One of the things I like about the Emergency episode "Equipment" is that we get to see the LA County Fire Department Headquarters, including the dispatch center and dispatcher Sam Lanier.
This episode was directed by Kevin Tighe. I wonder if it was Kevin's idea to include these scenes? It's much more interesting than a shot of the station's speaker when they get a call from Dispatch.
Sam Lanier was the voice of the LA County Fire Department dispatch on Emergency, but I think this is the first episode where we get to see him. Correction: We first see him in "Stewardess," the first episode of Season 5.
Sam was a real-life dispatcher for LA County. According to an article reprinted on emergencyfans.com, Sam worked as a dispatcher from 1958 to 1977. He later worked as a Fire Safety Adviser to film production companies in the Los Angeles area, until his sudden death in 1997.