Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, film producer Tom Putnam. Tom's past films are some of the most critically-acclaimed and widely-seen independent features of the past two decades. His documentary features include, the Detroit Firefighting film BURN, one of the highest-grossing documentaries in history and the follow-up, BURN X, which was the #1 documentary on iTun...

Be sure to tune into our next segment of “NEVER FORGET” with our special guest, the widow of FDNY Captain John Drennan, Vina Drennan. We will also be joined by 43 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jay Jonas. Captain John Drennan, one of three firefighters who died in the line of duty as a result of the Watts Street Fire in New York City on March 28, 1994. After Captain Drennan’s death…40 days after t...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 40 year FDNY veteran, Battalion Chief Tom Martin. He has had an absolutely incredible career and worked in some great companies. Appointed 8/4/1862 to E.1   - Transferred to L.24 8/1968  Transferred to L.26-2 5/1969 (2nd section) - Promoted to Lt. 9/1973 - Assigned to L.19: 9/73-5/1981 - Promoted to Captain 5/1981 - Assigned to E.216. 5/81-5/1982 - Trans...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 33 year FDNY veteran, Assistant Chief Robert Boyce. Chief has had a great career and worked in some great companies. He has also responded to a few good notable jobs!! Chief actually started out in the NYPD before making the move to FDNY. During his time with FDNY he served in some specialty areas including, Bureau of Communications, the Bureau of person...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 35 year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Departments aviation unit, Chief Pilot Scot Davison. Chief Scot has over 7000 hours of flying time and has been a flight instructor since 1999. He is going to provide us with his perspective of fighting wildland fires and discuss his experience in Search & Rescue Operations from the sky. Scot has an extensive c...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.255: Be sure and join us live this Tonight Thursday, July 17th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with our special guest Dallas FD 38 year veteran, Deputy Chief Ronnie James 1964-1970 Station Firefighter for Dallas Fire Department Driver-Engineer Engine 1 (1969) Driver Truck 47 – Tillerman (1969) Second Driver Truck 1 – Tillerman (1966) Station 1 Engine (1966) Statio...

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, Prince George's County (MD) Fire Department, Deputy Chief Victor Stagnaro.  Chief Stagnaro began his career and rose through the ranks to ultimately become the deputy chief of operations. He was responsible for more than 1900 members, in 44 firehouses, plus a whole more. Chief also served on subcommittees for NIOSH and OSHA, and sp...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.253: Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest FDNY 33 year veteran, Capt. Steve Elliott. He joined the USMC reserves right after HS graduation and then attended 1 year college Western Connecticut University. He was Deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990 and thankfully returned to the U.S. in July 1991. He went into fire ac...

Be sure and join us with our special guest FDNY 21 year veteran, Lt. Dave Russell. He is a fourth generation fireman. He was in the United States Air Force Crash Fire Rescue from 1976-84 and a member of Stewart National Guard Base Newburgh, NY from 1984-2005. He joined the FDNY in 1985 and assigned to Engine 277/Ladder 112 - 1989 took detail to Hazamt 1 - 1990 transferred to Enhanced Engine 41 - 1...

Be sure and join us for our next segment of the "Authors Corner" . Our special guest will be 30 year Prince William County Virginia FD veteran Lt. William Niemann. Bill is a retired assistant fire marshal with Prince William County, Virginia, Department of Fire and Rescue. During his thirty-year career, he served as a firefighter, fighter paramedic, company officer, and station commander. The last...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, Oklahoma City FD 35 year veteran, Deputy Chief Michael Walker. Chief Walker spent a long time with OCFD and has some great stories to share. Including when he was assigned to Engine 5 in 1995 responding to the historic event in the Murrah Building. The Oklahoma City bombing to be more precise. He served in both Hazmat (Station 5) and Technical Rescue (St...

Be sure and join us with our special guest FDNY 39 year veteran, Battalion Chief Danny Sheridan He joined the FDNY in 1986, worked in some great companies, and with his extensive career with the department, I don't know, maybe has one or two great stories to share. Just saying!! He probably didn't see any work, we'll be sure to find out though. 1986 - 1995 Firefighter Ladder 17 / Squad 41 1995 - 2...

Be sure and join us with our special guest FDNY 23 year veteran, Lt. Salvatore Mirra Jr. -He joined the Department in August of 2001 as an Emergency Medical Technician and worked as an EMT in Corona, Queens for 2 years -Sworn in as a Probationary Firefighter on September 14, 2003 -Assigned to Engine 289 in Corona, Queens in December 2003 -Transferred across the floor to Tower Ladder 138 in 2007 🐯...

