Code 3 – The Firefighters’ Podcast

The weekly podcast for and about firefighters, “Code 3” covers topics of interest to those in the fire service, 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. If you spend any time on Facebook, you’ve probably seen the videos posted by Fire Department Chronicles. If you haven’t, you need to. Go there right now and look them up. I’ll wait.The man behind these videos is Jason Patton. Jason’s covered a lot of ground on these videos, from whether TV shows about firefighters are realistic … what do YOU think he found? …to how to get fired. But the one that caught my attention most recently was one in which he critiqued a Wall Street Journal video about firefighting. It was titled, “The Five Things a Firefighter or Paramedic Won’t Tell You.” There’s link to it in the show notes. Jason set about correcting the record in his own..unique…way. Jason Patton is a career Firefighter and Paramedic who has worked for Riviera Beach, Florida, Fire Rescue for 11 years. He also works with a treatment center specializing in mental health and addiction for first responders. And he is the VP of Fire Department coffee. Support this podcast