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Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

Gettin Salty Experiencewww.gettinsalty.com
If you like fires, drinking and ball breaking you will absolutely love our podcasts. We interview some of the greatest firefighters to ever work in the FDNY and across the country. We get them to tell us their stories and experiences through out their careers. You will feel like you are back in the kitchen. Join our hosts Lou Rufrano and Kevin Kubler (former 20+ year FDNY firefighters).. we are sure you won't be disappointed. Stay low and go!! #firefighter #fdny #oldschool

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Episodes

OUR 2 CENT$! Ep.13 | MENTAL HEALTH IN THE FIRE SERVICE | PTSD

🚨🚨🚒🚒LEATHER HEAD NATION!!🚨🚨🚒🚒 JOIN THE GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST TONIGHT LIVE AS WE TEAM UP WITH OUR FAMILY OVER AT FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS TO BRING YOU A RENDITION OF OUR TWO CENT$ LIKE NO OTHER! JOIN US LIVE AT A TRUE FIREHOUSE KITCHEN TABLE AS WE PRESENT OUR FIRST EVER LIVE AUDIENCE, WITH A LIVE Q&A! WE WILL DISCUSS THOSE DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT TOPICS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. WE WILL BE JOINED BY A VERY SPECIAL GUEST RACHEL FEINSTEIN WHO IS A COMEDIAN A...

Mar 07, 20232 hr 7 min

GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.129 | FORMER NAVY SEAL ROBERT J O'NEILL

Our special is Former SEAL Team Six Leader Robert J. O’Neill. He is one of the most highly decorated combat veterans of our time. He served at SEAL Team Two, SEAL Team Four, and eight years at the legendary SEAL Team Six. Having taken part in and led over 400 combat missions, Rob operated in Liberia, The Balkans, The Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Having been decorated 53 times, his awards include two Silver Stars for gallantry in action against the enem...

Feb 28, 20231 hr 43 min

COCKLOFTS AND COCKTAILS EP.18 I 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 KUBESPODCAST@GMAIL.COM and maybe...just maybe... you might make it onto the Cocklofts and Cocktails show. We love the smell of a burning cockloft in the evening....stay sa...

Feb 24, 202340 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST EP. 128 | FDNY FIRST DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONER BOB TURNER

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.128 Monday Feb. 20th at 8pm on our YouTube Channel. Our special guest will be 39 year FDNY veteran First Deputy Fire Commissioner Bob Turner. He was appointed on September 2, 1978 and was assigned to Engine 222 (Triple Deuce) in Oct. 1978. In 1980 he transferred to Ladder 175. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1986 and assigned to Engine 1 and then transferred to Ladder 24 in 1990. Promoted to Captain in 1992 and was assigned to Engine 214 in 1993-99. He was Pr...

Feb 21, 20232 hr 36 min

GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST EP. 127 | FDNY RESCUE 5 LT. MIKE BARONE

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.127 Our special guest is 82 year old and 34 year FDNY veteran Rescue 5 Lt. Mike Barone. He was assigned to proby school in 1962 and was assigned to Engine 18. In 1967 he transferred to Squad 5 and then again to Ladder 18 in 1968 until 1981. He transferred to Ladder 85 in 1982 until moving over to Rescue 5 in 1984. In 1990 he was promoted to Lt. and assigned to Ladder 3. He moved back to Staten Island going to Ladder 80 in 1991. He made it back to Rescue 5 in 1...

Feb 17, 20232 hr 7 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST EP. 126 | DCFD RESCUE SQUAD 3 LT. GREG TURNELL

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.126 Our special guest is 34 year veteran D.C.F.D Lieutenant Greg Turnell. He graduated from the Academy May 23, 1986 and worked in Eng23, Eng33 and Rescue 1 until he was Promoted to Sergeant in 1992. He worked in T-5, T-8 and Eng33 until his promotion to Lt in 1995. He worked in Eng6, T-13, T-11 until 2013. He transferred to Rescue 3 in Oct 2013 and finished up his career there until he retired in 2020. You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to o...

