Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.306: FDNY |FIREFIGHTER ROB CARLO Be sure and join us with our special guest, 15 year FDNY veteran, FF Rob Carlo. - 1991 assigned to the Proby School, and assigned to Engine 305 - 1995 transferred to Engine 80 -1999 Onion skin/transferred to Ladder 23 - Dec 2005 injured/retired After retirement Rob didn’t stop, His brother, Michael Carlo, also a FDNY firefighter,...

Be sure and join us "live" on our Youtube Channel this Thursday October 1st, with our special guest, City of Newark F.D. veteran, Captain Rich Cooper. Rich started his fire service career with the West Long Branch Volunteer Fire Department in 1982. In 1994, he was hired with the Submarine Base Fire Department CT DoD, assigned to E26, 11 and L15. From there he went on to Fort Monmouth Fire Departme...

Be sure and join us for our next segment of the "Wives Show - The Firehouse Newlywed game show on our Youtube Channel. We have a few couples brave enough to join us at the kitchen table. We will be putting their relationship and career knowledge to the test. Let's see who knows more, and what our courageous guests will share! You don’t want to miss this comedy hour, or Two! This will be a hysteric...

Be sure and join us live for our next segment of the "Author's Corner" with our special guest, David Rocco. David Rocco is a photographer, an author, and a historian who knows all about the history of the FDNY fireboats. The FDNY Marine Division is widely regarded as one of the premier fireboat operations in the world. We are going to sit down and learn about David's new book, his co-author experi...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 18 year FDNY veteran, Lieutenant Brian Burik. Brian started his career in EMS in 1997. Then in 2000 he went to the fire academy, and was assigned to Ladder 28 out of probie school. In 2005 Brian went to Rescue 1 until 2012 where he was promoted to Lieutenant, assigned to Division 11, in Tower ladder 146. In 2014 he moved on to SOC to be a part of SCUBA /...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST | Ep.14 | DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE - FIRE DYNAMICS PART 2 Be sure and join us “live” on our Youtube Channel Thursday August 26th. Our special guest will be retired 37 year FDNY veteran Captain John Ceriello of Rescue Company 1. We will be sitting down for a drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Topic will be, FDNY’s Fire Dynamics Part 2... ...Should b...

Be sure and join us with our special guests, retired FDNY veterans with well over 50 years of experience, Chief John Norman, Hank Molle and Paul Hashagen. This will be an exciting episode for sure! We will be sitting down for a drill at the kitchen table with some heavy hitters.....shooting the sh$t. Topic for the show will be, Building Collapse.. ...Should be a doozy . You don’t want to miss this...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 20 year veteran of the Dublin Fire Brigade, Firefighter Gerard Devine. Tune in as we jump across the pond and see what it's like with the DFB. Firefighter Devine is also an award-winning Irish poet who has a deep passion for writing. His poetry has been picked up by an Irish Whiskey company who are sharing his work on their bottles, and has a poem titled...

Be sure to tune into our next segment of "NEVER FORGET” on our Youtube channel with special guest, Kristina Moon. We will be paying Tribute to her husband FDNY FF Billy Moon Rescue 2 who died on Dec. 20, 2022. Billy was a 21 year veteran of the FDNY, and 28 year active member and former Chief of Dept- Islip Volunteer Dept. He succumbed to his injuries after a fall preparing for a training exercise...

Be sure and join us "live" on our Youtube Channel Thursday July 30th. Our special guest will be retired 37 year FDNY veteran, Captain John Ceriello of Rescue Company 1. We will be sitting down for a drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Topic will be, FDNY's Fire Dynamics... ...Should be a doozy . You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the pla...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 20 year FDNY veteran, Lieutenant Serge Burack. Serge started his career as a Junior firefighter with Elmont Fire Department in 1977, and in 1981 was sworn in to the Elmont Fire Department on Engine 4. Serge took the FDNY test and began Probie school on August 3rd,1985. In September of 85, right out of probie school, he was assigned to Engine 76. In 1988...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, retired 26 year FDNY Captain Jim Grismer. Capt Grismer comes from a long line of family in the fire service. * Appointed 7/09/1995 * Assigned Ladder 13 10/3/1995 * Rotation - ‘96-‘97 Engine 89 * Rotation - ‘97-‘98 Engine 280 * Back to Ladder 13 10/98-2/05 * Promoted to Lt. 2/2005 * Assigned to 7th Division * Assigned Ladder 39 2006-‘14 * Promoted to Capt...

