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 system is an under vehicle nozzle that is capable of flowing upwards of 500gpm at 100psi at the device ..read more

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 Had R group in B46, then UFO in Ladder 136 before he Transferred to D3 Assigned to Eng 58. Promoted to ..read more

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 Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool ..read more

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_furnace_piece/?hl=en You can also listen to our podcast… we are on all the players. ---Connect with Us ..read more

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 as of June 2022 He is the current Chief Of Department! You already know the kitchen table is the pla ..read more

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 job with all the details. The chief has done extensive research on this particular fire and even wro ..read more

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 players ?? #FDNY #BrosofH2O We can’t wait to see you there! --Connect with Us--- WEBSITE: https://gett ..read more

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 FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to our podcast ...w ..read more

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 the company back up and running after 9/11. He has been a very good friend to both of us and we look f ..read more

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/gettinsaltyexperience #tulsametrowomenonfire #HydrantsofHope ---Connect with Us--- WEBSITE: https://gettinsal ..read more