California Connected

24 Hours on Skid Row

By California Connected
May 12, 2006 8:31 AM


Firefighters call it the "Big Screen": the front door to Los Angeles Fire Station #9, through which firemen have watched a human tragedy unfold for years. Station #9 sits in the middle of the country's gravest homeless problem--Los Angeles' skid row.

Get a firsthand look at just how dire the situation is as we follow firefighter and paramedic Dave Chavez on his daily calls.

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