Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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🔥 A Close Call You Never Forget
In Episode 402 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, Volume 12 — Bridgeport Chief Rich Thode shares a haunting fireground moment that changed him. Responding to what appeared to be a minor first-floor fire, Thode headed upstairs alone to check for extension. What he…
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Firefighter’s INSANE First Day: Baby Dropped From Burning Building!
🔥 “What did I get myself into?” In Episode 401 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Volume 84 — Deputy Chief Fred LaFemina takes us back to his first day in the FDNY. What began as a routine pull box quickly turned into a working…
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Episode 400: “It’s Not Work. It’s Family.”
In this milestone 400th episode of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide (Volume 11) — Hoboken Deputy Fire Chief Joe Grossi reflects on what the men and women of the Hoboken Fire Department truly mean to him. Spending 24 hours on, 72 hours off —…
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🔥 From Firefighter to Deputy Chief.
In Episode 399 — Volume 83 of The Best of The Bravest, retired FDNY Deputy Chief Joe Jardin reflects on a career he almost walked away from — and the unexpected path that led him to serve as Executive Officer to the Chief of Safety, helping shape firefighter safety initiatives,…
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“During the chaos, there was still peace.”
🕊️ “During the chaos, there was still peace.” In Episode 398 of Mic’d In New Haven, Bianca Peters shares a deeply personal reflection on reporting through the height of COVID-19 in New York City — and later contracting the virus herself. She speaks candidly about losing her sense of smell…
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🚒 “Thanksgiving dinner… then the box dropped.”
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…
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🚒 How Jersey City Rescue 1 Became a National Standard
In Episode 394 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, Volume 8 — retired Jersey City Deputy Fire Chief Butch Cobb reflects on the creation and rapid rise of Jersey City Fire Department’s Rescue 1. Given access to vacant buildings scheduled for demolition, junked vehicles…
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The real origin of the “Wick Flick.”
In Episode 393 of Mic’d In New Haven, NYPD Detective George Sichler pulls back the curtain on one of the most talked-about gun-handling moves in modern action cinema — the so-called “Wick Flick.” While working as a consultant with Keanu Reeves, Sichler witnessed the move’s true origin during a live-fire…
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Unexpected Mentors Make the Biggest Impact
In Episode 392 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite, Volume 82 — retired FDNY Lieutenant Anna-Schermerhorn Collins shares a moment from her early days as a probie that stayed with her throughout her career. New to the firehouse in 1997,…
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“Don’t call me Papi.”
“Don’t call me Papi.” In Episode 391 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, Volume 22 — retired Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Anthony Damiano pulls back the curtain on what it was really like being followed by COPS cameras on patrol. What started as…
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