In Episode 396 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, Volume 10 — retired Bridgeport Assistant Fire Chief Nick Esposito shares a classic rookie fire story from his early days on the job in 1999.
After demolishing a massive firehouse dinner that felt more like Thanksgiving, the box dropped almost immediately. What followed was a half-marathon between hydrants, a sprint to Engine 4, a third-floor bedroom fire, a stolen nozzle, and that unmistakable feeling every probie knows — heart racing, stomach turning, and realizing the whole firehouse is watching.
The squad took the line, the fire went out, and Esposito walked out green, humbled, and laughing through it years later.
It’s a story about learning the job the hard way, earning your stripes, and why first fires — no matter how rough — stay with you forever.
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