Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.309 | FDNY | LIEUTENANT JOHN DI RIENZO Oct 30, 2026

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 28 year veteran, FDNY Lieutenant John Di Rienzo. Sit down with us as we discuss John's career not only with FDNY but with the NYPD as well. Lt. Started with the NYPD in January of 1983, went to NSU 16 until 1984, then was assigned to the 79th Pct. Then transferred to the 110th Pct in 1985. In 1988 he left the NYPD and started FDNY's probie school. Out of school he was assigned to Engine 316. In 1994 John transferred to Engine 225, then assigned to Sq288 in 1999. John was promoted to Lieutenant in 2001, assigned to the 14th division. In 2002 he was assigned to E316, Hazmat Operations in 2008, Hazmat Battalion in 2011, the Hazmat HMTU E274 in 2013, ultimately retiring in 2016. 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.308: FDNY | CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT | JOHN ESPOSITO Oct 23, 2026

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Be sure and join us live Thursday night October 22nd at 8pm on our YouTube Channel with our special guest, FDNY's current Chief of Department, John Esposito. Tune as we sit down with the Chief and discuss all the summer events with America 250, The Knicks, The World Cup, and of course, the 25 year commemoration of 911. This is sure to be another fantastic conversation with the Chief and 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 #FDNY25years
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.307 | FDNY | CAPTAIN MICHAEL DONOVAN Oct 16, 2026

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, retired 24 year veteran, FDNY Captain Michael Donovan. Captain Donovan has had a great career with FDNY and now he adds author to his resume. * Appointed on May 19, 1979 * Assigned to Engine 239 * Transferred to Engine 214 'The Nut House" in June 1982 * Transferred to Ladder 111 in June of 1986 * Worked day tours as the illustrator for WNYF in 1991 * Promoted to Lieutenant in June 1995 * Assigned to Engine 290 "POSA" in July 1996 * Promoted to Captain effective 9/16/2001 and assigned to Operations immediately afterwards. * Covered in Queens from late October 2001 until Jan-Feb 2002 * Assigned to S.O.C. Jan-Feb 2002 - Assigned to Squad 18 U.F.O until Captain Downey's promotion to B.C. * Permanently assigned to Squad 18 September 2002 * Retired July 2003 After Cap's retirement he was hired by UFOA in July 2005 as the first Retiree Liaison and retired from that in December 2021. Lastly, in September of this year, Cap published a book called, "Too Many Good Men". Tune in as Captain Donovan talks about the book and shares his experiences from 911.Gonna 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 Ep. 306 | FDNY | FIREFIGHTER ROB CARLO Oct 09, 2026

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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.306: FDNY |FIREFIGHTER ROB CARLO
Be sure and join us with our special guest, 15 year FDNY veteran, FF Rob Carlo. - 1991 assigned to the Proby School, and assigned to Engine 305 - 1995 transferred to Engine 80 -1999 Onion skin/transferred to Ladder 23 - Dec 2005 injured/retired After retirement Rob didn’t stop, His brother, Michael Carlo, also a FDNY firefighter, was one of the first firefighters to respond to the South Tower at the World Trade Center. Now retired, he rides his Harley-Davidson Road Glide EVERY YEAR across America, visiting 9/11 memorial sites in all 49 states and working to keep the memory of his brother alive. 437,000 miles on his Road Glide! 9/11 Never Forget!! You can follow his facebook page and his progress map across the country at Road Warrior aka R-Dub Gonna 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 https://www.facebook.com/roadwarriorakardub
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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST | Ep.305 | NEWARK F.D. | CAPTAIN RICH COOPER Oct 02, 2026

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Be sure and join us "live" on our Youtube Channel this Thursday October 1st, with our special guest, City of Newark F.D. veteran, Captain Rich Cooper. Rich started his fire service career with the West Long Branch Volunteer Fire Department in 1982. In 1994, he was hired with the Submarine Base Fire Department CT DoD, assigned to E26, 11 and L15. From there he went on to Fort Monmouth Fire Department NJ DoD transferred to NJ in 1997, assigned to E3, Ladder 1, and Rescue 1. In 2003, Capt. completed the fire academy class for the City of Clifton Fire Department and was assigned to Engines 3 and 5. A few years later, in 2006, he became a member of the Newark Fire Department. He was assigned to R1 as a firefighter, getting promoted a year and a half later to Captain of Rescue 1. He retired in December of 2025. Rich was not just involved in the fire service, Mr. Cooper raced cars in the Meadowlands. We have no doubt that this show will 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 #FDNY #NewarkFD
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 304 | THE WIVES SHOW | NEWLYWED GAME EDITION Sep 25, 2026

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Be sure and join us for our next segment of the "Wives Show - The Firehouse Newlywed game show on our Youtube Channel. We have a few couples brave enough to join us at the kitchen table. We will be putting their relationship and career knowledge to the test. Let's see who knows more, and what our courageous guests will share! You don’t want to miss this comedy hour, or Two! This will be a hysterical show for sure. 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. 303 | AUTHOR'S CORNER | DAVID ROCCO Sep 18, 2026

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Be sure and join us live for our next segment of the "Author's Corner" with our special guest, David Rocco. David Rocco is a photographer, an author, and a historian who knows all about the history of the FDNY fireboats. The FDNY Marine Division is widely regarded as one of the premier fireboat operations in the world. We are going to sit down and learn about David's new book, his co-author experience and receive a history lesson on the Fireboats of the FDNY. It's 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 #FDNY #FDNYFireboats
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.302 | FDNY LIEUTENANT | BRIAN BURIK Sep 04, 2026

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 18 year FDNY veteran, Lieutenant Brian Burik. Brian started his career in EMS in 1997. Then in 2000 he went to the fire academy, and was assigned to Ladder 28 out of probie school. In 2005 Brian went to Rescue 1 until 2012 where he was promoted to Lieutenant, assigned to Division 11, in Tower ladder 146. In 2014 he moved on to SOC to be a part of SCUBA / Swiftwater, bouncing around the unit until 2017. After SOC he went to Rescue School SSL until retiring in 2018. After retirement Brian didn't stop, he went on to create another successful career. No doubt Lt. has some great stories for us and we can't wait to hear them. Especially with his new career, involving most firefighters favorite, coffee or should I say.....CAW-FEE..... Gonna 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 #Learyfirefightersfoundation #firefighter #FDNY | Free shipping for Salty listeners until the end of September - https://traditioncoffeeroasters.com/discount/GettinSalty
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GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST:DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE EP14- FIRE DYNAMICS PT 2 Aug 28, 2026

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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST | Ep.14 | DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE - FIRE DYNAMICS PART 2 Be sure and join us “live” on our Youtube Channel Thursday August 26th. Our special guest will be retired 37 year FDNY veteran Captain John Ceriello of Rescue Company 1. We will be sitting down for a drill at the kitchen table..shooting the sh$t. Topic will be, FDNY’s Fire Dynamics Part 2... ...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 #FDNY fdnyrescue1
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST | Ep. 13 | DRILLING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE - BUILDING COLLAPSE Aug 21, 2026

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Be sure and join us with our special guests, retired FDNY veterans with well over 50 years of experience, Chief John Norman, Hank Molle and Paul Hashagen. This will be an exciting episode for sure! We will be sitting down for a drill at the kitchen table with some heavy hitters.....shooting the sh$t. Topic for the show will be, Building Collapse.. ...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 #FDNY #fdnyrescue1 #collapseFDNY
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