Rescue 8

Season 2

The experiences of two rescue specialists with the L.A. County Fire Department, whose job is to rescue people from dangerous, life-threatening situations (car accidents, cave-ins, stranded hikers, capsized boaters, etc.). This show predates the better known Emergency! (1972) by almost 15 years.

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34 Episodes

  • Suitcase Fireman
    E1
    Suitcase FiremanThe Rescue 8 team attempt to rescue a man who, beaten and unconscious, is trapped on a girder next to a blazing furnace.
  • The Rock Prison
    E2
    The Rock PrisonAn adventure club member becomes trapped inside a cave while trying to reach a flashlight that was dropped. No firemen can fit in the tight space to free the man so a call is put out to any member of the public who is good health, 5 feet tall and no more than 100 pounds. After a few civilian males try and fail, a female trapeze artist is able to dislodge enough rocks from around the trapped victim to allow Wes and Skip to pull the man to safety.
  • Fools Gold
    E3
    Fools GoldFour thieves attempt to rob a safe at a grain elevator company. When one of the thieves lights a cigarette, there is a dust explosion. Wes and Skip must devise a plan to rescue the plant guard who was overcome by the thieves and dumped into a shaft, his son and any of the thieves that survived the blast.
  • Paid in Full
    E4
    Paid in FullWes and Skip must rescue a gangster who has threatened a friend's life.
  • Dangerous Salvage
    E5
    Dangerous SalvageThe Rescue 8 team attempts to rescue trapped in the hold of the ship he was attempting to salvage.
  • 3 Mile Bomb
    E6
    3 Mile BombThe Rescue 8 team attempts to rescue a truck driver pinned in his cab while deadly butane gas leaks from the wrecked tanker.
  • Not for Glory
    E7
    Not for Glorykip attempts to rescue a souvenir hunter who becomes trapped.
  • Forced Landing
    E8
    Forced LandingWhile off duty, Wes, Skip, their friend who is an airplane pilot and his son fly their 4 seat propeller plane to a secluded place for a hunting trip. With no radio or any means of communication, the men plan on a peaceful hunting trip until the pilot gets bit by a snake & ultimately has a heart attack. Wes & skip who realize their dire situation give the pilots son the encouragement he needs to use his limited flying ability to save his father by flying them all to safety.
  • Smashout
    E9
    SmashoutA prison inmate fakes a heart attack so he can escape and talk his wife out of divorcing him. He takes Wes and Skip along as hostages.
  • Runaway
    E10
    RunawayA boy runs away into the woods and is confronted by an escaped lion which forces him to take refuge in a tree.
  • The Third Strike
    E11
    The Third StrikeA baseball player loses consciousness when he is hit by a wild pitch. When he wakes up in the clubhouse a short time later he is in shock with short term amnesia. Being afraid and not knowing why he's there, he attacks a policeman and takes his gun. He then flees to the top of the stadium light tower to hold off his pursuers. Wes and skip must devise a plan to get this ball player to give up the gun and get him down safely.
  • Pitfall
    E12
    PitfallA pretty teenager with a crush on Wes tries to get him to rescue her by climbing atop a gas tank. Her boyfriend, not realizing her intentions, tries to rescue her and becomes trapped as a result.
  • Heat Wave
    E13
    Heat WaveThe Rescue 8 team must come to the aid of two men trapped above a vat acid that's ready to explode.
  • The Birdman
    E14
    The BirdmanBroken-jawed young man in a crashed helicopter is unable to tell rescuers of his professor, who crashed in a bird suit on another hill.
  • The Collision
    E15
    The CollisionWes and Skip must rescue a woman trapped behind her steering wheel after a car wreck.
  • Leap of Life
    E16
    Leap of LifeWes and Skip join a team of Indian firemen to battle a forest fire.
  • The Squatters
    E17
    The SquattersThe Rescue 8 team comes to the aid of a frightened backwoods couple.
  • Backfire
    E18
    BackfireA wealthy playboy enters a risky cross-country car race at his press agent's request, but wrecks his car in the mountains and Wes and Skip must rescue him before his car goes off the edge of a cliff.
  • High Explosive
    E19
    High ExplosiveA spoiled rich kid, attempting to escape the police, hides in the back of a truck full of combustible nitrate. When the truck wrecks, Wes and Skip must rescue him before the chemical explodes.
  • Add a Pinch of Death
    E20
    Add a Pinch of DeathThree scientists are trapped when their laboratory explodes. Wes and Skip must extract them before the building collapses.
  • Ten Minutes to Doomsday
    E21
    Ten Minutes to DoomsdayWes and Skip assist a demolition expert investigate the destruction of recently constructed buildings.
  • Square Triangle
    E22
    Square TriangleWes and Skip come to the aid of an asthma victim trapped beneath a rotting pier.
  • Ti-Ling
    E23
    Ti-LingA Chinese girl, stung by her father's refusal to let his daughter to marry into a family who no longer follow ancient customs, attempts suicide by blowing up her father's restaurant. The Rescue 8 team attempts to dig her out from the building wreckage.
  • Lifeline
    E24
    Lifelinehen an elderly lighthouse keeper's hand is trapped in the beacon's machinery, Wes and Skip brave a violent storm to rescue the keeper and repair the lighthouse.
  • High Lonely
    E25
    High LonelyThe Rescue 8 team is called when a night watchman attempts to replace the burned out aircraft warning light on top of a smokestack and he accidentally kicks away the ladder.
  • Comeback
    E26
    ComebackWhen an retired actor becomes trapped on the top floor of his dilapidated mansion, Wes and Skip come to the rescue.
  • Quicksand
    E27
    QuicksandThe Rescue 8 team must find a truck driver buried under a tons of sand.
  • Breakdown
    E28
    BreakdownWhen an emotionally disturbed man is buried under his family's garage, the Rescue 8 team is called to pull him from the collapsed building.
  • School for Violence
    E29
    School for ViolenceWes and Skip come to the aid of a high school principal who is being attacked by a gang of youthful gang.
  • The Devil's Cavern
    E30
    The Devil's CavernThe missions of a rescue squad of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
  • 13 Stories Up
    E31
    13 Stories UpWes and Skip attempt to rescue three men trapped in a burning building's elevator.
  • Deep Danger
    E32
    Deep DangerFleeing a burglar, a door-to-door saleswoman falls into an abandoned well.
  • I Don't Remember
    E33
    I Don't RememberWes helps the police locate the bank robber who knocked Skip unconscious.
  • Second Team
    E34
    Second TeamAngry that he wasn't put in command of the Rescue 8 squad during Wes's absence, Skip acts insubordinately towards his new commander with disastrous results.

 

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