On March 27, 2002, the special non-fiction episode "In Their Own Words" which told the real stories of the police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency services personnel, and their families in the aftermath of 9/11/01, received the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. The 100th episode was shot as a series of 10 minute continuous takes. In early episodes, the fire house has a Dalmatian called "Mantooth", named after Randolph Mant ...[Read Story ]