Rescue 77

Rescue 77 is an American television series that follows the professional duties and personal lives of Los Angeles–based paramedics. It premiered in the spring of 1999, airing on Monday nights on The WB network. The series was created and executive produced by Gregory Widen, a former Southern California firefighter and paramedic and the screenwriter of the 1991 firefighting drama Backdraft. Widen aimed to deliver a more authentic portrayal of the lives of firefighters and paramedics, seeking realism beyond what had been depicted in earlier emergency medical television offerings such as Emergency!.