Carson in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Robert A. Cinader

Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 1, 2001

1. Robert A. Cinader Marker

Inscription.
Robert A. Cinader's involvement with the Los Angeles County Fire Department began in 1971 when he filmed a pilot television movie about the county's fledgling paramedic program.

"Emergency" aired in 1972 and ran as a prime time show for five years with a weekly audience of 13 million people. The show brought attention and acclaim to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

More importantly, it showed public officials across the nation that lives could be saved by local paramedic programs. As a result, Bob Cinader can be credited for making significant contributions to improving emergency medical services.

His involvement and commitment was so intense and his study of emergency services so thorough he became an expert in the field. In 1975, he was appointed to the county's Emergency Medical Services Commission where he served until his death in 1982.

In recognition of his extraordinary public service, on May 28, 1985, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pay special tribute to Bob Cinader by naming Fire Station 127 in Carson, which was used in the filming of "Emergency", in his honor.

Peter F. Schabarum
Supervisor, First District Kenneth

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Hahn - Supervisor, Second District • Edmund D. Edelman - Supervisor, Third District • Deane Dana - Supervisor, Fourth District • Michael D. Antonovich - Fifth District

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Entertainment • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1914.

Location. 33° 49.47′ N, 118° 14.301′ W. Marker is in Carson, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on East 223rd Street 0.1 miles east of Wilmington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2049 East 223rd Street, Carson CA 90745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this

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via Mubi, unknown

2. Robert A. Cinader

marker, measured as the crow flies: Jose Rizal (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wilmington Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Banning Residence Museum (approx. 2.6 miles away); First United States Air Meet (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rancho Los Cerritos (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Banning Residence Museum (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. John’s Episcopal Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Square Base Linotype Machine (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carson.

Also see . . .
1. Robert A. Cinader. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 25, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Emergency!. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Robert A. Cinader Memorial Fire Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 1, 2001

3. Robert A. Cinader Memorial Fire Station

Fire Station 127 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 1, 2001

4. Fire Station 127

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2011. This page has been viewed 5,560 times since then and 291 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2020, by Tom Marinello of Carson, California. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2. submitted on February 25, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.