Join us! Where the special guest is… well… IT’S US! You know the guy, the bird that can’t be caught Frank Leeb! Well we caught him even if just for a minute! Chief and his partner Kory from Crackyl Magazine sit down with Kubes and Rufrano to discuss the Origin story of Gettin Salty, Their lifetime of friendship, books, current event, and whatever the chat dreams up! It’s been a minute since Leeb h...

Be sure and join on our YouTube Channel with our special guest, retired FDNY Captain Paul Brown. Capt Brown is a Third generation FDNY member. His Grandfather, father, 2 Uncles, 2 brothers, 4 cousins were all on the Jaab. He Started on Transit PD in 1984 ENY, Brownsville, Bed Stuy. Was Appointed to the FDNY in 1989 and assigned to Engine 93 in Washington Heights He Transferred to L-43 in 1991 Prom...

Join us with our special guest, 42 year FDNY veteran, Assistant Chief Richard Blatus.  Probie Blatus was appointed to the FDNY November of 1980. The class was detailed to Fire Prevention upon graduation, before transferring to E48 in February of ’81. In ’86 he went across the floor to Ladder 56 where he stayed until being promoted to Lt. in 1990. He spent 2 years in the 5th division before making...

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 24 FDNY veteran, James Hanlon. James was appointed to the FDNY in Jan of 1994, and Assigned to 1 Truck right out of the academy, where he continued to work for the next 24 years until he retired in 2008. We will be discussing his experiences at the Watts St Fire, Lerner Fire, and Wylie Fire to name a few. James Hanlon has also beco...

Be sure and join us for our next segment of the "Author's Corner" with our special guest, our very own, Kevin Kubler. For those that don't know, Kevin is a retired FDNY Firefighter from Squad 288 and has now added "Author" to his accomplishments list!. His book is titled "The War Years and back". We will sit down and see another side of Kubes as we dive into the book and what made him decide to wr...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 37 year FDNY veteran, Captain John Ceriello. John started his career as a Volunteer firefighter with Roslyn Highlands FD in 1981, and in February of 1988 he was appointed to the FDNY. He was assigned to Engine 225 in East New York in April of that same year. In the Spring of 89 he transferred to Squad 18 as an inaugural member! In 2002 he was then transf...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, FDNY veteran, Tony Bonfiglio. Tony took the test in 1979 and was appointed to the FDNY in April of 1983. Assigned to 34 Truck right out of the academy in May of 83, where he continued to work for the next 15 years. In 1998 he transferred to Ladder 173 in Howard Beach, staying with them until retirement. Tony retired in 2004. Gonna be another great show....

Be sure and join us live Thursday night, April 30th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 81 year old , 15 year FDNY veteran, Lieutenant Mike Williams. Lt. Williams was appointed to the FDNY on 7/13/1970. -Assigned to E-210:-1970 Transferred to Eng 90: 1/1973 -Transferred to Lad 41: -1/1974 -Transferred to Lad 58:-11/1975 -Promoted to Lt -1983 to Div 3 -Retired in 1985. Gonna be a...

Be sure and join us live for our next segment of the "Author's Corner" with our special guest, Eileen Bellew. Eileen Bellew of Pearl River has written "After John Jumped: The True Story of a Family's Rise from the Ashes," a memoir that begins with the death of her husband, New York City firefighter John Bellew. He died in January 2005 during a fire in the Bronx on a day known infamously as “Black...

Be sure and join us live Thursday night, April 16th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with Our special guests, FDNY veterans, Tom, Greg & Paul Patsos. Three brothers who served in the FDNY. Tom was assigned to E290 right out of probie school in September of 1982. In 1990 he went on to L123 where he retired from in 1996. Greg was appointed in 1990 to E-252 at the time, which we all know now, as Squ...

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with Our special guest, Former FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker. Commissioner Tucker graduated from George Washington University and Pace University School of Law. Following law school, he worked as special assistant to the District Attorney in Queens County, Richard A. Brown. In 1999 he became chairman and CEO of T&M Protection Resources, a company sp...

Be sure and join with Our special guest, FDNY veteran, FF Tom Lynch. Tom was appointed to the FDNY in Jan of 1982  and was assigned to Engine 50. After 5 years he transferred across the floor to Ladder 19 and stayed there until his retirement in 2003. He also became the Bronx trustee for the Union from 1996 to 1999. Eng 50 and Lad 19 have a proud legacy of being one of the busiest firehouses in th...

Be sure and join us live Thursday night, March 26th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with Our special guest, FDNY veteran, Battalion Chief Joseph McHugh. Chief was appointed to the FDNY in September of 1991 and was assigned to ladder 25. In December of 2002 Joe was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the 7th division. In 2004 he was assigned to Ladder 41. A few years later in March of 07, Joe was...