Call Residue Podcast

Two days on shift sounds like a schedule. It’s actually a lifestyle that reaches into your kitchen, your sleep, your parenting, and your marriage. I’m Jake, a firefighter paramedic, and I’m joined by my wife, Kristie, to tell the truth about what our home life looks like from both sides of the job, with the unfiltered details that never made it into any academy lecture.

We talk through the practical reality of a 48/96 schedule: meal prep, packing bedding and backup uniforms, shift change, station moves, and how mandatory overtime can flip a plan in second...

The first time you watch a CPR end in death, the hard part is not only what happened on scene. It is the ride back, the silence, and the moment you realize nobody taught you where to put any of it.

I’m Jake, a firefighter paramedic with 16 years in fire and EMS, and Call Residue starts with the story I still remember from being a brand-new volunteer at 25. I talk about why first responders lean on dark humor, why the culture pushes us to compartmentalize, and how that “keep moving” mindset can quietly turn into PTSD, burnou...

I’m Jake Kelly, a firefighter-paramedic in fire and EMS, and I’m building Call Residue for the parts of this work that don’t fade when the shift ends. I share why I’m doing this, what I’ve lived through, and why I believe you’re not alone in sobriety, trauma, and hard lessons.  

 turning a lifelong stutter into a reason to speak  introducing my background in fire, EMS, and recovery   focusing on sobriety struggles in paid and volunteer first responder   roles   naming job trauma and the “dark place” many people hide   protecting privacy with true stories and changed details...