY THE HEROES WHO GIVE THEIR ALL THANK YOU AND GOD LESS ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW I NOW HAVE SOME NEW MED SHOWS TO CHASE UP, KEEP THEM COMMING LATE NIGHTS JUST GOT EVEN MORE FUN :););):):)
Thank you so much for watching we appreciate it and we appreciate you and your service too.
I feel like Rescue Me is the most accurate when it comes to the firehouse kitchen table and the interactions between the guys. Definitely my favorite show of all time!
Yeah, great show!
I miss Trauma so much, it was really fun and interesting to watch. The 911 shows are absolutely ridiculous but I love them. And Chicago Fire is very good at keeping things real. Curious to check the others on the list.
That wasn't an oil fire when Johnny popped the medicine on Emergency. It was a training session on sulfur trioxide at the Cajon Training Center of the Fire Department.
Baywatch lifeguards are now under the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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@@HeroesNextDoor where can I watch saved
Where can I watch saved and trauma
@@HeroesNextDoor nice
You hit all my favorite Rescue Me and Third Watch were my favorite wish they were still on but Love Chicago Fire
Great list! I’m gonna check out Saved. BTW, MASH is set during the Korean War, not Vietnam
Oh yeah your right, thanks for catching that!
My fault you are 100% correct, sorry about that.
Yeah the Forgotten War
@@HeroesNextDoor It's set in Korea but it's about Vietnam. Like its namesake movie it was intended to have an anti-war message.
I laughed so hard through this whole video. I’m an older chap coughs. I watched so many of these shows. Grew up in Carson, California so I’ve been to Harbor UCLA medical (Rampart) so many times not to mention I was a battalion 7 la county fire explorer and we’d meet occasionally at 127’s (station 51 in Carson) so seeing Emergency on the list had me grinning. Also I loved Saved and Trauma. Totally agree with you on Third Watch as well. Lots of great shows on this list. Great video brother. Loved it (still laughing at Dr Quinn and Baywatch, but very true assessment)
Hahaha had to add Baywatch 😂
I’m glad you got Emergency in there. That’s a classic and really shows the forefront of EMS services beginning to mesh in with fire services.
Yeah, definitely couldn’t leave emergency out!
I spent three years Volunteer Rescue Squad because of the TV show emergency. Used to watch it everyday when I got home from school.
What a good show. I’m in my early 20s and watched this show all the time from a very early age... helped me gain my interest in the first responder field. I’ve learned that the show was quite important in ushering in the modern paramedic program to the US. I’ll never forget good ole Vince, the recurring police officer for the show.
@@HeroesNextDoor In order to be accurate, Randolph and Kevin were actually put through the paramedic training class. Yes, many things have changed, especially having standing orders instead of calling in for everything, but a lot is the same.
There's a channel on here called Fire Department Chronicles that you would probably enjoy. He really likes going after the 9-1-1 shows.
Talking about Emergency! and Fire Department Chronicles, I'm so happy right now! I actually came from the TH-cam channel Fire Department Chronicles. He is so funny!
I was not expecting Emergency to be on this list. I’ve recommended it in the comments on other videos. Emergency and MASH are my two favorite shows
Emergency is a great show, we had to add it!
How realistic is this scene from Chicago Fire? Check out this break down episode where we show just how real it is!
th-cam.com/video/dbA0xFLIecY/w-d-xo.html
Duddeeeee how could u forget about in a heartbeat!!!!! It was a Disney show in the 90’s I believe it was about a New Jersey county that had allowed high schoolers to volunteer and I believe trained them up to AEMT while still in school. From googling a few places still allow this before even the age of 18 has to be at least number 4. But check it out the episodes are still on TH-cam would love to see a review!! Also totally forgot about saved!
All the fire shows I watch are on here so I am happy but I hate criticism of the shows but still happy thanks for making my day (in a good way)
Howdy! Texas actually just started allowing Paramedics to transfuse in the field and in transport starting in August of 2016. My mind was blown when I was looking at renewing my license after I moved here.
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If you haven't watched a series on TH-cam called NightWatch. Its based in New Orleans. This show is basically unedited of what the medics deal with on a daily basis. Season one hits hard. I'd like to see what you think of this show.
