Saving The Brave
This isn't a film about the problem.
It's a film about the way out.
After the Surfside condo collapse, Marie Gumá saw firsthand what the job leaves behind long after the rescue ends. That experience planted the seeds for Command Counseling, a pioneering behavioral health program built to support first responders when they need it most.
This isn't the story you've heard before, the one where the job just wears people down until there's nothing left. Saving the Brave follows Command Counseling to Clay County Fire Rescue, going inside the program itself, and shows what happens when a department gets it right: careers saved, firefighters still standing who might not have been, a culture that changed because someone finally asked the right question at the right time.
This film is made by first responders. Director Jason Harney and Executive Producer David Dachinger have walked in the shoes of the people on screen. They aren't outsiders looking in, they're telling this story from the inside because they lived it too.
Through unprecedented access, including ride-alongs, sit-down interviews, and the raw, unscripted moments in between, the film pulls back the curtain on the tools and resources that actually work.
Directed by Jason Harney. | Executive Producer: David Dachinger.
A production of Lightning Digital Entertainment. | Presented by Responder Resilience. Coming Q1 2027.
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Saving the Brave is proud to recognize Magnolia Meadows at Waverly as our Diamond Sponsor. Their support reflects a shared belief that first responders deserve more than gratitude. They deserve real tools, real care, and a real way back when the job takes more than it gives.
In association with Mind Health Media.
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