Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

Please join us for Episode 178 of the Gettin’ Salty Experience podcast LIVE tonight @ 8PM. Our special guest will be retired FDNY Firefighter Tim Brown. Originally a Connecticut firefighter, he joined the FDNY in 1984 and went on to serve in Rescue 3 and later the NYC Office of Emergency Management under Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He was in 7 World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and responded to the...

Our special guest 20 Year Veteran of the FDNY FF Billy "Bingo" Denis - Appointed to FDNY Sept 1981 and Assigned to Engine 303 -December 1989 Transferred across the floor to Ladder 126 -Feb 1993 went to Chauffeur school -Promoted to Fire Marshal July 1993 and worked on the Lieutenant John Clancy fire in 1995 -July 1997 Returned to Ladder 126 -June 1999 Responded to the Captain Vincent G. Fowler fir...

Please support the Brown family. All proceeds go to Tunnel to Towers Foundation https://www.amazon.com/What-Brothers-Michael-Everett-Brown/dp/1602646821 Our special guests will be 43 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jay Jonas and Capt. Brown's sister Carolyn Brown. will be paying Tribute to FDNY Captain Patrick J. “Paddy” Brown who died on 9-11-01. Capt. Brown was one of the best-known members of th...

COCKLOFTS & COCKTAILS Ep: 20 | GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Had a long hard day at the office or on the fire ground....Grab a drink and relax with us at the kitchen table. We will take a look at some of the latest firefighting news and updates from around the country and the world. Send us your fire pictures, videos, helmet cams, as well as your rig and kitchen table pics. Send them to KUB...

-GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 175. Be sure and join us our youtube channel with our special guest, FDNY Squad 270 Veteran, Lieutenant Kevin Yoos. Appointed to FDNY: 6/9/95 after a short time with NYPD. Going to be another great show with a work history like this! -Appointed to NYPD February 1994 -August 1994 Assigned 111pct -July 9,1995 -Appointed Provisionally to FDNY 1995 -Assigned Ladde...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 174 Our special guest will be 35 Veteran FDNY Battalion Chief Robert Ingram. Appointed to FDNY: 1/9/82 Assigned to L-163 Woodside, Queens Ladder Chauffeur School in late 1983 1984, Transferred to HMC1 as a charter member. 1986, Fire Service Instructor I in FLTSP in order to instruct in HM courses. 1991, Promoted to Lt, assigned to the 35 Battalion 1992, Detaile...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 173- On our Youtube Channel. Our special guest will be 35 year Veteran FDNY Chief Fire Marshal Louis Garcia. Appointed to FDNY: 1/27/73 Assigned to Engine 211 3/24/73 Strike November 1973 Assigned to Ladder 119 9/26/74 Terminated (laid off) 7/1/75 Assigned to Ladder 104 8/27/76 Assigned to Ladder 102 12/26/76 Assigned to Rescue 1 3/3/79 Promoted to Fire Marshal...

Our special guest will be 27 year Veteran FDNY Capt. Tony Tricarico. Appointed to the FDNY in 1981 out of Proby school he was assigned to Engine 42, after he spent 2 years in the Air Force and then Air National Guard. He Transferred to L19 in 1985. He was Promoted to LT in 1994 and assigned to Ladder 157 in 1996. He was promoted Capt in Feb 2002 and was UFO in L101 in 2/2002. Went to Special Ops i...

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 171- Live November 11, 2023 at 8pm On our Youtube Channel. Our special guest is Houston Fire Department District Chief Mo Davis. Mo has been with Houston for 28 years. Mo has served in many different roles and position in the Department. For the last 8 years he has been the District Chief running out of station 68. Mo is the definition of a Hard charger and wha...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.170 - Our special guest will be FDNY Squad 18 Firefighter Richard Naviasky. Joined FDNY on 2/4/01 assigned to E292 and in February of 2003, he was assigned to Squad 18 where he worked the remainder of his career. He retired on 2/4/21, 20 years to the day. Spent time down at the trade center, and was working on E292 that tragic day. That's where he got to know on...

DON'T MISS IT. Be sure to tune into our next segment of "BACK IN THE DAY" We will be joined by members of Squad 270 from "THE EARLY DAYS"... Former Chief of Depart. Tommy Richardson, Capt. Tony Tedeschi, Lt. Ray Seeley and Lt. Vinny Pickford. We will be going waaaay back (not too far back) to the days of Squad 270 and how it was in those early years in the firehouse. You don’t want to miss this on...

Be sure to tune into our next segment of "BACK IN THE DAY” on Thursday November 30th at 8pm. Join us while we discuss the Macy's Department Store Fire on June 14th 1979, where the day before the fire, the buildings sprinkler system was being serviced and the contractor shut down several valves in order to perform the systems, maintenance. All but one valve was turned back on. The buildings system...

