Kevin Hazzard

In 1968, twenty-four Black men led a revolution in emergency medicine.  This is the extraordinary story of the birth of the paramedic and the people who forever changed how we save lives.

In American Sirens, acclaimed journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard tells this dramatic story through the ascent of John Moon, an orphan who became a disillusioned young man until he found his calling among this new breed of rescuers.

Based on extensive archival research and new interviews with surviving paramedics, Hazzard delivers an inspiring story of a group who answered America's call for help and lifted up an entire community.