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, Detailed to Fire Academy (HazMat Command request) to develop 1 st FDNY HM Ops training program. Joined late...
Dec 22, 2023•2 hr 20 min
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 9/26/81 Lieutenant 6/24/89 assigned 14 Batt. Supervising Fire Marshal 5/3/90 Assistant Chief Fire M...
Dec 19, 2023•2 hr 11 min
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 in 10/2002 and was assigned UFO Capt. Squad 252 in Jan 2003. He retired on 12/29/2008. He has been a ...
Dec 15, 2023•2 hr 17 min
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 what it means to love the job and love the men and women that do the job! He also travels the country t...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 47 min
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 one of our long time friends, (Milner) which I'm sure he has some more good stories to share. Did we m...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 38 min
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 one. Be sure to Subscribe and Hit the Bell for your notifications. #backintheday #FDNY #firefighters #...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 46 min
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 is a complicated one. This particular valve played a key role in this fire. The next day, Macy's emp...
Dec 01, 2023•57 min
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. He was instrumental in my career. Wrote his first SOP collaboratively in 2023. The turtle fire sys...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 6 min
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 Headquarters Livingston Street for Captains Management and Night Training. Assigned covering in D14 and Ha...
Nov 21, 2023•2 hr 3 min
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 table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You don’t want to miss this one. You can also ...
Nov 17, 2023•2 hr 20 min
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 see who is in it to win it tonight! #Gold_leaf_furnance_piece https://www.instagram.com/gold_leaf_furn...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 24 min
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. In September of 2018 he became the AC of operations and then Chief of Operations in 2021. And now ...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 42 min
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 going to be another great episode with the legendary, FDNY Deputy Chief Jay Jonas as he covers the ...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
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 doozy🥴😎👍🏼. You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the...
Nov 03, 2023•2 hr 34 min
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 with Pete and we look forward to hearing his story. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHT...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 56 min
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 Operations Command...He was assigned to Haz-Mat 1 in Feb 1998. He retired in October of 2002 after getting th...
Oct 27, 2023•2 hr 1 min
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 podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #givebackmorethanyoutake www.youtube.com/gettinsalt...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 29 min
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...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 organization. Thank you for making the fire service better through your dedication to training and love of the...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 42 min
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 landing into the street 2 short blocks from the firehouse. Bodies spread all over the crash site. He...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 40 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.161 Our special guest will be Anthony Greco. Anthony, a professional hockey player, is the son of Paul Greco, an FDNY firefighter for more than 20 years working in Eng275, Sq18 and Sq270. He passed away at 54 in May of 2020 after battling several illnesses that resulted from breathing toxic air at Ground Zero following the World Trade Center. Along with being dedicated to his career, Paul was also a longtime fan of the New York Rangers and was naturally invest...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 21 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.160 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 capt 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. ...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 17 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.159- Our special guest will be 37 year FDNY Staff Chief Mathew Farrell. Appointed to the NYPD in October of 1952 He realized he needed to come over to the Right Side and got assigned to the FDNY in February of 1957. Out of Proby school he was assigned to Engine 233 in The Borough of FIRE! In ‘61 he’s was promoted to LT, ‘66 to Captain, ‘69 to BC where he would serve all still in The Borough Of FIRE! In March of ‘76 he would be promoted to Deputy Chief where he...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 34 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.158 - Our special guest will be 30 year veteran Portland Maine FD- FF Dana Asdourian. Appointed to the Portland Fire Department as a firefighter November 16, 1975.. During his 30 year career, he was assigned to the following companies... Engine 3 Engine 4 (8 years) Engine 5 Engine 6 Engine 7 – Fireboat Ladder 6 Engine 13 (single man coverage at Great Diamond Island – 4 shifts) Rescue 1 (13 years) Appointed as PFD Safety Officer Detailed to Training Division an...
Sep 22, 2023•2 hr 9 min
Our special guest will be 22 year veteran FDNY Lt. Tony Bellisari. He was appointed in July of 1981 and upon graduating proby school he was assigned to Engine 260. In April of ’82 he transferred to the Tigers ..Ladder 138 (reer 🐅). In Jan 1997 he was promoted to Lt. and assigned to Div 3. He became a Charter member of Squad 288 and our Lt. In 1998. Goin to be fun. He retired in 2003. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You don’t want to miss this one. Y...
Sep 19, 2023•2 hr 5 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.156 - Our special guest will be 29 year veteran and 84 year old FDNY Captain Joe Sassone. He was appointed in Oct of 1962 and upon graduating proby school he was assigned to H&L 18. In Dec of ’73 he transferred to Engine 17. In Jan 1974 he was promoted to Lt. and assigned to Ladder 26-2 in Apr 1974. The company was disbanded in Dec 1974 and he was assigned to Ladder 27 in May 1975. In Nov 1982 he was promoted to Captain, and in June 1985 he was assigned to...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 55 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.155 - Our special guest is FDNY Chief of Operations John Esposito. He was appointed in April of 1991 and upon graduating proby school he was assigned to 324 Engine. In September of ’94 he transferred to Engine 47. In 1998 The Chief became a Charter Member of Squad 18. He was promoted to Lt. in 2001 and by March of 2002 he was back at Da Squad! In March of 2003 he was promoted to Captain, 2005 Made Battalion, 2011 Deputy, 2017 Deputy Assistant Chief, 2020 Assis...
Sep 01, 2023•2 hr 43 min
Our special guest is 20 year FDNY veteran FF Eddie Anzalone. He went to proby school in 1987 and was assigned to Engine 221 in Brooklyn. In 1991 he transferred to Engine 69 up in Harlem. He transferred across the floor to 28 Truck in 1998. He retired in 2007. Known as Fireman Ed, he is a well known fan of the New York Jets. One of the most well-known National Football League fans, he is known for leading the crowd in the team chant, "J-E-T-S, Jets!, Jets!, Jets! He has also just started Fireman ...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 53 min
DON'T MISS IT. Be sure to tune into our next segment of "BACK IN THE DAY" Tomorrow night on our YouTube channel LIVE 8pm est. We will be joined by three Squad 288 charter members from 1998...FF Matt Neary, Capt. Bill Hill and of course senior man Hank Molle. We will be goin waaaay back (not too far back) to the beginning of Squad 288 and how it was in those early years as a new squad. We will also be discussing its core duties including engine work, truck work, rescue operations and hazardous ma...
Aug 04, 2023•2 hr 12 min
GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.153 - Our special guest will be 37 year Baltimore City FD veteran Battalion Chief Rick Lago. He was hired as a Paramedic in 1985. Graduated from BC Fire Academy March 1986, and assigned to Truck Company 13. Promoted to Emergency Vehicle Driver in 1988, assigned to Truck Company 8. Transferred to Truck Company 13 in 1992. Promoted to Lieutenant June 1993, assigned to Engine Company 20 and Transferred back to Truck Company 13 in 1995. Truck 13 was Disbanded in 2...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 50 min
