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Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

By: Gettin Salty Experience
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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
  • GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 289 | Author's Corner | Eileen Bellew

    GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 289 | Author's Corner | Eileen Bellew
    Apr 24 2026
    Be sure and join us live for our next segment of the "Author's Corner" with our special guest, Eileen Bellew. Eileen Bellew of Pearl River has written "After John Jumped: The True Story of a Family's Rise from the Ashes," a memoir that begins with the death of her husband, New York City firefighter John Bellew. He died in January 2005 during a fire in the Bronx on a day known infamously as “Black Sunday,” after jumping from a four‑story building. After the tragic Black Sunday fire where she lost her husband John. She wrote a book titled "After John Jumped" . 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 #blacksunday #FDNY
    https://eileenbellew.com
    https://www.amazon.com/After-John-Jumped-Story-Familys/dp/B0GT8NHKRZ

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 288 | FDNY | PATSOS BROTHERS

    GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 288 | FDNY | PATSOS BROTHERS
    Apr 17 2026
    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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    2 hrs and 23 mins
  • GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 287 | FDNY | Commissioner Robert Tucker

    GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 287 | FDNY | Commissioner Robert Tucker
    Apr 10 2026
    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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    1 hr and 32 mins
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thanks for getting this out there. love the stories, history and ball busting! great job guys!

keep em coming!

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