Feb 14, 20232 hr 4 min

DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE | EP. 8 - TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST🔥 Our Next segment of Drilling at the Kitchen Table - TRUCK OPS 🔥LIVE Tonight at 8pm on our Youtube Channel. Our special guests will be FDNY retired Truckies... Lt Patty Lee , FF Keith Nicoliello, and Lt. Greg Picconi. We will be sitting down for drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t and will be going over all things Ladder Company Operations.. including Search, Forcibly Entry, Roof Ops and much more...Should be a doozy🥴😎👍🏼. You don’t want to miss th...

Feb 10, 20231 hr 41 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE I FDNY Q&A EP.37

Gettin' Salty Experience: FDNY Q & A 🚨🚨🚨🚨JOIN US 🔥🔥🔥🔥 AS WE SHIFT GEARS BACK INTO ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL SHOWS AND DO A Q&A! YOU KNOW HOW MUCH LOU LOVES THOSE EMAILS!!!! WE HAVE SOME GOOD QUESTIONS LINED UP AND AS ALWAYS THE CHAT WILL IS LIVE ACTION SO COME ON IN THE WATER IS FINE AND BRING YOUR A GAME CAUSE YA NEVER KNOW WHAT JUST MIGHT HAPPEN AT THE FIREHOUSE KITCHEN TABLE! YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND US!!!! -WEBSITE https://www.gettinsaltyapparel.com -FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com...

Feb 07, 20231 hr 11 min

GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST EP. 125 | FDNY DEPUTY ASSISTANT CHIEF FRANK LEEB

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.125 : Our special guest is Active 30 year FDNY veteran Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb. Volunteer for the East Farmingdale Fire Department - Long Island, NY (April 1983- present). He got on FDNY in 1992 and was assigned to Engine 323. In 1998 he became a charter member of Squad 270. he responded to Airtrain incident and American airlines flight 587 crash. He was promoted to Lt in 2002 and was assigned to Engine 324 and then to Capt in 2007 and was assigned t...

Feb 02, 20232 hr 30 min

BACK IN THE DAY : EPISODE 20 | 1876 BROOKLYN THEATRE FIRE | GETTIN’ SALTY PODCASTS

Long before the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 or the World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001 there was this tragedy that challenged New York City. On the night of December 5, 1876 as a play found itself in intermission just prior to its final act, smoke & flames would erupt within the Brooklyn Theatre. Despite the best efforts of stagehands and staff alike, chaos and panic would soon spread with the same ferocity as the flames. When all was said & done, more t...

Jan 31, 20231 hr 23 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 124 | FDNY BATTALION CHIEF JOHN PLANT

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.124 LIVE. Our special guest will be 34 year veteran FDNY Battalion Chief John Plant. He got on FDNY in 1978 and was assigned to Engine 28. In 1982 he transferred to Ladder 114. He was promoted to Lt in 1988. He covered in Div 1 until getting the spot in Ladder 104 in 1989. He transferred to Ladder 103 in 1990. He was promoted to Capt in 1997 and was assigned to Div 8. In 1999 he was assigned to Ladder 169 and then transferred to Ladder 132 in 2001. He got prom...

Jan 27, 20231 hr 51 min

DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE | EP. 7 - LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

We will be sitting down for another drill at the kitchen table..shooting the breeze. Our topic will be all things Lithium Ion Batteries. Not a day goes by we don't hear about this in the news. Our special guest will be retired FDNY Lt. Paul Rogers who served with the City of New York for 32 years. Currently, he is one the principals of ESRG ( Energy Response Safety Group), which is a company that does first responder training, hazard assessment, commissioning, decommissioning and SME emergency r...

Jan 24, 20231 hr 45 min

DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE | Ep. 6 - COLLAPSE

Our special guests will be FDNY retired legends FF Hank Molle and Deputy Assistant Chief John Norman. We will be sitting down for another drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Our topic will be everything Collapse. Both have made some incredible and historic rescues over the years. 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 🎧🔥 https://www.youtube.com/hashta... ---Connect with Us--- WEBSITE: https://gettin...

