Because of the greater scope of its format , '' Emergency ! '' was a full-hour series , whereas both '' Dragnet '' and '' Adam-12 '' were half-hour shows . Actual local disasters were worked into some story lines , such as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake which destroyed the newly completed Olive View Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley ; and the 1973 " Crenshaw Fire " brush fire on the Palos Verdes Peninsula
1971 Sylmar earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
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