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The new LACFD paramedics struggle to prove themselves to a doubtful Dr. Brackett as a pending state bill authorizing their field duties comes to a vote.

Gage and DeSoto find themselves needing help in the field in the suburbs when a midair collision causes a plane crash in their vicinity.

Gage and DeSoto come to Seattle, Washington to observe the operating practices of the Medic One unit.

Now with each newly promoted to Captain with separate commands, Gage and DeSoto reminisce about their adventures of their now concluded partnership.

The staff of the local Los Angeles Country Animal Control department office assist Fire Station 51 and Rampart Hospital on some animal related emergencies.

Roy & John receive commendations for bravery, also receive congratulations from Dr. Early, Dixie's nursing staff, as well with herself, but neither John nor Roy remember the rescue that resulted in the commendations. Dr. Early makes a comment to John about his undetailed letter. The paramedics assist a 94-year-old man with a broken ankle from dancing and join Copter 14 in rescuing an injured mountain man stranded on a cliff. Dixie, Drs. Brackett & Early treat a man who passed out in a dentist's chair.

Gage tries to create his own television game show. An elderly musician experiences heart trouble. When a car runs a stop sign, three injuries result. A tightrope walker gets stuck between two buildings.

John discovers he's going to be a father... to kittens... when a pregnant stray cat appears on his bed, and Boot the Dog is not happy about the cat being there. The paramedics rescue a family involved in a plane crash; the father dies, the mother and young daughter are injured, and a grizzled junk dealer who got his foot stuck in a bear trap. A stage actress is suffering from tachycardia after getting a bad review of her performance, where Dr. Brackett takes care of her, while Dixie talks to the husband. The firemen assist a child sickened by a gas leak at a school and rescue a man involved in a boating accident.

A paramedic from England rides with Roy & John to observe the paramedic program at work, and is present during a fire caused by a molotov cocktail thrown at a policeman, helping a wild-west performer with an injured finger, a traffic accident involving a car loaded with marijuana, and a man trapped in a construction site; during the rescue John nearly falls off a scaffold and the visitor saves his life. A rock singer, who is brought into the ER in a diabetic coma complicated by pneumonia, and her manager is more concerned with the money lost than her well being, complicated by a nurse with a bad attitude impacting the patients, as well as Dixie and Dr. Early.

A man with chest pains is trapped on a ferris wheel. A child ingests an illegal pesticide. While making a TV appearance to discuss fire prevention, Gage and DeSoto become stars of a real-life emergency.

John is worried about a pending IRS audit. The paramedics attempt to help a man hit on the head, but he refuses their assistance and demands to see a doctor. He later turns out to be a professional medical con man. When the patient disappears, Dr. Brackett tells Dixie, but she didn't move him. John and Roy get a baby out of a hot and locked car, then encounter an angry mother upset at their interference. A pregnant hippie woman is having trouble breathing and is brought into Rampart, where Dr. Brackett and Dixie finds she has a damaged heart valve from past untreated rheumatic fever. The firemen save a man trapped in a collapsed building under construction, but, before that, the man wants Roy to amputate his leg before the rest of the building falls on him.

Two young men dump off a female OD victim at the ER, then run away; further examination showed she was injected with milk. John and Roy gets upset at all the non-emergency calls they get, then see a man faking a back injury for a free ride to the hospital. The paramedics help an ex-Los Angeles Rams player who kicked his TV screen when his old team blew a close game and received an electrical shock. The ER is being visited by administrators, during which time Dixie is swamped with so many issues, including a woman who complains about waiting two hours with a cigarette burn. Roy & John respond to a non-emergency while another squad 15 minutes away is called to a cardiac victim from which Squad 51 is only two minutes away--after responding to the cardiac case the paramedics are involved in a traffic accident in the ambulance en route to Rampart.

John's current girlfriend misinterprets a discussion about a wedding proposal. The firemen assist a pilot of a crop-duster spraying parathion that crashed and punctured his lung, poisoning a bystander with the pesticide. An injured boy using a walker wants to use crutches instead, therefore, they were given to him by Dixie. A man gets treated for an ear infection caused by mothballs, and Drs. Brackett, Early and Morton unanimously agree the man doesn't need a hospital stay. The paramedics treat a couple who overdosed on daffodil bulbs mixed with alcohol, a weekend cowboy who fell off a horse who refused treatment until he collapsed again with a possible skull fracture, a traffic accident on U.S. Route 101 that results in two victims starting a relationship, and the lead singer of a rock band in cardiac arrest due to drugs.

