F.D. (Documentary on PBS)

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This is airing tonight at 10PM CST on our local Austin, TX PBS station. I don't know if other PBS stations have picked it up or if they are going to show it, but if they are and you find it, please share....

F.D.

Firefighters know they face danger--and even death--every time they go to work. Why do they risk their lives for strangers? In F.D., firefighters speak from the heart as they explore the answer to that question. To make F.D., Paul Schwartz followed the Santa Rosa Fire Department from April 2001 to August 2002, sometimes staying with a station house for 24 hours a day. His film is an intimate look at the firefighters' highly-charged daily routine of responding to calls, living together at the fire house, and struggling to leave the job behind as they return to their families. Through individual interviews, the men and women of the SRFD reflect on the meaning of it all, as they talk candidly about the intensity of their experiences and challenge of coping with the constant stress that comes with the job. F.D. presents an honest, straight-on look at firefighters' daily work lives, the toll it takes on them and their families, and the rewards that keep them dedicated to a very tough job.

Website: www.fdvideo.com

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That sounds cool... i'll look it up, here in CT, which I doubt will play. Ya know what would be really cool to watch? Detroit Fire Department. I think it would really show the worst of it all and how firefighters REALLLY struggle with limited manpower and departments.