Be sure and join us with our special guests, Retired Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn and Firefighter Kenny Delaney along with friends of firefighters own, Nancy Carbone. The legendary firefighter of our time, the chief, will discuss how the stigma in the fire service has changed over the years. We will also hear from Nancy, Kenny, Milner and Ronzoni who are big supporters in mental wellness and have som...

Be sure and join us with our special guest 18 year veteran, FDNY FF James Finnell. · Appointed to the job in 1987 · Assigned to Engine 324 out of probie school · Transferred to L136 in 1991 · Transferred to Rescue 4 in 1999 · Retired in 2005 James received several awards, unit citation, class 2 & 3 medals along with the community service & heroism award from firehouse magazine. James was a...

Be sure and join us with our special guests. FDNY Rescue 2 members, Mike Pena, & Jimmy Sandas along with photographer Glenn Usdin as we discuss the history of Rescue 2 and commemorate the company on its recent milestone. 100 years of service to the borough of Brooklyn! Going to be a great show. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the B...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.244 : FDNY Ladder 154 FF Jim Amann Be sure and join us with our special guest, 35 year FDNY veteran, FF Jim Amann. Jim first joined Fairfax FD in 1978 and then moved over to Nassau County Corrections in 1980. He was sworn into the FDNY in 1981, where he was assigned to Ladder 154 right out of Probie school. He went to Chauffeur school in 1986 and spent his entir...

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel. Our special guest will be 30 year veteran, FDNY FF Bobby Austin. Bobby joined the FDNY in 1978 where he was assigned to Engine 230 right out of Probie school. Then in 1982 he went to ladder 111 and never looked back. He spent his entire career on the back step!!! Bobby, was in the 15th division (LD) for a short time in 07 and ended up retiring in 2008. G...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 20 year FDNY veteran FF Kenny Delaney. United States Navy 1991-95 United States Park Police 1996-2002 Federal Air Marshal 02-2003 Assigned to FDNY 9/2003 Assigned 220 Engine out of Proby School Transferred to 59 Engine 2/2005 Retired March 2022 Kenny had a podcast called The Kitchen table...hmmm😁🥹😎. Going to be another great conversation. We will get...

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel. Our special guest will be 21 year active Daisy Mountain FD Capt Brent Fenton "Aka" Firefighter Fenton. Capt Fenton has grown a massive following on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for his short, hilarious videos that shine a light on the realities — and the absurdities — of life as a firefighter. His videos highlight the challenges of recruiting...

🔥 Next Segment of RANDOM THOUGHTS 🔥 Join us with our special guest, retired FDNY veteran Firefighter Mike Milner. We will be sitting down for a drill at the kitchen table ...shooting the Sh$t and going over FAST Truck and RIT Operations.... Should be a doozy. 😬😵‍💫 You don't want to miss this one. You can also listen to our podcast ..... we are on all the players!!!! 🎧. #itunespodcast #spotif...

Be sure and join us on with our special guest, film producer, Benjamin Cook. Who will discuss his Volunteer Firefighter Documentary, "The Best Of Us". This film is about a community in the 21st century, through the eyes of its volunteer fire department. Benjamin has over 20 years in the film industry and has worked on shows like, 'The Last of Us', 'Ozark',and 'Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways'. to nam...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST: Ep. 239 Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 25 year FDNY veteran Capt. Andy Serra. Captain Serra is also a proud author of two fire related books, Finding John, 2018 a story of his 911 experience and a personal story about 4 truck and Hell's Hundred Acres, 2025 a historical novel centered around the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire....

Be sure to tune into our next segment of "Authors Corner" on our YouTube channel. We will be discussing "30 Fires You Must Know". Its a compelling examination of 30 pivotal fires that remain tactically relevant today. This resource provides a deep dive into modern fire history, offering valuable lessons for firefighters and first responders. By detailing these significant incidents, the book aims...

Be sure and join us with our special guest, 20 year FDNY veteran FF Guy Schneider from Engine 60 / Ladder 17. FF Schneider has been in the fire and rescue service for more than four decades. He volunteered for 12 years as a firefighter at the Babylon Village Fire Department starting in 1970. He served as a hull maintenance technician in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War between 1971 and 1975. A...