Freedom House Ambulance: The FIRST Responders

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. Interviews include compelling reflections of surviving paramedics. 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. Interviews include compelling reflections of surviving paramedics. 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. Interviews include compelling reflections of surviving paramedics. 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. Interviews include compelling reflections of surviving paramedics.