As recently as 1965, if you had a medical emergency, the people who showed up at your door would be volunteer firefighters, police officers, or undertakers with a hearse. Today, the story of how a group of Black men from Pittsburgh changed that. Kevin Hazzard’s book is <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kevin-hazzard/american-sirens/9780306926075/?lens=hachette-books">American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics</a>.Say hello on <a href="https://twitter.com/CriminalShow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/">Instagram</a>. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, <a href="http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd">The Accomplice</a>. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: <a href="http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=222e220f7c&e=08e90c50c7">iTunes.com/CriminalShow</a>.Listen back through our archives at <a href="http://youtube.com/criminalpodcast">youtube.com/criminalpodcast</a>. We also make <a href="https://thisislovepodcast.com/">This is Love</a> and <a href="https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/">Phoebe Reads a Mystery</a>.Artwork by <a href="http://www.yssrs.com/">Julienne Alexander</a>.Episode transcripts are posted on <a href="https://thisiscriminal.com/">our website</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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