Cole Tanner

After the Sirens

Society EN ↓ 3 episodes

After the Sirens shares the real stories that begin when the calls end — told by a retired firefighter/paramedic who’s seen both sides of the radio. It’s about PTSD, resilience, dark humor, and finding meaning after years of chaos. Honest, raw, and sometimes funny, these are stories of mental health, service, and life after the sirens stop.

Author

Cole Tanner

Episodes

Between the Tones — Episode 3: Life After the Call 31.10.2025 3:34

Between calls, the world slows down — coffee brews, sarcasm flies, and the weight of the last run quietly fades. Cole Tanner looks at the life that happens in the silence between chaos — the laughter, the boredom, and the moments that remind us why we stayed.

After the Sirens — Episode 1: The Door Cracked Open 23.10.2025 5:32

Thirty years of lights, sirens, and long nights — and then one day, it’s quiet. In this first episode of After the Sirens , retired firefighter, paramedic, and flight medic Cole Tanner reflects on how the door first cracked open to the world beyond the job. It’s about what happens when the adrenaline fades, the station empties, and you’re left with the memories that never fully clock out. 🎧 Music...

After the Sirens — Episode 2: The Jaded Heart 23.10.2025 4:48

Some calls never really end. In this episode, retired firefighter, paramedic, and flight medic Cole Tanner talks about the crash that changed everything — and what it taught him about compassion fatigue, anger, and finding purpose again. It’s not about the motorcycle. It’s about the slow damage we don’t notice until it’s too late — and learning to keep showing up anyway. 📖 Psalm 73:26 (NLT) — “My...