Fraternal Assn. of Prof. Paramedics Local 1
Description: In 1967, Pittsburgh, 26 hardcore unemployable black men were taken off the inner-city streets and trained to become the first paramedics in the United States. The poverty program to rescue these men, in turn saved their community and the nation. �Only to be forgotten.�
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Over forty years ago, long before television ever dreamed of "Emergency", a quiet revolution was beginning in Pittsburgh PA. An audacious improbable experiment was begun. Over the ensuing years, it was to provide the national standards for pre-hospital emergency care. The experiment went by the name of "Freedom House Ambulance Service" and embodied the disparate dreams of several dozen people. In 1967 Phillip Hallen advanced the idea of high quality emergency medical service. Phillip was president of the Ma
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Fraternal Assn. of Prof. Paramedics Local 1