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, 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.

Schedule

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Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders

Sunday
Feb 9

11:30 pm

30 Minutes

Exploring the rise and fall of Freedom House Ambulance in Pittsburgh, America's first EMT service.
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Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders

Monday
Feb 10

3:30 am

30 Minutes

Exploring the rise and fall of Freedom House Ambulance in Pittsburgh, America's first EMT service.
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Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders

Monday
Feb 10

11:30 am

30 Minutes

Exploring the rise and fall of Freedom House Ambulance in Pittsburgh, America's first EMT service.
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Freedom House Ambulance: The First Responders

Saturday
Feb 15

1:30 pm

30 Minutes

Exploring the rise and fall of Freedom House Ambulance in Pittsburgh, America's first EMT service.

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