Fighting the Fire (2024)

Fighting-the-Fire-(2024)
 Fighting the Fire (2024)

As expressed by filmmaker Bobby Lacer it be said that Fighting The Fire is not an activity that requires making money, however, the end goal is not hard cash alone. He asserts that aiding others is the main objective. The life of first responders is the focus of the movie with emphasis on Lt. Brian Cook alongside the array of trauma he experiences daily. On October 20th of this year, 2020 the feature film is scheduled to be aired at 4:00 pm at The Henderson Cineplex. The idea is to reach out to people who may be in the recovery process, or know someone in need, there is no shame in seeking support. Lacer mentions while speaking about his ambitions regarding the mental well-being of first responders. Speaking to The Guardian Lacer said: The topic of mental health is something that is becoming of greater interest or concern to me in recent years. We all have at least one glaring experience regarding any run or call. James Dickey playing Brian Cook told other people when he was introduced during an event that along with being a former firefighter, he also experienced mental illness which as result changed the way he viewed his past work.

Even that moment in addition to the other 15 years of miserable experiences he was going through in his professional life began to hurt him. 

Brian Cook is struggling with alcohol, and depression after his wife and kids left him, he is still coping with their absence. 

Throughout the film, Lacer mentions accounts of other first responders, including police officers, dispatchers, and EMS.”

Brian’s Whitledge of the Henderson Police Department also supports this view. In his words, ‘Defending Heroes Project is sensitive towards the cause’ focusing on the plight of first responders. 

First responders, as Whitledge mentioned, endure traumatic experiences like bloodshed, family breakdowns, and whatnot. Unlike most civilians Whitledge claims a civilian might bear witness to only a handful of traumatic experiences within a given time period of living, whereas a first responder sees on average 4 to 5 per month, that is a tough build up over 25 years which will account for more than 800 up to 900 traumatic events, as he notes.

Regarding this, Whitledge explained that For convenience’s sake, it has always been put on the back burner. in regret,s he added, It’s only a matter of time before it comes out with force.

The loan program, as Whitledge explains, is coordinated by the Defending Heroes Project, which aims to help first responders and veterans who have experienced some form of trauma or tragedy. He further explained it assists with mental hardships as well.

It is the worst kind of secret and I hope this film makes them make even first responders understand that there is it is actually alright to talk about their trauma as there are plenty of means and ways which will assist them, said Whititledge seeking to clarify the goal of the film he was working on.

According to him, Lacer who wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the film says that $ 100,000 was budgeted and this film took around 13 months from filming to post production.

Lacer says that he has spent quite a considerable time with volunteer fire departments, so he is already experienced with the theme since 2004 in Canada, Henderson, where he got hired by Baskett Fire Department which later on became a member of Corydon Fire and Civil Defence. Now he resides in Shelbyville and is at the Shelby County Fire Department.

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