Jan 20, 20232 hr 3 min

DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE | Ep. 5 - RESCUE DIVING

Join Gettin Salty Experience tonight Monday Jan 16th on our YouTube channel. Our special guests will be FDNY retired legends FF Hank Molle and FF Paul Hashagen both from Rescue 1. We will be sitting down for drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Our topics will be Rescue Diving. Both have made some incredible and historic rescues over the years. 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...

Jan 17, 20232 hr

COCKLOFTS & COCKTAILS Ep. 17 | GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST

Had a long hard day at the office....Grab a drink and relax with the boys from Gettin Salty. We will take a look at some of the latest firefighting news and updates from around the country. Send us your fire pictures and 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 the Cocklofts and Cocktails show. We love the smell of cockloft in the evening....stay safe but salty. https://www.youtube.com/ha...

Jan 13, 202338 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 123 | FDNY SQUAD 8 CAPT TOM GARDNER

Our special guest will be 38-year veteran FDNY Capt. Tom Gardner. He got on FDNY in 1984 and was assigned to Engine 255. In 1989 he transferred to Ladder 157. He was promoted to Lt in 1999. He covered in Div 6 and then Div 15 until getting the spot in Ladder 111 in 2002. He was promoted to captain in Nov 2004 and was assigned to Div 3. In 2005 took a detail to BOT. After a year he transferred back to Div 15 in Brooklyn. In 2009 he was assigned to Ladder 113. In 2014 he was detailed to SOC (Speci...

Jan 10, 20232 hr 35 min

BACK IN THE DAY: EPISODE 19: TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE

Be sure to tune into our next segment of "BACK IN THE DAY” this Thursday Jan. 5th! Join us at 8PM EST on our YouTube Channel when we be discussing The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burned, killing 146 workers. It is remembered as one of the most infamous incidents in American industrial history, as the deaths were largely preventable–most of the victims died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors w...

Jan 06, 20231 hr 43 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 122 | RESCUE 1 CAMDEN FD CAPT. BRYAN EMENECKER

Our special guest will be 27 year veteran from CAMDEN FD RESCUE 1 : Capt. Bryan Emenecker. In 1997 he joined the Camden Fire Department and in 1998 was assigned to 2 Truck. In 1999 transferred to Rescue 1 (Hmmmm 😏). He was promoted to Capt in 2008. He was a Rescue Specialist for FEMA NJTF1 and was assigned to the office to help develop training and equipment cache. After a year he transferred to 8 Engine in South Camden. After a short stay, he transferred to Squad 7. After 4 years in the Squad....

Dec 20, 20222 hr 13 min

CALL TO THE BULLPEN: Ep. 8 | CHICAGO FD AND FDNY

Our special guests will be retired CHICAGO FD "Jagoffs" Battalion Chief Mike Timothy and Battalion Chief Mitch Crooker. Along with our very own retired FDNY Lt Ray Seeley. Could be some ball breakin on this one possibly 🤫🤔😭..We will be talkin old school stories and fires we didn't get a chance to cover when they were on the 1st time. Should be fun. You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players 🎧#chicago #fdny 🔥 #itunespodcast #spotifypodcas...

Dec 16, 20222 hr 10 min

RANDOM THOUGHTS Ep.4 | THOUGHTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY

Join Kevin Kubler, Tank, Jose, Gonzo and Pete for RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. This is where we introduce a variety of topics from the world of firefighting to the panel and everyone drops their random thoughts on things. What’s the best nozzle? Who has the fastest turnouts? Let’s hear what our panel of experts have to say. SEE YOU THEN! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gettin-salty-experience-firefighter-podcast--4218265/support ....

Dec 13, 20222 hr 15 min

THE INVENTOR'S CORNER EP. 8 | THE WILLIAMS KEY COMPANY

USE PROMO CODE : SALTY FOR 10% OFF www.williamskey.com "The Inventor's Corner" we will have on The Williams Key Company at 8pm on our Youtube channel. Owned by Trevor Williams a Firefighter in Los Angeles who created the "Williams Key". He grew up in a family that served as missionaries in the 90's, in some of the most dangerous places in the world...including Ziare, Johannesburg, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Island of Haiti. It's in those areas that a heart of service was instilled in ...

