Rescue 8: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A two-person rescue squad was the premise of this syndicated action series, based on cases filed by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Wes Cameron and Skip Johnson faced such precarious situations as saving a woman who fell into an abandoned well, a man caught in a building collapse and a man trapped in a mine. Patty Johnson was Skip's wife, who just wished her husband had a safer job.

Series details

• Title: Rescue 8
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action
• Premiere date: 1958-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1958-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62295
• IMDb ID: tt0051307
• TVDB ID: 365242

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Davis — Wes Cameron
• Lang Jeffries — Skip Johnson
• Nancy Rennick — Patty Johnson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1958-09-23; final listed air date 1958-09-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rescue 8 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.