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In 1967, Pittsburgh's inner city produced America’s first EMT service. Comprised solely of Black men and women recruited from the city’s Hill District neighborhood, the paramedics of Freedom House Ambulance became trailblazers in providing pre-hospital and CPR care. Their groundbreaking work became the basis for all paramedics training in the country.

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Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders
Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders
Discover the story of America’s first EMT service from Pittsburgh's inner city.
Special: 28:29
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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