Squad 51 is a 1972 Dodge D-300 truck, one of three identical body-style rescue squad vehicles ("squads" or squad truck) that were used in the filming of the television series Emergency!

1 day ago · Station 51 received a new engine early in its third season. Ward La France had done a large deal with the LACoFD, and they decided to donate a fire truck to Universal Studios for the show.

The “Squad 51” in the Los Angeles County Fire Museum is the last of three vehicles of that model used during the filming of Emergency!. The first was a 1972 D-300 1 ton truck cab and chassis. This squad appeared in the first two seasons. An identical 1973 …

Arguably the most famous scene from the series is the “roll-out” of Squad and Engine 51, making a left hand turn onto the streets out of Fire Station 127, set against the backdrop of freeway traffic.

Feb 21, 2021 · The actual Squad 51 lives at the Los Angeles County Fire Department Museum (not the same as LAFD) as Steve mentions. At one time, it made a coast-to-coast tour as a fund-raiser and promotion of the then-unveiled Emergency! exhibit at the Smithsonian.

Special Thanks to Los Angeles County Fire Museum and Wikipedia for the valuable information.

Apr 20, 2007 · This is a restored DODGE truck used in the TV show "Emergency" www.emergencyfans.com/ from 1972 - 1978. It is owned and maintained by the LA County Fire Museum in South Gate, CA. www.clafma.org/squad51.html.

May 7, 2024 · The centerpiece to the LA County Fire Museum collection is, of course, the fire engines and rescue truck featured in the television show “ Emergency! “. A few times, over the course of the first 2 seasons, Engine 51 was an old, open-compartment, 1965 Crown Firecoach Triple, seen with its counterpart from Station 36.

The first apparatus used as Engine 51 for Emergency! was a 1965 Crown Firecoach Triple. It has a pump producing 1,250 gallons per minute, a 935 cubic inch Hall-Scott gasoline engine producing 195 or 215 horsepower.

Apr 1, 2021 · Veteran fire service members who were active in the mid-1970s are familiar with the television show “Emergency.” Younger members have probably seen some of the reruns. As a result of “cord cutting,” I stumbled across a few reruns of the popular show.