Editing Third Watch (section)

==Conception==
John Wells had wanted to do a show about paramedics for some time due to his work on ''[[ER (TV Series)|ER]]'', but did not think he had enough material to make such a show. Ed Bernero, a former Chicago cop, had wanted to do a police drama partly based on his own experiences. The two worked together on the short-lived show ''[[Trinity (U.S. TV series)|Trinity]]'' and, after that show was cancelled, Wells asked Bernero if he wanted to co-create a show with him.<ref>{{cite web|last=Minds |first=Criminal |url=http://criminalmindswriters.blogspot.com/2008/01/edward-allen-bernero-third-watch.html |title=Edward Allen Bernero "Third Watch" Interview 2004 |publisher=Criminalmindswriters.blogspot.com |date=January 31, 2008 |access-date=2013-05-29}}</ref>

Originally, the show was only going to be about the police and paramedics, but firefighter [[Jimmy Doherty (Third Watch character)|Jimmy Doherty]] was added to the show after [[Eddie Cibrian]] auditioned for the role of Bosco. Cibrian lost out to [[Jason Wiles]], but because of the attention he received from women due to his good looks, the producers decided to put him in the show as a new character. Bernero reportedly commented that they did not have any firefighters, and the fire aspect of the show was added.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thirdwatch.net/forum//index.php?showtopic=11956&hl= |title=Third Watch Dot Net |publisher=Thirdwatch.net |access-date=2013-05-29}}</ref>