For those interested, there is an even more accurate show when you look internationally:
"Feuer und Flamme" from the german tv-station WDR. (You can find most of the content on TH-cam)
The show consist of a real fire departement (firefighters + paramedics) in Germany, equipped with Go Pros filming real emergencys, often times from a first person perspective. Furthermore the troop comments on the footage themselves, explaining whats happening and why and there is no dedicated narrator.
Its really good production value and highly interesting, especially to compare how a different country does emergency services.
I'm British and would love to see you react to Casualty and Holby City. The main medical drama shows in the UK.
Some facts that made Emergency real1) The guy who played Mike Stoker, was actually Mike Stoker, a real La County FD Engineer. LA County was not going to let some actor driver the truck, so Stoker had a SAG card so he got hired to drive the truck. At first he had no lines but in later seasons he actually has more speaking parts. The Captain in the first Season was a real LA County Fire captain. Name another show with a real firemen in the cast. Stoker retired a captain with La County. 2) Ron Pinkard, Dr.Morton was a real Navy Corpsman who nearly went to medical school but went into acting. He retired as a Commander from the Naval reserve and said he could do most of the medical stuff on the show. He said Robert Fuller, Bobby Troup and Julie London would ask for him for advice to make sure they were doing it right. 3) R. A CInader, the producer told his writers that every rescue had to come from a fire department log, it did not have to be from LA County but it had to be from a fire department somewhere. At first the writers did not like that but when they started reading logs they said they could not make this stuff up.
Wow thats awesome! I didn’t know the actors were actually in medicine!
@@HeroesNextDoor Bobby Sherman who was a teen heartthrob back in the 60's and 70's did a guest shot on Emergency. He was so impressed with what he saw riding with real firemen he quit acting to become a paramedic.
Also, Randolph Mantooth and Keviin Tighe both attended paramedic training, and by all accounts did well. If they had actually sat for the tests, they would have been qualified, except that neither had been to the firefighters academy.
@@joedeschamps2436 When the show was over the Chief of LA County fire asked Mantooth if he wanted to join the department as a real firefighter. He said he would have to do through training but once that was done the Chief would get him a job. Mantooth said that was the highest compliment anyone had ever paid him. He turned it down telling the chief he was an actor and did not want to take a job from a real firefighter. He also said he could do more good as an actor going around and speaking up for Firefighters and the Paramedic program.
Chicago Fire actually has a real CFD firefighter - Tony Ferraris of Squad 2 - in the recurring cast as a member of squad 3! Also, the Captain in the show is based on real life retired CFD Deputy District Chief Steve Chikerotis who also plays a CFD District Chief. Their firehouse and engine 51 on the show are also a nod to Emergency.
Randolph Mantooth was talking the episode where he got bit by a snake. He looked at the director and said no way he could give himself and IV. The Director said "Have you ever seen a heroin junkie shoot up." Mantooth said real LA County fire Paramedics saved his life. His heater was malfunctioning and he was suffering from CO Poisoning. He called 911 and a sheriff deputy showed up and thought he was having an over dose. Paramedics showed up, put him on oxygen and got him to a hospital, the doctor said he had a near fatal level of CO in his blood.
Wow, that’s wild! Glad he ended up surviving!
I fell in love with Third Watch from the moment I saw it on TV and to this day it still is my favourite TV series. Great video ranking these shows
Where is it streaming?
@@emmanuelawosusi2365 tubi
@@caseystrecker5946 thanks
Great job putting Emergency! up there! It deserves a spot. The most iconic duo, Johnny and Roy. Great video!
Learned a lot from those two
@@HeroesNextDoor I did too! Thanks again for the great content!
I watch 911, 911 Lone Star, and Station 19 and they all do medical storylines that are just so out other. They even have had the same storylines sometimes. lol.
hahaha yeah, they are definitely out there, but the drama is what keeps the show alive.
A lot of 911's stories are real "pulled from the headlines", a lot of them local to here in LA. That's what I like about the show. One week something crazy will happen and I'll see it on the news, and then a couple months later it's on 911.