Boot the Dog isn't eating and the firemen are concerned, even consulting with Rampart's staff about their mascot's health. The cause turns out to be Chet yelling at Boot. The Squad treats a woman who got her hair caught in a mixer, her hand stuck in a bowl, and catches her stove on fire while making dinner. Also, there's a woman trapped in her car under a gas truck, and an explosion at a Rampart Hospital lab endangers the workers and important records stored there. The doctors treat an unconscious man suffering from internal bleeding caused by taking aspirin with Coumadin, and a man who is suffering from a curse.

The paramedics have a conflict with Dr. Morton wasting their time ordering excessive responses to trivial medical complaints, while an inattentively slow admission of a patient at Rampart Hospital leads to tragedy.

After being the center of practical jokes, John plans on getting his revenge. Dixie is worried about a student nurse, whose performance is below Dr. Brackett's standards & caused him to voice his displeasure. A man breaks his back falling off a tower. A woman fakes an illness. Dr. Early's stethoscope becomes lodged in his ear. A man brought into the hospital from a movie set is the first indication of an outbreak of botulism. A boy is trapped in a condemned building.

While the paramedics attempt to repair their malfunctioning truck themselves, a couple of hippies are found to have a form of anthrax.

Station 51 is assigned to fight up a wildfire. John and Roy protect an elderly woman with her sister, treat an injured firefighter, deliver a baby, catch a looter, and find a boy's lost dog. Dixie treats a boy with a broken arm.

John takes up photography and constantly pesters Roy for candid shots. The firemen assist a teenager suffering from smoke inhalation during a fire at a school he doesn't attend; he then becomes violent and attacks Dr. Brackett until Dr. Morton and the boy's mother calm him down. A woman is bitten by a scorpion, a fellow fireman mistakes a heart attack for stomach problems brought on by his chili, and a truck driver hauling dynamite is pinned in his vehicle when it catches fire. Dixie and Dr. Brackett assist in the delivery of a baby at a restaurant during their lunch hour.

The firemen plan to celebrate the imminent retirement of a martinet captain with a party, under the guise of throwing a farewell dinner. A model in a bear suit suffers from heat stroke during a promotion stunt. A bizarre family believes their sleeping mother is dead. The firemen rescue CHP officers from a helicopter.

Roy and Joanne appear on a TV quiz show. The firemen then respond to a liquor store shooting involving a policeman; another officer objects to the paramedics (before Dixie) treating the suspect. Dr. Brackett treats an abused child brought into Rampart, later the paramedics assist a man who inhaled too much nitrous oxide, treat a boy in anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, and aid the victims of a collision between a station wagon and a pickup truck carrying kerosene, causing a brush fire.

While Chet works on a used pair of skis, the paramedics handle matters such as a trapped man who may need his arm amputated, and dealing with a communications mishap.

John gets a credit card bill for $842 (should have been $8.42) after taking a girl on a date, and the station (and Dixie) hear all about it. The firemen rescue a young couple from a traffic accident; the boy has a spinal cord injury and the girl may be pregnant and Dr. Early is reluctant to take x-rays until her condition is determined. Later the paramedics help a woman that fell into an old well, a magician trapped in a safe, and a man trapped in an junkyard fire that turns explosive when stored ammunition starts going off.

The computer fouls up and Gage gets a check for thousands instead of for hundreds. A transient is injured in a car at a junkyard. A victim's dog causes problems. Two workers are trapped on a scaffold.

John delivers a cyanotic baby to Rampart, and Dixie congratulates him on his behalf. The firemen give Roy a bad time about his cooking. A boy gets his hand stuck in a vase; John rescues a kid in handcuffs. A man repairing a washer gets an electric shock. The paramedics rescue a man trapped on a crane. While trying to find an ice pack to give to Dr. Early, for the boy's hand, Dixie cautions a klutzy student nurse, Sharon Walters, not to run around in the hospital.