Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 25 year FDNY veteran Capt. Tim Grant - Probie school July 1993 - Assigned to Engine 75 1993 - Joined Pipe Band Jan 1995 - Transferred to 33 Truck in 2000 - Promoted to Lt- June of 2002 assigned 3rd Div - Transferred SOC 2003 - UFO Sq-41 2005, UFO until assigned in 2007 - Promoted to Captain September 2013 assigned to 14th Div - Transferred Back in SOC 2014 - UFO in Squad 41 - Retired April 2018 We both have known Capt Grant for many years and we will get the whole skinny.
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Getting’ Salty Experience Podcast Ep.228
Be sure to tune into our next segment of "Authors Corner" 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 to honor the lives lost and ensure that their stories and the lessons learned continue to impact future operations. Each chapter includes vivid details from someone who was there or has direct knowledge of each of the fires, ensuring a clear understanding of the events. Our special guest will be Brandon Cory and Loudoun County VA Chief Fire Marshal Micah Kiger. They will be discussing the Meadowood Court Fire and the duplex fire from chapter 7. We will also be joined by the authors DC Frank Leeb and DC Billy Goldfeder who are the co-authors of the book.
We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the Kitchen Table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #meanttobe #neverforget

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 24 year FDNY veteran EMS Capt. Frank D'Amato 11/1/87 Joined EMS Academy 1/1/88 Assigned to Station 36 - Cumberland (Now Batt 31) 5/1/91 Ham Radio Operator - First Contact Kevin Kane L110 / Met at firehouse / LODD 9/91 11/1/91 Transferred to EMS Communications in Maspeth - Bk North Dispatcher 1/1/93 Staff position with EMS Communications Chief 1/1/96 Promoted to Lt 3/1/96 Involved with FDNY Merger 4/1/96 Working directly for Assistant Commissioner Gregory in Fire Communications 1996 Made NEW FDNY Logo 1/1/98 Moved to 9 Metrotech Center - 7th Floor Operations Special Events Planning / Cellular Phone Unit & Pagers 8/1/01 Promoted to Captain EMS CW Tour Commander (EMS Communications) Duty Captain in Manhattan (DC1) 9/1/11 Retired Lou and Frank have known each other since they were kids growing up in Brooklyn. He has tons of stories from the early days and his run ins with some legends of our job. Now he's flying drones, and doing 3D Printing & may possibly have the best License Plate in the state of Pennsylvania.
Check out his website at www.fdnyfish.com We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #traditional

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Getting’ Salty Experience Podcast.
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 to honor the lives lost and ensure that their stories and the lessons learned continue to impact future operations. Each chapter includes vivid details from someone who was there or has direct knowledge of each of the fires, ensuring a clear understanding of the events. Our special guests will be 43 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jay Jonas and 31 year FDNY veteran Battalion Chief Frank Montagna. They will be going over two chapters in the book covering both The Vandalia Ave fire and the Walton Ave Fire. We will also be joined by the authors DC Frank Leeb and DC Billy Goldfeder who are the co-authors of the book. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the Kitchen Table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #meanttobe #neverforget

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Join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 86 year old and 38 year FDNY veteran Battalion Chief John McElroy. Assigned to Eng 65 in Jan 1960 Transferred to Rescue 2 in Aug 1962 Transferred to Lad 11 in July 1964 Promoted to Lt in Mar 1967 and assigned to Eng 28 in Jan 1968 Promoted to Capt. in Mar 1972 and assigned to Lad 30 in Mar 1973 Promoted to BC Mar 1981 and assigned to Battalion 5. He transferred to Battalion 17 where he finished out his career doing 16 years there before retiring in April 1997. Sure he hasn't seen any fire... We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition

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Join us with our special guest, 32 year Chicago FD veteran Lt. Brett Snow. He worked with a small farm town volunteer department in 1988. In 1990, He worked as a paramedic in down state Illinois for three years before being hired on a suburban department outside of Chicago. Then in 2000 he was hired by the Chicago Fire Department where he spent the first 7 years on a West Side engine. He then transferred for 5 years to Squad 2. Then several years between a South Side engine and truck, before his remaining years as a relieving lieutenant. He has worked in Engine 113, Engine 107, and Engine 93. He is a published author of a book titled “Take A Ride On The West Side”. Oh and he might have been on the TV show "Chicago fire"......fancy schmancy :) We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition

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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.223 : Tonight Thursday Oct 3rd at 8pm on our Youtube Channel. Our special guest will be 30 year FDNY Lt. Mickey Kross. He worked with the NYPD from 1968-71 and then the NYC Transit Authority from 1971-1976. Joined FDNY and Assigned to Engine 81 in 1977 Transferred to 24 Truck in 1981 Promoted to Lieutenant in 1996 and assigned to Engine 16 Retired in 2006. On 9/11, Lieutenant Kross was doing paperwork at FDNY Engine Company 16 firehouse when his company received the order to dispatch to the World Trade Center. He reported to the North Tower’s 23rd floor. Upon orders to evacuate, he was descending stairwell B when the building collapsed. Lt. Kross curled his body into a corner of the stairwell. A few hours later, sheltered by the stairway, he and 11 other members of the FDNY, a PAPD officer, and one civilian emerged relatively unscathed into a landscape of twisted steel and rubble. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition

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TRIBUTE TO FDNY FF Harold Hastings B42 and James McManus L153 Be sure to tune into our next segment of “NEVER FORGET” live Tonight Sept 26th @ 8pm on our YouTube channel. Our special guests will be 43 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jay Jonas. We will also be joined by Caroline and Brian Hastings. Brian, the son of FF Harold Hastings, and Caroline the daughter of FF James McManus, tied the knot about a decade after their fathers deaths brought them together. Both were 14 at the time of the fire in 1978. They have been together now for over 35 years and have a beautiful family of their own. Just an incredible story... We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the Kitchen Table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #meanttobe #neverforget

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🔥Our Next segment of RANDOM THOUGHTS🔥
Join us on our Youtube Channel. Our special guests will be FDNY retired members FF Hank Molle and Capt Dennis Murphy. We will be sitting down for drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t and be going over several topics including Garden Apartments… 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 #spotifypodcast #iheartradio #googlepodcast and of course at www.youtube.com/gettinsaltyexperience

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Join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 28 year FDNY Fire Marshall Mike O'Neill. He worked with the NYPD from 1989-1995 Joined FDNY and Assigned to Engine 283 in Jan 1996 Transferred to Ladder 82 in 2010 Promoted to Fire Marshall in 2020 Retired in 2024. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition

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