Someone actually recognizes Third Watch? Bout time, lol. I'm rewatching it right now, a great show and pretty accurate considering its a 90's/early 2000's drama.
Yeah for sure! Great show!
What streaming service is it on?
Was one of my favorite shows of all time
I love old TV shows, I would spend all day watching M.A.S.H. and Emergency! I'm really glad you included them both.
Adam 12, MASH, and emergency are thee best. Chips is fun to watchh but not accurate.
I may be 17 but I miss Emergency. Was by far and will be my favorite show. Very accurate, well humored, and just great to binge.
I love watching Emergency. I get It on METV. I am 16.
@@willblumenkemper6523 Really? I can’t find METV anymore 😖
@@sixelz rescan your tv channels?
@@willblumenkemper6523 Is it on cable or disc?
Wow i just love the increase in production value of these videos
Thanks! We are trying to get better with each video!
this gave me more shows to become obsessed with (character wise) lol. I've seen Station 19, Trauma, both 9-1-1's, and Chicago Fire
Definitely check out the others!
What’s y’all’s opinions about Rescue 911 hosted by William Shatner?
It was a good show back in the day!
I used to watch EMERGENCY when I was younger; I to this day still love watching it! Glad you placed it near the top! Stay safe!
Great show! Stay safe!
Randalph mantooth in a interview about how real the show was said that every rescue was based on a real call straight from a fire station logbook. It could be modified, and the fact that he and Kevin tiegh actually trained to be paramedics and rode along with actual paramedics and even helped them on real calls makes emergency #1 on my list.
This channel and FDC are a great joy to watch
Thanks! That means a lot to us!
I love 9-1-1 I think its an amazing show. Both me and mum watch station 19 and Chicago fire
You should check out the YT channel "firefighter chronicles."
I miss Third Watch so much!!
Thanks for the video. I hope there will be more.
Definitely will be more to come!
Third Watch was my jam as a teen. I loved it!
Nice to see Third Watch is mostly accurate. It's one of my favorite series of all time (as you can tell by my username). It's a shame that it hasn't been completely released on DVD yet as I think everyone should see it.
Third Watch was an amazing show
Really is, I liked it because it was simply patrol officers, and firefighters/paramedics out on the street. No detective BS, too many detective shows lol.
@@taco5023 YES!!! I always say "there's no cop shows anymore" and people are like "there's dozens", but no, those are detectives. I want beat cops! Thankfully there are some shows that feature them (Blue Bloods, 911) but for the most part, there are no "cop" shows anymore. :(
Being from the UK where our fire service and ambulance services aren't stationed together so I can't say a show with them together but our main ones where Londons Burning for the fire which aired from 1986 till 2002. Then theres Casualty that covers our A&E and ambulance that started airing in 1986 and is still going today.
We will have to check some of those shows out, are they streaming anywhere?
I don't know where they would stream in the US but theres one full episode of London's burning on a TH-cam channel called Jack Bruening its season 5. I don't know about Casualty try BBC America I think it's called. Sorry I can't be more help
You included Third Watch. That means everything to me! I LOVED that show!
**Mentions Baywatch and Mash.**
I know both shows..god I'm old.
I'm only in my mid-teens and I love Mash so maybe it's not about being old.
You listed all my favorite shows... which are station 19, 911, 911 lone star, and Chicago fire
No Nightwatch? I think it's in the top 3 of all the shows I've seen for pre-hospital, fire, and PD. Season 5 has lost the magic, but the first four seasons were great!
You are talking reality TV. This list is just on shows. Maybe I should do a review of reality TV EMS shows???
@@HeroesNextDoor Yes! That would be great!
Pre hospital blood transfusions do happen in the UK but are administered by pre hospital doctors.
How do they cross and type? Or just use universal donor?
@@HeroesNextDoor I believe they use o negative. I've only seen it on fly on the wall shows following air ambulances.
I'm glad Third Watch made it on the list. That was my jam as a kid
Great show!
Still is mine, lol. Im lucky enough to have all the seasons on disk, been watching it again lately.
