Multiple Calls Podcast

About Multiple Calls Podcast

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 progress in 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 25-year second-generation Firefighter working for a Department in Southern Ontario, Canada, with around 400 suppression personnel, 13 stations and 26 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

Publisher

Firefighting Podcast

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Feb 2018

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

17 of 140 episodes have a transcript.

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   4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 138 - Julian Serrano

   Host [Host Name] interviews Julian Serrano, a firefighter and founder of Prepared To Fight Fire, about overcoming personal challenges to build a career and a company focused on firefighter fitness and leadership.

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   13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 137 - Bridget Truxillo

   Host [Host Name] interviews Bridget Truxillo, former Deputy Sheriff and founder of Lady Law Shield, about her journey to support law enforcement officers through legal services.

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   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 136 - Joseph Bonanno

   Host [Host Name] interviews USAF veteran and FDNY Firefighter Joseph Bonanno about his journey of healing and advocacy after loss, offering insights into mental health and resilience.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 138 - Julian Serrano

Published 4 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And when we talk about work on the fire ground, it's really, if we translate it to fitness, it's full body training. You're using really every muscle and you're using it repetitively on top of you're using the biggest muscle, that's your heart, right? You're working, right? So it's not only a matter of that muscle endurance, but it's also that cardiovascular conditioning and then being able to maintain a high heart rate while also being able to maintain a high repetition of your basic fundamental movements, right? Push-ups, pull-ups, burpees, sit-ups, lunges, All of those translate to firefighting because of the demand that those muscles require doing it consistently over and over and over again over time. […]

Who has been a guest on Multiple Calls Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Julian Serrano
• Bridget Truxillo
• Joseph Bonanno
• Rob Wiggins
• Phil Montgomery

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

436,350,783

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

60 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

57 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

92

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Books guests

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