The First MMDCLXXVIII CDXIIDXIX (SOLVED)

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Instructions and rules for The First MMDCLXXVIII CDXIIDXIX hunt:

1. This is a totally armchair hunt. No travel is required.

2. Winner must have a US address.

3. Send your answer to me via messaging here on MW.

4. The correct solution will answer What? Where? When? and Who?

5. If you send in an incorrect answer, you must wait 12 hours before submitting another.

6. Feel free to message me with questions, comments or if you feel there is an error. Despite my best efforts, sometimes mistakes &/or typos do sneak in!

7. If you feel an image is not clear enough, let me know and I'll post a better individual image.

8. There is one prize for this hunt. The first correct answer within the time frame stated above will be the winner.

9. Have fun and Good Luck!

-FHH

Just a reminder: Although my hunt for the Masquerade Tribute hunt has been solved, a new hunt, Secrets of Past Treasures by The Puzzle Master will be released on June 20th. Prize valued at $400! If you've already donated your $19.79 to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, don't forget to check it out. If you haven't donated yet, here is your chance for another great hunt :-)

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Here is the link to the PDF: ibb.co/sy17ddW

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I received a question about the formatting of the title of the hunt. It is formatted correctly on the hunt page itself, but not on the subject line. I couldn't get the formatting to transfer over from the document where I copied it from.

The correct format has a line over the CDXII, as shown on the hunt page, but not over the remaining letters, DXIX.

Sorry for any confusion.

Let me know if you any other questions.

-FHH

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I had another question asking if everything on the page was relevant to the hunt, and the answer is yes, everything on the hunt page is a clue to the solution.

Oh, except whatever place is shown in the background of the car image. That is from a car ad, so I don't know where that is and it is not relevant to the solution.

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We have a winner!

Congratulations to digduffer, who was the first to send in the correct answer!

The solution and prize to come later today!

FHH

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Solution to the hunt:

What: Freedom House Ambulance, the first first responders
When: 6/16/68-10/15/75
Where: Hill District, Pittsburgh PA
Who: John Moon, EMT

Title: The First MMDCLXXVIII CDXIIDXIX (with a line over CDXII) =
The First 2678  412519 = The First 2678  4-1-25-19 = The First 2678 D-A-Y-S
THE FIRST 2678 DAYS = the number of days the ambulance was in service.
They were the FIRST first responders, so these were the FIRST 2678 DAYS of EMS as we know it.

Picture #1. Martin Luther King assassination, April 4, 1968 (+73 days = June 16, 1968)
Freedom House Ambulance's first run was on June 16, 1968

Picture #2. The dark squares between gauge markings =
3-1-13-5-1-8-5-1-4-15, 6 = CAME AHEAD OF ... Me (the gauge/ Gage) and Desoto
Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe portrayed LA County Firefighter/Paramedics John Gage and Roy DeSoto on the TV show, Emergency from 1972 to 1977.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service came before the TV show Emergency, and was the blueprint for the show, and for EMT and paramedic training programs ever since then.

Picture #3. Mountain Laurel = state flower of PA

Picture #4. Black & Gold = Pittsburgh colors

Picture #5. Billy Preston and Janis Ian =
They appeared together on the 1st episode of SNL on October 11, 1975 (+4 days = Oct 15, 1975)
Freedom House Ambulance's last run was on October 15, 1975, 4 days after that first SNL episode.

Picture #6. Moon with a 'healing hand' = EMT John Moon, who joined the Freedom House Ambulance in 1972 and stayed with it until it closed in 1975, then continued with the Pittsburgh EMS through 2009, retiring as the Assistant Chief of the EMS services.

Image #7. Map under images = Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers (in green) the Hill district of Pittsburgh (in orange) on white background = Colors of the ambulance: White, orange and green

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The prize for the hunt, a hand-made wood Emergency Medicine puzzle.

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Thanks everyone for tying your hand at my puzzle. This one went fast! 

I have already had two "Who Am I?" puzzles - "Who Am I?" and Who Am I? Part II". My next hunt will be another in this series, so feel free to find them in the archives for practice :-). It will be released in the first week of July, and I'll post the actual date about a week prior to it being released.

I hope to see you then!

-FHH

[stercox]

Congrats, Digduffer!!! WTG!!!

[puzzledrifter]

Great job!

[Jenny]

Congrats Digduffer!