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Emergency! at the Fair: Johnny Gage and Truck Staffing
I was already interested in the fire service when Emergency! came on TV in 1972. Still, I am sure there are a fair amount of people who were inspired to become paramedics and firefighters by the show. Last weekend, Emergency! star Randolph Mantooth was in town. Mantooth appeared at IAFF Local 2068’s booth during Celebrate Fairfax. Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics Communications Director Joel Kobersteen provided the picture below.
For those who don’t know, Mantooth played firefighter/paramedic Johnny Gage.
Family obligations kept me from Celebrate Fairfax. But if I had been there, I wouldn’t have had to go far to meet Randolph Mantooth. Local 2068’s booth was right next door the 9News Now booth.
So much for the trivial. The real purpose of Local 2068’s booth is to educate the public in its efforts to increase staffing on truck companies. Mike Mohler and company have been working hard to make the days of 3 firefighters on truck a thing of the past.
But if the past is your thing, check out this: www.emergencyfans.com .