Wish they have third watch on Netflix or something. Miss that show.
if you have not watched them look on TH-cam Third Watch 911 but be forewarned it is gut-wrenching it is some of the actors talking about what happened after
Texas does prehospital blood (along with other states now) and there are multiple prehospital agencies that can place catheters.
Not sayin the show doesn’t suck (most are terrible) but the prehospital medicine is advancing:
Yeah that’s awesome that Texas is doing that! Hahaha yeah the shows are definitely a joke, funny to watch sometimes if you like yelling at the tv
That was a pretty spot on list. I would place “Emergency” as number 1 on my list over your number 1 simply because I’m biased towards L.A. county Fire, trained there as a medic( mostly because of the show) and was in their “ explorer” program in the early 70’s. Your spot on with your list as the “911” shows would also rank pretty low on my list! Thanks
That’s awesome you trained there! Yeah emergency is a very close number 2! Thanks for watching!
@@HeroesNextDoor Yes, I trained there in the 80s, however the bulk of my career was in Alaska, lots,s of early flight medevac and plenty of rural work! Thanks for carrying on...👍👍
Wow that’s awesome! Would love to go out to Alaska at some point!
I love all of the latter half of the list shows Chicago fire, both 9-1-1, station 19 (eh),
But honestly if people are watching those shows thinking that Tsunamis and all the crazy over the top - once a year, maybe are realistic, accurate, and exactly how being a first responder is in real life - you shouldn’t try going into those fields :(
You watch these shows for the drama to see the “creativity” - for lack of better words and how these programs and their directors portray these situations if you’re distracted by or think that the accuracy of the medical aspects you shouldn’t watch it or test it down because admittedly love these shows way more than I should
But I love your video!! I want to check out some of those other shows that where in your top 5
Agreed! Great shows for drama, but not realism! Definitely check out some of the others!
Good list thanks for remembering Emergency i loved that show and done a lot or reading on it and found that most of the actors went on to the fire rescue career after the show ended and also read that the 2 actors who played john and Roy both had to take the paramedic program for their part
That’s awesome! It was definitely a great show!
Dude Third Watch was awesome, miss it a lot! Anyone knows if it's on demand somewhere?
Apparently there's licensing issues, only the first 2 (out of 6) seasons are available, even on DVD
@@jamesscott2894 i got lucky and my dad got all the DVDs before it was cancelled and stuff. Rewatching it right now, such a good show. The music is what helps to make it good too, ironically enough lol.
Emergency! will always have a place in my heart, along with Dragnet and Adam-12. The engineer for Engine 51 was an actual LACoFD engineer at the time and later retired as a Captain. They also got access to a lot of stuff from LACoFD, including blueprints to the design of the squad, which was constructed to specifications by the prop department of Universal Studios. After the show ended, they donated it to the department where it was used as a reserve unit.
That’s awesome, I never knew that they were that heavily involved!
Loved seeing Third Watch on the list. Grew up with that show. I remember coming home from my first EMT-B class and watching the pilot of Trauma and starting to yell at the TV for things going wrong. Gonna join the crowd that says Emergency should be number 1. I've known a lot more people in the First Responder community who know of Johnny and Roy than have ever heard of Saved. Granted the low episode count may have something to do with that, but Emergency is the Gold Standard. Also I laughted my butt off with the Baywatch honorable mention. While they may have had good rescues and lifeguard medicine, can ANYONE here say they watched that show for the rescues? Still fun though.
Hahahaha agreed no one ever watched for the rescues! Emergency is a great show, it was a tough choice between that and saved. Emergency did wonders for the EMS community!
I just can't get into these shows mainly because they spread a lot of misstruths about fire and EMS. I've met people who think they know how to do CPR and when I tell them that they're doing it wrong they say "this is how I saw it on TV"
So that’s why we have this channel. However these shows are only entertainment not truth.
Wow I'm so glad you put emergency in there, and M.A.S.H I love both of those.
5:53 Love third watch
You never see the firefighters rescue a cat from a tree.
I once asked a firefighter who came to do a fire safety check. Also gave me a free 5 year battery.
The badges on Emergency! We’re actual LACoFD badges. At the end of the day, shields got collected. The calls they had on the show, were pulled from LA and LACoFD call logs. And lastly, since the filming was done on public streets, mike stoker was a LACoFD engineer.
