When the Sirens Are Silent

By: Chris Stockton

Narrated by: David S McIntosh

You think you’re ready. You’re not.

This isn’t a hero story. It’s survival.

When the Sirens Are Silent is a raw, unfiltered look at what life inside emergency medicine really does to the people who live it — the trauma we carry, the silence we keep, and the way it slowly breaks us if we don’t fight back.

Written by a working medic who nearly died from stress-induced stroke after years of suppressing the emotional toll, this book isn’t a self-help manual or inspirational fluff. It’s the truth — backed by science, lived in blood and burnout, and told with the kind of dark honesty that only another responder will understand.

Inside you’ll find:

• The real psychological cost of running calls day after day
• Why PTSD, burnout, and moral injury hit responders differently
• How the “tough it out” culture is killing our own
• What healing actually looks like — while still in the job
• Stories, tools, and survival tactics for the ones who feel like they’re slipping

If you’re in this work — EMS, fire, police, dispatch, ER, or offshore — or love someone who is, you’ll feel every word.

Because this isn’t about being the strongest on scene. It’s about being human — and learning to survive the job without losing yourself.

©2025 Christopher Stockton (P)2025 Christopher Stockton