Better Every Shift welcomes a fire service celebrity to the show this week. Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Firefighter-Paramedic Mike Anderson, one of the firefighters featured on NBC’s new docuseries “LA Fire & Rescue,” shares an inside look at his experience having his work world chronicled for the show. This week’s episode, “Three Alarm,” highlights Station 172’s response to a massive pallet fire, as well as a serious opioid overdose, plus two other LACoFD stations running a variety of calls – multiple traumas, an attic fire, and a snake-in-house call.
Plus, Anderson shares insights into all this:
- Those initial awkward conversations in front of the cameras
- Pride in representing the community
- Some friendly “LACoFD fame”-related razzing
- One call type that may surprise “flat-lander” firefighters working in the Los Angeles hills
- The off-the-wall call that had Anderson walking the other direction
“LA Fire & Rescue” airs Wednesdays nights on NBC and can be streamed the next day on Peacock.
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