Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 288 | FDNY | PATSOS BROTHERS Apr 17, 2026

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Be sure and join us live Thursday night, April 16th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with Our special guests, FDNY veterans, Tom, Greg & Paul Patsos. Three brothers who served in the FDNY. Tom was assigned to E290 right out of probie school in September of 1982. In 1990 he went on to L123 where he retired from in 1996. Greg was appointed in 1990 to E-252 at the time, which we all know now, as Squad 252. Paul was appointed to the FDNY in 1995, where he was assigned to Ladder 172. A year later he went to Engine 299, then to Engine 67, then in 1998 he went to squad 288, ultimately ending up in Rescue 3. Be sure and tune in for this one as we hear all about their careers and where it all started. Going to be another 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 #FDNY #FDNYSQUAD #RESCUE3
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 287 | FDNY | Commissioner Robert Tucker Apr 10, 2026

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Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with Our special guest, Former FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker. Commissioner Tucker graduated from George Washington University and Pace University School of Law. Following law school, he worked as special assistant to the District Attorney in Queens County, Richard A. Brown. In 1999 he became chairman and CEO of T&M Protection Resources, a company specializing in security, intelligence and investigations. In 2007 he restructured T&M as a limited liability company and sold a minority interest to Pegasus Capital Advisors as well as another private investor. In 2024 he accepted the position as the 35th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York (FDNY), the largest fire department in the United States. This appointment, by the Mayor of New York City, recognized his reputation as a highly successful businessman able to build strong foundations to foster collaboration and growth. In his role as one of the chief risk management executives in New York City, he was responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the nation’s most complex public safety agency, with roughly 18,000 personnel, including firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, fire marshals and fire prevention inspectors, and a multibillion-dollar budget. He has served on various boards including the New York City Police Foundation, Pace University and White Plains Hospital. He currently serves on the board of the FDNY Foundation and the Gary Sinise Foundation. Going to be another 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 #FDNY
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 286 | FDNY | FF TOM LYNCH Apr 03, 2026

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Be sure and join with Our special guest, FDNY veteran, FF Tom Lynch. Tom was appointed to the FDNY in Jan of 1982 and was assigned to Engine 50. After 5 years he transferred across the floor to Ladder 19 and stayed there until his retirement in 2003. He also became the Bronx trustee for the Union from 1996 to 1999. Eng 50 and Lad 19 have a proud legacy of being one of the busiest firehouses in the city and creating some of the best fireman the FDNY has ever had. Going to be another 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 #FDNY #NobodysPerfect
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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.285: FDNY | BATTALION CHIEF JOSEPH McHUGH Mar 27, 2026

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Be sure and join us live Thursday night, March 26th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with Our special guest, FDNY veteran, Battalion Chief Joseph McHugh. Chief was appointed to the FDNY in September of 1991 and was assigned to ladder 25. In December of 2002 Joe was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the 7th division. In 2004 he was assigned to Ladder 41. A few years later in March of 07, Joe was promoted to Captain and was assigned to the 1st. division. In July of 2008, Joe was assigned to ladder 10, downtown. But he didn't stop there, in November of 2010 he was promoted to BC and was assigned back to the 7th division. In 2014, Joe was assigned to the Safety Battalion and in 2016 was an executive officer, car12a. Joe retired in 2020 and is the current Chief of Department for the Greenwich, CT. Fire Department. Tune in as we hear all about his career and where it all started. Going to be another 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 #FDNY
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.284 | FDNY | LT. RAY STRONG Mar 20, 2026

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, former 31 year FDNY Lieutenant Ray Strong. He was a FF. in Ladders 51, 126 and 111 and Rescue 4. He was Lt. in Div 13 and then in Rescue 4. Ray has been very involved with the Axemen Motorcycle Club NY chapter. We will be discussing how it started and how we can help. Their sole charitable focus is towards the children of F.D.N.Y. & Axemen firefighters across the nation whose children have special needs. "We established this club to help our own because when all else fails, we know that our brothers will be there for us". Going to be another 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 #FDNY www.facebook.com/axemenny3/
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 283 | FDNY | LIEUTENANT CHARLES SCHMID Mar 13, 2026

