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Find out what Firefighters are made of! This podcast pulls back the
curtain and shows you what goes into the making of a Firefighter.
We talk about the how and why of each guest's journey to the job,
what challenges they have faced overall and how they made it
through them, the struggles they see for our service and their
ideas on how each of us can help ground and progress the job, as
well as what keeps them inspired and motivated. You will be getting
to know your family better. 'Multiple Calls' is a phrase that
catches a Firefighter's attention because it signifies that there
is a strong possibility that what we are responding to is
legitimate and will require us to be at our best. It is also what
experience is made of. We're going to be at our best to capture
your attention with legitimate stories and enrich our experience of
this unique and amazing job. I'm a 23 year, second-generation
Firefighter working for a Department in Southern Ontario, Canada,
with around 400 suppression personnel, 13 stations and 18
apparatus. I spent the first half of my career at a Technical
Rescue station, six years working as a primary care medic, 3 years
instructing as a Fire Training Officer, and had the honour and
pleasure of co-leading our Peer Support Team for over a decade.
When I first joined, we were a lot smaller and the Senior
Firefighter on the truck with me for my first shift had been on
longer than I had been alive. Outside of what he and many others
taught me about the job, he recommended that I start a journal of
all the calls and happenings around the hall so that one day I'd
have the makings of a book. He was right, but unfortunately, of all
the things I heeded and applied, that wasn't one of them. The point
being, there are stories to tell and we all carry them; about us as
individuals, as crews, as platoons, and as a Department. The wisdom
and instruction about how to do the job are crucial, but the
experiences and stories also help to shape our character and our
Fire Family as a whole. Stories are important. Through
story-telling, we find comfort in what connects us and expand our
minds through our differences. I've come late to the party when it
comes to podcasts. A move in the summer of 2017 that involves an
hour plus commute, opened up the opportunity to fill that time with
some quality content. I've been inspired by a number of podcasts
and listed the fire-related ones on the Multiple Calls Website in
the Resources section along with books, Facebook pages, websites,
literature, and videos. You can also find a running list of those
in the Fire Service at large that deserve our respect and
acknowledgment for their efforts to keep us grounded and
progressing, in the Credits section. Please message me if you want
me to add someone. We get to know each other very well in this line
of work. From all that we experience together, we create strong
bonds, and we use deeply meaningful words like Family and
Brotherhood to describe them. As shift schedules, generations,
where we choose to live, our societal norms, and the size of our
departments change, our view of the importance and tradition of the
Fire Service Family and Brotherhood can be challenged, strained and
at risk of being lost. This would be incredibly sad, tragic, and
detrimental. We need to continue to invest in each other and learn
and participate in each other's stories. Much Love, Scott
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