John and Roy appear on television to discuss fire prevention and wind up in the midst of an on-camera medical emergency. Meanwhile, rescue workers attempt to scale a stalled Ferris wheel to save a heart-attack victim.
The paramedics treat a janitor who helped himself to an old bottle of wine belonging to an archeologist. Unfortunately, the wine is so old that it dates back to the Mesopotamian Era, and may pack a lethal punch for the unlucky custodian.
Firefighters usually get modest paychecks, but a computer error leaves John rolling in the dough. Meanwhile, two workers are trapped on a scaffold, a homeless man is injured in a junkyard, and a victim's vicious dog complicates a rescue attempt.
The strict and unpopular Capt. Hookrader is on the verge of retirement, and the guys can't wait to see him go. The firefighters plan an elaborate farewell dinner that's actually a celebration of the captain's imminent departure.
The widow of a firefighter constantly calls for help with matters that aren't emergencies to anyone but her. But when the woman's daughter is injured in a bad fall, the rescue workers quickly realize that she has a real emergency on her hands.
Roy and John are thrilled when they are invited to join the paramedic advisory committee. But their excitement quickly fades when they're forced to deal with Craig Brice, an annoying paramedic and fellow committee member.
John goes underground when two workers are seriously injured in a tunnel. In the midst of the rescue, a cave-in traps John in the tunnel, too. Now, it's a race against time as Roy tries to save John and the injured men before their oxygen runs out.
Roy is gearing up for a much-needed vacation, and everyone has suggestions for where he should go. But Roy's holiday and health could be in jeopardy when he gets lightheaded during a fire at a singles' club. Linda Gray guest stars.
John wants to use a hot dog stand near the station to get rich. But his dreams of becoming a fast food tycoon hinge on Roy's willingness to participate in his entrepreneurial scheme. Elsewhere, a lawn mower injures its owner.
While conducting a fire inspection, John and Roy rescue a scuba diver from a fish tank. Meanwhile, Captain Stanley is nearly electrocuted while working near a downed power line, and Chet is obsessed with a nutritionist.
When the paramedics rescue a father and son trapped in a canyon while camping, Roy opens his home to the child, leading to unexpected consequences. Elsewhere, Dr. Early treats a patient with spinal meningitis.
A filmmaking team composed of a television news journalist and a cameraman who served in Vietnam shoots documentary footage of John and Roy on the job. The lens follows Squad 51 on missions to help a stuntman and a man pinned below a fuel truck.
John and Chet demolish Station 51's television. But the paramedics' busy day also involves visiting a man who glued his eyes closed by mistake and rescuing victims of a gas explosion. Back at the hospital, Dr. Brackett is swamped.
The paramedics respond to an emergency call that leads them to a puzzling scene with two wrecked vehicles but no drivers. They also help a man who slips in the bathtub; a child trapped by a fire; and a drunk.
John and Roy head out to Catalina Island to assist a scuba diver who gets the bends and needs to be decompressed in a hyperbaric chamber. Another situation involves a raging fire in a kitchen run by a famous chef.
John and Roy meet a paramedic trainee with a chip on her shoulder, much to their distaste. Later on, a suicidal man attempts to kill himself using gas but changes his mind halfway through the procedure.