The following is a list of episodes of the CBS television series Rescue 911. Unless indicated, segment titles are as they appeared in 1990s TV listings (e.g., as compiled by Fancast) when the show aired in syndication. Titles denoted with an asterisk (*) were obtained from other sources and may be incorrect. Production numbers are according to the United States Copyright Office.
Series overview
Episodes Specials (1989) Special #1 (April 18, 1989) Pilot Episode The segments may not have been presented in the order listed Title Event date Event location Description External links"Church Bus"July 17, 1987Comfort, TexasHelicopters attempt to rescue a bus load of children stranded in the flooded Guadalupe River.Location of Guadalupe River on Google Street View"Houston Trauma Docu"Houston, TexasA stabbing victim and a baby injured in a car crash are treated at Ben Taub General Hospital (Docu segment).Location of Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital on Google Street View"Arlington" (aka "Arlington 9-1-1")December 14, 1988Arlington, TexasA girl calls 911 as her father and brother struggle with an armed intruder."Baby Fire Rescue"February 9, 1989Washington, D.C.When a babysitter's apartment catches fire while she has eight babies under her care, she has to throw the babies out the third-floor window to safety.Location of the apartment fire
Special #2 (May 9, 1989) Second Pilot Episode Title Event date Event location Description External links"Icy River"December 4, 1987Moorhead, MinnesotaA boy falls into the frozen Red River of the North.Location of Red River of the North (approximate location of incident) on Google Street View AP News article (December 17, 1987) about incident
Deseret News article (February 26, 1989) about incident"911 Arsonist"January 29, 1989Houston, TexasA youth sets a house on fire, then calls 911 repeatedly to taunt the police."Highway Hero"March 23, 1987Timonium, MarylandA high-speed chase occurs on Interstate 83 when a suicidal woman speeds head-on into oncoming traffic, and a patrolman throws his life in the balance to save innocent drivers.Approximate location of mile marker 71 on I-70 West (where high-speed chase ended) on Google Street View
Article from The Washington Post (March 25, 1987) about incident
AP News article (December 17, 1987) about Leona B. Hann's case
Article from The Washington Post (March 16, 1989) about incident and re-enactment"Sudden Death"1989Houston, TexasHouston paramedics respond to calls involving patients in cardiac arrest (Docu segment)."Dog Rescue"July 31, 1987Chesterfield, VirginiaAn 8-year-old girl is abducted and stabbed while fishing, and rescuers use dogs to track her down. Actress Hillary Bost played abducted girl Joanna Chinnis (Reaired on Episode 1.13 on December 12, 1989)
Season 1 (1989–90) Season 1 consists of 30 episodes (29 original episodes and 1 compilation episode), also Episodes #107-#108, #107 "Flooded Cave" and #108 "Miami cops Docu" has deleted scenes shown only in the intro, not in the actual segment/s.
Episode 1.1 (September 5, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Arroyo Boy"June 10, 1988Albuquerque, New MexicoA teenage boy is swept into a floodwater channel while skateboarding, and a firefighter gets swept away trying to save him.Location of floodwater channel at Matheson Park on Google Street View"Parachute"April 17, 1987Coolidge, ArizonaDebbie Williams, a sky diver, collides in mid-air with another sky diver and is knocked unconscious.Approximate location where Debbie Williams hit the ground on Google Street View AP News article (April 23, 1987) about incident
Los Angeles Times article (May 10, 1987) about incident"Supermarket Hostage"August 1, 1987Elkhart, IndianaEmployees and customers at a supermarket are taken hostage during a robbery."New York City Docu"July 4, 1989Bronx, New YorkNew York City firefighters respond to a fire on the Fourth of July (Docu segment)."911 Birth"May 16, 1989Cobb County, GeorgiaA woman gives birth while home with her younger daughter.
Episode 1.2 (September 12, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Dames Point Bridge"May 15, 1989Jacksonville, FloridaA cherry picker being used for an inspection of the Dames Point Bridge fails, leaving one inspector in the river, another hanging from his harness and two more trapped in the bucket.Location of Dames Point Bridge on Google Street View"CPR Baby"May 16, 1988Xenia, OhioAn infant stops breathing following a seizure."Conrail Train"May 1, 1989Ramsey, New JerseyTwo young boys are nearly hit by a train while playing on the tracks.Location of train tracks (approximate location of incident) on Google Street View"Maryland Med (Chad)"Baltimore, MarylandA teenager is in a car crash (Docu Segment).Location of crash on Google Street View"Pool Electrocution"May 27, 1989Houston, TexasA 16-year-old gets electrocuted while cleaning his pool when his vacuum pole touches a power line.
Episode 1.3 (September 19, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Player Down"November 7, 1986Springdale, ArkansasA 17-year-old high school student suffers a heart attack during a football game, causing the game to be suspended.Location of Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium at Springdale High School on Google Street View"Air Five"July 1, 1989Los Angeles, CaliforniaA helicopter crew aids a man who fell off a cliff (Docu Segment)."American River"1982American River, CaliforniaA man is pinned underwater by a boulder while prospecting.Approximate location of incident on American River on Google Street View"Landing Gear"March 12, 1985St. Augustine, FloridaA plane's landing gear gets jammed.Location of Northeast Florida Regional Airport on Google Street View"Remorseful Burglar"May 19, 1989Los Angeles, CaliforniaA burglar gets trapped inside a glass store and has to call 911 to get help.
