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 spoke at FDIC on various health & safety topics. From 2010 - 2017 he was a director of fire service programs for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. 
- Deputy Chief of Operations - 2009 - 2010 
- Deputy Chief of Support Services – Lieutenant Colonel - 2008-2009
- Duty Chief & amp; Advanced Emergency Medical Services – Major -  2006 – 2009
- Fire Prevention & Investigations – Major - 2001 – 2006
- Executive Officer to the Fire Chief – Major - 1998 – 2001
- Special Tactical Unit Field Operations – Battalion Chief - 1996 – 1998
- Fourth Battalion Commander – Battalion Chief - 1995 – 1996
- Public Information Officer – Captain - 1993 – 1995
- Lieutenant Fire Stations  41,44,1, - Fire Training Academy 
- Fire Technician – Stations -  31, 10, 11
- Firefighter – 31, 14, 10
Going to be another great show. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one.
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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 academy August 1991
• Assigned to Ladder 30 (12 years)
• Promoted to Lt. in February 2003 and assigned to Ladder 4
• Promoted to Captain November 2008
• Bounced for 2 years then assigned to Ladder 23 - 2010-2024
• Retired 2024
• He has received 4 unit citations, 2 medals and performed a Life saving roof rope rescue. Hasn't seen any fire ;)

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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 - 1994 Promoted to Lieutenant Assigned Division 7 - 1997 Assigned Engine 62 - Retired in 2006 Since retiring he has been Westchester county Fire instructor/ Probe school and from 2017 - 2023 Port Authority ARFF Assigned to Laguardia Airport.
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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 fourteen years of his career, he was a lieutenant/assistant fire marshal assigned to the arson crimes unit with the county’s fire marshal’s office. Lieutenant Niemann was the first of one hundred and fifty paramedics in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also served seventeen years with the United States Coast Guard auxiliary.

His first novel "Heavy Fire Showing" is complete and ready to read by one and all. Its going to be another great conversation. 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 See less

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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 (Station 8) for several years. Early in his career he worked in training and was promoted to BC in 2007. In 2013, Chief had the honor of being the keynote speaker for FDIC, speaking on, "The Fireman's Standard". He retired in May 2025.
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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 - 2003 Lieutenant SOC / Engine 58 
• 2003 - 2008 Captain Engine 46 - 2008 
• 2025 Battalion Chief B3 
• Retired in 2025 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 #volunteerfirefighters #fdny #friendsoffirefighters
• 🚴‍♂️ Ride for Resilience: Ireland Bike Tour for First Responder Mental Health September 3rd – 13th, 2025 Join us for our second unforgettable bike tour through Ireland to raise awareness for first responder mental health and support Friends of Firefighters. After a transformative ride from Dublin to Kinsale last year, we’re returning with a new route — and the same powerful mission. 

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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 🐯🐱
-Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant September 2013 and assigned to the 15th Division in Brooklyn.
-Assigned to Tower Ladder 120 in Brownsville, Brooklyn in February 2017.
-Retired in 2024.
He served on the Executive Board of the FDNY Columbia Association since 2005. He initially held the position of Queens Trustee and eventually served as the President of the Association up until his retirement in March of 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 #volunteerfirefighters #tigers

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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 some good discussion points to speak about. Going to be a great show. We will dive into some good conversations as we have done many times before. 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 #volunteerfirefighters #friendsoffirefighters

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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 also involved in the NBC special as they rode with Rescue 4 taking in runs, including the plane crash in the rockaways and a scaffold collapse in Manhattan. 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 #volunteerfirefighters #Rescue4 #nycfireriders

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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 BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition #volunteerfirefighters #Rescue2 www.rescue2book.com

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