A Tribute to Film and TV First Responders

The City of Santa Clarita proudly thanks and supports the thousands of medical professionals and other first responders who call our area home. Our medical professionals work tirelessly to deliver everything from preventative care to life-saving treatments each and every day. While these individuals occupy offices, clinics and hospitals locally, a number of frontline workers and first responders on the small screen also occasionally work out of Santa Clarita.
On both “9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star,” two emergency services-centric television shows on Fox, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers work in concert to help victims who have suffered a wide range of maladies. The shows follow the fictional Fire Station 118 in Los Angeles (“9-1-1”) and Fire Station 126 in Austin, Texas (“9-1-1: Lone Star”), named perhaps for Santa Clarita’s two nearest east-west State Routes. Through the course of these two shows, viewers are sure to recognize a few locations in the Santa Clarita Valley where the quick thinking of firefighters, paramedics and other first responders saves lives.
Like the Boys and Girls Club, which can be seen in the premiere episode (“Under Pressure”) of the second season of “9-1-1.” After the team with Station 118 spends the episode tending to all types of incidents – from treating casualties at the scene of a bus crash to helping a man who has been injured by an antique grenade – a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Los Angeles. In the aftermath, viewers will recognize shots of Santa Clarita.
In the sixth episode of season six (“Tomorrow”), Hen, played by Aisha Hinds, responds to the scene of an explosion at a laboratory. A paramedic studying to become a doctor, Hen uses her skills and quick decision-making ability to save lives in the field, including by reviving a patient who was struck by the blast and stabilizing her for transport to the hospital. This fast-paced and emotional episode features major scenes filmed at RAH Industries, which is located on the corner of Avenue Scott and Avenue Rockefeller in Valencia.
“9-1-1: Lone Star” may be set in Texas, but this spin-off follows the original by filming a wide range of scenes in the Santa Clarita Valley. In the first season, a tornado rips through Austin and the Station 126 crew hurries to save citizens in danger. However, eagle-eyed viewers will notice that the aftermath of this Austin, Texas tornado looks an awful lot like Alderbrook Drive in Newhall.
The second season of “Lone Star” featured filming at Valencia Country Club, where golfers in the rain were struck by lightning. Additionally, filming at a local movie ranch saw the team deal with the challenges caused by a helicopter crash and an ensuing fire.
Santa Clarita continues to be a preferred filming location for some of television’s most-watched shows, including those that spotlight the dramatic – and very real – challenges faced by our medical professionals every day. You can learn more about shows and movies filmed in Santa Clarita by visiting www.FilmSantaClarita.com.

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