Dec 06, 20221 hr 10 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 121 | HOUSTON FD SR. CAPT. DALE JENKINS

Our special guest will be 41 year veteran from HOUSTON FD Senior Capt. Dale Jenkins. June 19,1978: Entered The Houston Fire Department October 19,1978 Assigned Fire Station 7-B Shift as a firefighter (Fire fighter 3 years) 1981: Promoted to Engineer Operator; assigned To Fire Station 46-B Shift driving Engine-46 1983: Transferred to Station 7- A Shift, driving Ladder 7 (Engineer Operator 10 years) 1991: Promoted to Captain, Assigned to Station 25 B Shift, on Engine 25 2000: transferred to Fire S...

Nov 29, 20222 hr 9 min

RANDOM THOUGHTS Ep.3 | TIC CAMERAS, SEARCH ROPE, RABBIT TOOL - FDNY CAPT DENIS MURPHY AND HANK MOLLE

🔥Our Next segment of RANDOM THOUGHTS🔥LIVE Tonight Monday at 8pm 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… 1) pitfalls and pluses of the thermal imaging camera 2) 3 overlooked actions at an auto extrication 3) what to listen for and look for when responding as the FAST truck. 4) search rope tips 5) How fast is too fast wh...

Nov 22, 20222 hr 21 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 120 | TROY FD B.C. TOM MITER

Our special guest will be 36 year veteran from TROY FD Battalion Chief Tom Miter. His sons Justin and Jeremy Miter, are also members of the Troy Fire Department. Prior to being hired as a Firefighter during his high school days Tom was a wheel washer at Station 2 for many years. In 1986 He began working as a firefighter going to E5, M2, M3, and then back to E5. He was promoted to LIEUT 1994 working in T1 and T2. He was promoted to CAPT. June 1998. He left on deployment in the Air national Guard ...

Nov 18, 20222 hr 14 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 119 | BOSTON FD FF BILL NOONAN

Our special guest will be 40 year BOSTON FD and Legendary Photographer FF Bill Noonan. In 1971, He began working as a Boston firefighter, on Engine 3, in the South End. In 1978, the department was looking for a fill-in fire photographer, and he took the job. Bill has been the official photographer for the Boston Fire Department for over forty years. In that time, he has tirelessly chronicled the men and the history of their fine department. He has taken 100's of thousands of photos of the brave ...

Nov 15, 20221 hr 50 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 118 | FDNY FIRE BELL CLUB

Established in February 1939, the Fire Bell Club is an organization of FDNY members (active & retired) and individuals interested in the fire service, its current operations, and the preservation of its history. Members come from all walks of life, including fire service professionals. The Club and the FDNY enjoy a unique relationship of friendship and support. Club members are regularly involved with public relations services for the FDNY, attend Department functions, and contribute a vast ...

Nov 11, 20221 hr 58 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 117 | FDNY DEPUTY CHIEF JON MALKIN

Our special guest will be 40 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jon Malkin. He was Appointed to FDNY Proby School in 1973 ..and was Assigned to Eng. 271 in Brooklyn. In 1975; Transferred to Engine 277. He was laid-off from 1975-76. In 1976 he was assigned to 211 and then he transferred back to Engine 277. In 1982 he was Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Battalion 18 and then assigned to Engine 42 in the Bronx. In 1987 he was promoted to Captain, and in 1988 was assigned to Engine 1. In 1993 he ...

Oct 28, 20222 hr 7 min

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST EP. 116 | PARKLAND SHOOTING RESPONSE with CHIEF ANTHONY GONZALEZ

Our special guest will be current 22 year Coral Springs Parkland Fire Dept Battalion Chief Anthony Gonzalez. He started as a Volly in 91, in NY. Moved to Florida, joined the volly's there in 1995. Was Hired late 2000 for the Coral Springs Parkland Fire Department as a FF/EMT. He became a Fire instructor in 2004. He was Promoted to Driver in 2005 and then to Lt./Captain in 2007. He became a member of FLTF2 (USAR) in 2012 and promoted to Squad Boss on USAR in 2015. He was promoted to Training BC i...

Oct 25, 20221 hr 53 min
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