That’s awesome! I never knew that!
I binge-watched ALL of Emergency when I was around 14 or 15, and enjoyed the show very much; I'm 21 now! You gotta appreciate the classics
Great show!
I really like the German show "Feuer und Flamme" for that. It is more like a documentary. But it is made into a show of Firefighter/EMS telling storries about what they do. And it is really neutral. But very enjoyable to watch.
Belgium has there mocked show, exactly the same, they also have the shows exact the same but with other services
As a firefighter and AEMT in the SW US I agree, we utilize aircraft much more than the east coast. I avg flying 1-2 pts a month.
What I've learned about being a doctor/first-responder is that for some reason it will cause everyone in your life, new or old, to have a medical emergency within a year of knowing them. And you will almost always be the one called to the scene. god forbid you fall in love with someone within the hospital, that person will be involved in a near fatal accident in 5....4....3....
M.A.S.H. Is based in the Korean conflict
Yes i made a mistake. Im sorry
If you didn’t put emergency I was going to be super mad emergency is still one of my favourites
I love emergency I think it should be number 1 since it was from the 70s but it’s whatever, it’s still a great show and I’m glad you added it onto the list
Emergency is hard to find again. What’s the best location to watch their episodes?
An issue I have with Lone Star is that they're quite bad at making the emergencies look urgent, on one occasion a woman was pinned in by steel beams but it looked like she was more stuck from the seatbelt.
As for Chicago Fire, I love that show, compared to everything below it you can tell that they have actual consultants that show them how to make the show pretty realistic compared to others, especially in the later seasons.
Thanks for watching is there a show you would have like to see on the list?
@@HeroesNextDoor Here in the UK we have a show called casualty, that does a lot of hospital and pre hospital stuff. That would be interesting to see.
I grew up on emergency so I knew that it had to be in the list somewhere
My favorite emergancy show was "Emergency"
I enjoyed that one way more than any of these other ones.
In australia we can do blood transfusions we have a lot of specialised roles in the ambulance service
But not from one patient to a other? ore? thee was a scene, that a patient with 0- donate on the acsident scene.
Amazing work 😊😊
Oh man, I loved Dr. Quinn soooo much. I barely remember Baywatch. I was really young when it started (1989 so I was 5) and never really followed it, but I do remember years later thinking, man Cody got old... that was the kid's name right, Cody? Nope, just looked it up, it was Hobie... Jeez, what kind of name is that?
Hahaha
Sirens is so funny. Best show if you want to laugh as a paramedic or emt.
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm a huge fan of 911 Lone Star and 911, but I do understand they are dramatic shows with elements of first responders in them, so I do know some of what they show is way out there. I also have enjoyed many of the other shows you listed! Trauma was definitely an awesome series I wish would have lasted longer, and Emergency was great from the 70s. I was surprised you brought up Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, but I loved what you said about it; she was kinda the start of paramedicine.
100% she was pre hospital before pre hospital was ever a thing
Chicago Fire may not be the best but it still set the bar high enough to make me laugh at 9-1-1 and Station 19. I love Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Fire, but even that wasn't enough to get me through the first episode of S19. Sadly CF went downhill lately, but nothing can beat the first few seasons as my most favourite show. Thanks for this video!
Yeah Chicago Fire is so much better than 911 and station 19 hahaha, 911 is out of this world ridiculous sometimes
At the moment all these shows are purely drama, even chicago fire has been going downhill, nothing compared to the earlier seasons. Station 19 is just alright, more drama than anything but hey, what would you expect from a Grey's Anatomy spin off?!... And 9-1-1 I actually enjoyed a lot, but only if you turn your brain off. Some scenarios are just batshit crazy. Only thing that bugs me about CF is that 9-1-1 and S19 somehow have more chemistry between their cast than Chicago Fire's.
@@jsousareacts It seems like the CF cast are too good friends to have a romance chemistry.
@@ObviouslyBlonde I mean, I wasn't really talking about "romance" chemistry. It's just the cast is so big it seems like only a few characters have good chemistry and others kinda just fall flat.