Episode 1.4 (September 26, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"St. Jays River"October 21, 1987Elkhart, IndianaA girl driving with her mother in a vehicle with an automatic transmission and a learner's permit crashes into a river, and a man risks his life to save them.Approximate location of crash on Google Street View"911 Lansing Stabbing"October 16, 1988Lansing, MichiganA burglar stabs a woman when she returns home."River Raft"May 24, 1989Hamilton, OhioA teenage rafter becomes trapped after his raft capsizes.Approximate location of incident on Great Miami River on Google Street ViewPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThree patients await organ transplants at Presbyterian-University Hospital (Docu segment).Location of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian Hospital on Google Street View"Storm Drain Girl"June 26, 1989Houston, TexasA 7-year-old girl is swept into a storm drain during Tropical Storm Allison.
Episode 1.5 (October 3, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Shaft Toddler"April 24, 1986Colts Neck Township, Monmouth County, New JerseyA young boy is trapped in a deep shaft."Easter Hunt"March 25, 1989Glamis, CaliforniaRelatives and others, including pilot Zoey Tur, use a helicopter to search for a man needing a kidney transplant in a large RV campsite. "Furnace Fire"June 21, 1988Calhan, ColoradoA man's furnace develops a propane leak and explodes when he tries to light it, severely burning him and his two children."Swamp Save"August 11, 1988Baton Rouge, LouisianaA truck driver on Interstate 10 falls through the windshield of his truck and into the Atchafalaya Swamp after he crashes on a slippery highway.Approximate location of crash on Google Street View
Episode 1.6 (October 10, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Pool Child"Summer 1988New Iberia, LouisianaA boy gets his arm stuck in a pool drain and a lifeguard must perform CPR underwater."Atlanta Fire"June 30, 1989Atlanta, GeorgiaA fire in a high-rise office building.Location of Peachtree 25th office building on Google Street View AP News article (July 3, 1989) about fire"911 Break-In Boy"June 6, 1986Salinas, CaliforniaA boy calls 911 while he and his sister hide from an intruder."Baltimore Cops"February 18, 1989Baltimore, MarylandA man is murdered in a restaurant (Docu segment).Location of Yellow Bowl Restaurant on Google Street View"Highway Hero"March 23, 1987Timonium, MarylandA high-speed chase on Interstate 83 (repeat from the second pilot episode).
Episode 1.7 (October 17, 1989) Portions of this episode were preempted for CBS News coverage of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. It first aired in full on December 5, 1989. Title Event date Event location Description External links"Flooded Cave"July 1, 1985Marion Township, Lawrence County, IndianaA young man is trapped for 3 days in a cave in Spring Mill State Park.Location of Donaldson Cave (approximate location of incident) at Spring Mill State Park on Google Street View"SF Neonatal Docu"March 1989San Francisco, CaliforniaPremature twins are treated at a perinatal hospital (Docu segment).Location of UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion on Google Street ViewFebruary 12, 1989San Dimas, CaliforniaThe owner of a trucking business is robbed of the cash he kept in a safe in his home in the presence of his family.San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco firefighters respond to an apartment fire (Docu segment)April 30, 1988Hayward, CaliforniaAn owner of a bowling alley saves a young girl who is attacked by a child molester.
Episode 1.8 (October 24, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Feed-Bin Boy"June 3, 1989South Franklin Township, PennsylvaniaA toddler falls into a feed chute and suffocates."Police Quagmire"October 14Baltimore, MarylandFollowing a high-speed chase and foot pursuit, an officer gets stuck in a swamp."Smoke-Filled House"December 1986Olympia, WashingtonA woman is trapped in her burning house.Miami, FloridaRide-along with a Miami undercover cop (Docu segment)."Icy River"December 4, 1987Moorhead, MinnesotaA boy falls into the frozen Red River of the North (Repeat from second pilot episode).
Episode 1.9 (October 31, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"911 Rifle"August 1, 1989Indianapolis, IndianaA boy accidentally shoots his friend's sister with a rifle. Article from The Indianapolis Star about incident and re-enactment"Double Football Player"May 27, 1989Murfreesboro, TennesseeFormer NFL player Jerry Anderson dies while saving a boy from drowning.Location of west fork of Stones River (approximate location of incident) on Google Street ViewOctober 26, 1987Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaA 16-year-old boy home sick from school helps the woman living above him rescue her two small children when the apartment catches fire."Sudden Death"1989Houston, TexasHouston paramedics respond to calls involving patients in cardiac arrest (Docu segment) (repeated from second pilot episode).
Episode 1.10 (November 7, 1989) Title Event date Event location Description External links"Funny Car"July 22, 1989Denver, ColoradoDrag racer Don Gay Jr.'s funny car explodes during a race.Location of Bandimere Speedway on Google Street View"Infrared"July 18, 1989Fort Worth, TexasPolice helicopter uses flir device to track a fleeing burglar."Dirt Bike Boy"August 16, 1989Amarillo, TexasA boy loses control of his dirt bike and falls off a 30-foot cliff, and his twin brother treats him while their father tries to get help."Stranded Octos"January 19, 1989Charleston, South CarolinaAn elderly couple on a fishing trip become lost at sea for five days after their boat breaks down, eventually being rescued after the Coast Guard stumbles across them during a drill.Location of Charleston Yacht Club (at George M. Lockwood Municipal Marina) on Google Street View
Approximate location on Bay Point Island where elderly couple was found on Google Street View
Episode 1.11 (November 14, 1989)