Episode 328

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4th May 2023

"The Call We Carry" with Cody Shea

We’ve talked several times on this show about PTSD and its effects on firefighters. It’s a serious problem, one that affects nearly 40 percent of first responders.

On this edition of Code 3, we’re going to talk about a documentary available on YouTube that brings the problem home in a very impactful way.

It's titled, “The Call We Carry: Confronting PTSD in the Fire Service.”

It’s quite a good documentary, packing a lot into just over an hour of screen time, and winning some prestigious film festival awards.

The film was produced and directed by firefighter-paramedic Cody Shea. He’s been with the Tacoma, Washington Fire Department since 2018.

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Code 3 - The Firefighters Podcast
Informing and Entertaining Firefighters from Coast to Coast
The podcast for and about firefighters, "Code 3" covers topics of interest to those in the fire service, in about 20 minutes, through interviews with those who know it best. From Chiefs to Probies, Engineers to Firefighters, and Paramedics to EMTs, award-winning journalist Scott Orr talks with them all.
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