Black men in Pittsburgh were the first paramedics in the US | Life
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 22, 2024
Pittsburgh, Pa. — The first paramedics in the United States were group of black men in Pittsburgh who worked for the Freedom House Ambulance Service in the 1960s and 70s.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service, started in 1967, "laid the foundation for standard emergency treatments," according to the Senator John Heinz History Center.
"The team of mostly Black paramedics set the standard for emergency care not only for future Pittsburgh paramedics, but programs around the . . .