In our Newest Segment, "The Inventor's Corner" we will have on "The Turtle Fire Systems Nozzle" at 8pm on our Youtube channel. We will have on Captain Howard "Buddy" Hayes with Jersey City FD describing his nozzle and it's capabilities. Capt. Hayes was promoted in 2018, where he spent a majority of his career in Engine 10 working under Capt. Mark Lee who eventually passed from 9/11 related illness...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.169 - LIVE Tomorrow night Nov 20th at 8pm on our YouTube Channel. Our special guest will be 30 year FDNY veteran Battalion Chief John Newell. Appointed 7/11/81 and Assigned to Eng 45 Transferred across the floor to Ladder 58 in 1985 Promoted to Lt Jan. 1990 and Assigned B16 before being assigned to Eng 69 June 1990 Promoted to Captain Feb 1997 and Went to Headqu...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.168 - Our special guest is 22 year FDNY FF James Johnston. Appointed to the FDNY on August 13th of 1977 and right out of Proby school he was assigned to Engine 60, where he stayed his entire career. James retired on April 29th 1999. Going to be another great conversation as we cover all he has done in a single house for his whole career. Join us at the kitchen t...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST I GETTIN’ SALTY GAME SHOW 2.0 Joins us on our Youtube channel as we revive our beloved game show. This time we add a fun twist. Multiple guests will get a chance to come in and test their luck. We hope folks have been paying attention or have done their homework to be ready for the showdown. FREE SALTY SWAG is on the line, So pour yourself a cold drink and let’s se...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.167 - Our special guest is FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens . Appointed to the FDNY in March of 1986, out of Proby school he was assigned to Ladder 11. In 1998 he was promoted to LT and assigned to Bat-41 and then Ladder 157 in 1999. In February of 2003 He was promoted to Captain and assigned to ladder 87. Promoted to BC in 2006, DC in 2012, and DAC in 2017...

Be sure to tune into our next segment of "BACK IN THE DAY” Join us on while we discuss the Puerto Rico Social Club Fire on October 23rd 1976, where an arson job killed Twenty Five people. Upon FDNY's arrival, about a min after the run was dispatched, they had heavy fire blowing out of every window on the 2nd floor. The front of the building had 16 windows across and no windows in the back. This is...

DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE | Ep. 10 - Throw back Thursday ! Our special guests will be several retired members from FDNY's Rescue 4 including Ray Seeley, Captain Joe Sassone, Ed Monahan, James Minnell, and Mike Milner. We will be sitting down for another drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Our topic will be everything from good jobs and great times in the firehouse! . Should be a doo...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.166 - Our special guest is 26 year FDNY FF Peter Maslinski. Appointed to the FDNY in Oct of 1994 out of Proby school he was assigned to Ladder 104. He Transferred to Squad 270 in 2000 and spent the next 20 years there. he retired in 2020. He has worked through 9/11, Hurricane Sandy and countless emergency and special operations. We both have worked along side wi...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.165 - Special guest will be 21 year FDNY Lt. Stan Rybak. Appointed to the FDNY in Jan of 1981 out of Proby school he was assigned to Engine 90. He Transferred to Engine 217 in 1982. In 1990 he transferred to Engine 331 for a year and then was Promoted to LT in 1991. After being assigned to Fire Prevention, Battalion 53, Div of Training and then Special Operation...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.164 - Join us with our special guests Kendall Taylor, Alexa, Reed, & Angie Retzloff from the Tulsa Metro Women on Fire, calendar (2024). We will be discussing their careers and involvements in the fire service, and the significance behind the calendars creation back in 2018. Going to be a great show, you will not be disappointed. You can also Listen to our p...

Had a long hard day at the office or on the fire ground....Grab a drink and relax with us at the kitchen table. We will take a look at some of the latest firefighting news and updates from around the country and the world. Send us your fire pictures, videos, helmet cams, as well as your rig and kitchen table pics. Send them to KUBESPODCAST@GMAIL.COM and maybe...just maybe... you might make it onto...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.163 : Our New segment of the Author's Corner LIVE Tonight Oct 16th at 8pm on our YouTube Channel. Our special guest will be Active FDNY veteran Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb . This groundbreaking book details the most important stories from his 40+ year career in the fire service and distills key insights that you can bring into your department or organizati...

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.162- Our special guest will be 92 year old and 36 year FDNY Capt. Mike Laffey. Appointed to the FDNY in April of 1956 out of Proby school he was assigned to Engine 48 after spending 2 years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Transferred to L.105 in downtown Brooklyn……12/16/1960 the plane crash over Staten Island sent United airplane spiraling over Brooking...