Hi, I was wondering if you would be able to do Code Black season one episodes 11 and 12 (it’s a two parter). Although it is a hospital show, It features our doctors going on scene to a multi car pileup to help with triage. It’s a fantastic show and I would love to see your thoughts on those two episodes, which I think you could do two (or more) videos on easy. If you watched doctor mikes ratings you can see he put it pretty high up on the list, and honestly there just isn’t enough reactions to this fantastic series
We will have to check it out!
Rescue me will always be one of my favorite shows of all time
I love sirens I miss it so much
You should rank cop shows next on how real you think they are
That's a good idea! We will have to work on that!
@@HeroesNextDoor Southland.
cops #1 live Pd #2
I can honestly say that I never watched Baywatch for their accuracy..
Chandler and Joey perfectly expressed the best part of the show, the slow motion running!
🤣 not many have watched for accuracy but now you want to for fun right ?😉
Watch bondi rescue. Real life Australian life guards
This list was TV shows not reality shows. Maybe that can be next
I loved Rescue Me, watching that when I was in the Army is what planted the idea that I wanted to be a Firefighter after I got out lol. But I feel like as the seasons went on, the drama got crazy, like make soap operas look tame. I remember thinking "man, have they even been inside a fire this this whole season??" When early on, fires were every episode... def gonna have to look up Saved and Trauma now tho lol
Yeah Rescue was a great show, the drama keeps the show in business I guess. Yeah definitely check out saved and trauma!
Third watch FTW! Great list, now I gotta go find Saved
Emergency was my favorite back when it was on Netflix, but now I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know of a streaming service that has it?
Check out Amazon. I believe you can buy digital episodes or, like I have, buy the entire run of the show including some limited-run TV movies.
COZI TV shows reruns every morning from 9 to 11, both on Satellite and over the air if you can find it.
@@johnharris6655 I still watch it ever know I have Watched ever episode at least 4 times.😂
How am I only finding this now !!
Welcome thanks for watching
Am I the only one who caught the "we like to be in our uniforms"? I don't know bro. I've seen many a provider, including myself, get quite creative with uniform policies. lol
Hahaha lol
Emergency should have been first. You should break down emergency.
We will definitely have to break down an episode soon!
Have ya watched Night watch about police and ems in New Orleans from 8 pm to 4 am?
Yes, great show
My favourite is Chicago Fire.
Definitely a fun show to watch
Rescue Me was FX, and if you're in Canada, drop what you're doing on go onto CTV Throwback, the entire series is on there.
I've watched 9-1-1, Lone Star and Chicago fire and I definitely would put Chicago fire lower than both 9-1-1s but I suppose if you're looking at it from an accuracy/professional standpoint 😂
Lol why is Chicago Fire lower? I watch it and love it, good blend of realism and drama
@@Cal90208 just because I personally relate to the characters of both 9-1-1s more, I like all 3 shows, but I just don't have the same connection to Chicago fire
@@kacey-leighgirling8743 Makes perfect sense!
Really try Station 19 then, I watched all the other shows and can connect by far the best with them
@@Xxtaked44 I've seen some of it! I definitely need to catch up on that
Fun fact: Chicago fire uses real fires occasionally, Chicago pd actors and actresses use real Chicago police department badges and vests, the have both trained firefighters and paramedics on set to train the actors and real doctors and nurses for med, as well as real off duty cop to play extras.
I wonder where you'd put the show LA firefighters (based on An LA County fire station engine squad and truck (maybe 104's) don't remember how long it lasted
I’ll have to check that show out
I watched a few episodes of third watch & I really liked it probably going to have too carrying on watching it as I only did one season
Fun fact one of the guys on Chicago fire is actually a firefighter. I forget who. I wanna say Tony, but don’t quote me on that.
yes it’s tony who is actually on squad irl
Very interessted! But for me as a German firefighter, the differences to reality are even greater.
Is there a German show that is realistic?
@@HeroesNextDoor So the most realistic thing is fire and flame because the fire and rescue services are equipped with helmet cameras for six months. There are many episodes of this on TH-cam. Just "Feuer und Flamme" give one.
Emergency! Was the pioneer show for the paramedic setting for the country