Let me be clear: you don’t get to call yourself a first responder just because you applied for the job. You earn that title—day by day, test by test, mistake by mistake. It all starts and ends with proper training. Not just the drills. Not just the certifications. But the character you build when no one’s watching. The way you push your limits, stay coachable, listen to sound instruction and commit to excellence before anyone…
Why We Show Up You don’t stumble into the first responder’s life. You get called to it. Sometimes that call is loud—a siren in your soul that says, “This is what I was made for.” Maybe it’s a bell beneath your pillow that wakes you up at night. Other times, it’s a whisper that grows over time. But every first responder I know has felt it: that pull toward service, that instinct to run toward…
Ray Schufford, retired hero and founder of 2 The Next Shift, joins DWD’s first podcast to discuss challenges faced by first responders and how that platform can bring much needed healing.
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