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, FDNY 23 year veteran, Lieutenant Charles Schmid. Lt. was appointed to the FDNY on 2/24/1979 and retired in December of 2002. With over 20 years of dedicated service to the FDNY, Lt. has had the honor of working with and learning from some of the greats within the FDNY. We’ll hear all about his career and the many stories he’s sure to share.
Once appointed to the FDNY he went on to: -Assigned to E-210:-1979 -Transferred to Squad 1:-1982 -Transferred to L-22: -1988 -Transferred to E-41:-1990 -Detailed to Fire Prevention: -1991 -Promoted to Lieutenant: -1991 -Took UFO spot in E-93: -1992 -Detailed to Squad 41: -1993 -Detailed to training (FARMS): - 1993 -Transferred to Squad 41: -1994
Going to be another 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 #FDNY #nationalfallenfirefightersfoundation #fdny #Squad41 #fdnyfireprevention
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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.282: FDNY | BATTALION CHIEF GEORGE GIERER Mar 06, 2026

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Be sure and join us live Thursday night, March 5th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 34-year FDNY veteran, Battalion Chief George Gierer. Chief Gierer was appointed to the FDNY in 1969 and retired in 2003. With three and a half decades of service to the FDNY, he has had an outstanding career. Once appointed to the FDNY he went on to: Assigned 1970 to Engine 46 / Ladder 27 both of which would have 2nd sections (No Fires) Sept 1979 promoted to Lieut. assigned Battalion 13 R group (E93,TL45,R3,E95,L36)- covering in these companies Sept 1981 assigned to Ladder 36 April 1984 promoted to Captain assigned to Ladder 41 March 1990 promoted to Battalion Chief B27 Jan 21, 2003 retired Going to be another 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 #FDNY
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 281 | HISTORY WITH HASH - ISAAC LUDGATE Feb 27, 2026

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The Getting’ Salty Experience Podcast is happy to present you with another episode of History with Hash on our youtube channel. We will be discussing the history of Isaac Ludgate, another legend of the job!. It literally just never stops in this era. So Pour a drink and enjoy this episode of The Gettin Salty Experience.podcast. After you watch the live show, be sure and tell your friends about our awesome MEMBERS ONLY club where you can catch more content like this. Kev, Lou, Hash, and the gang are DOIN THE THING to bring you quality content each week! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #neverforget --Connect with Us-- WEBSITE: https://gettinsaltyapparel.com/ INSTAGRAM: / saltydoginc SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QSZ6kG... SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/show/gettin-... APPLE PODCAST : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 11 | DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE - SEARCH Feb 20, 2026

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Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel. Our special guests will be retired FDNY Truckies... FF Keith Nicollielo and FF Greg Bruno, also joining is Harrisburg FD FF Jeff Miller . We will be sitting down for drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Topics for tonight are "All Things Search" ...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
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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.280: FDNY | BATTALION CHIEF JACK SPILLANE Feb 13, 2026

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Be sure and join us live Thursday night, February 12th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, 36-year FDNY veteran, Battalion Chief Jack Spillane . Chief Spillane was appointed to the FDNY in 1982 and retired in 2018. With three and a half decades of service to the FDNY, he has had an outstanding career. Once appointed to the FDNY he went on to: Assigned Engine 14 Onion skin to Ladder 3 in 1986 August 1987 promoted to Lieut. Div. 3 August 1988 transferred to Div. 5 Jan. 1990 transferred to Engine 80 Sept. 1993 promoted to Captain Div. 6 Sept. 25, 1993 to March 1994 UFO Engine 61 May 1994 transferred to Squad 41 July 1997 promoted to Battalion Chief Div. 3 Sept 1998 detailed to SOC Battalion Nov. 2018 retired Going to be another 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 #FDNY
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