Stories From the Road: First Responder Stories Podcast
1) FF Brian - "Stepping Away"
Send us a text “One thing I kind of regret doing, looking back now, is when everyone’s asking, 'Hey, are you good?' is saying, 'Yes, I’m fine.'” - Firefighter Brian When Firefighter Brian joined the f...Show More
2) Division Chief Ashley - "Proving Myself"
Send us a text "It’s not coming in with a chip on your shoulder and feeling like you have to prove something. It’s not being something that you’re not. It's really accepting who you are, what you brin...Show More
3) Firefighter/Paramedic Robbie - "Fit for Duty"
Send us a text "And I looked at my Lieutenant and the time and I said, 'How is this so normal? Like, we’re that desensitized to this. There's a human life on the other end of that headline—somebody th...Show More
4) Bonus Episode - Jillian Crane - "First Responders Children’s Foundation"
Send us a text "Life leads you in directions you never expect." – CEO Jillian Crane In the wake of 9/11, more than 800 children lost a first responder parent. From that unimaginable loss came a missio...Show More
5) Lieutenant Bella Lexi - "Exposed"
Send us a text “You know, I went from one of the most hated professions in the country right now – being a police officer – to the second most hated which is being a porn star. And how dare I work in ...Show More
6) Captain Heather - "Resilience"
Send us a text “Let’s not mince words: no matter what, as a first responder you may not be having trauma in your personal life, but you are part of everybody else’s trauma that you respond to.” – Capt...Show More
7) Former Deputy Bridgett - "Harassment"
“I never reported the things that were happening to me. I wanted so bad for people to respect me as a deputy sheriff, as an operator, as a narcotics investigator, and I realized that it was just not g...Show More
8) PFC Murph - "Leaving the Job Behind"
“I made the conscious decision that I wanted to put my family first, and that is – it’s so important in our profession that you do that, because you need to give your best at home and, you know, do yo...Show More
9) Coordinator Mindy - "The Derecho"
“And the instant thought I had was, ‘I hope we don’t have catastrophic injuries. I hope we don’t have any deaths, because we are now on an island. The people to the west of us are being hit by this, p...Show More
10) CO Wayne - "Career Ending"
“It was a hard pill to swallow. And […] it was one of these deals that if you was gonna retire, you know, you got that retirement date, you go have your little retirement party and everybody pats you ...Show More