Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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Building a Career in the New Haven Police Department
In Episode 428 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide (Volume 26) — New Haven Police Chief David Zannelli discusses two challenges facing departments across the country: recruiting good police officers and giving them reasons to stay. For Zannelli, one of New Haven’s greatest strengths…
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Episode 427: The Best of The Bravest: Captain Paul Brown (Volume 89)
In Episode 427 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite (Volume 89) — retired FDNY Captain Paul Brown shares the heartbreaking story of a rescue effort that unfolded between the collapses of the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001. Following the…
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🚑 “We Roll Up and It’s Just Utter Chaos.”
In Episode 426 of Mic’d In New Haven, former NYPD officer and longtime paramedic Mike Chanat takes us back to one of the most chaotic calls of his EMS career — a massive Brooklyn nightclub shooting in 1998. Working the midnight tour at Lutheran Medical Center, Chanat and his paramedic…
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🚔 Six weeks out of the academy—and suddenly under fire.
In Episode 425 of Mic’d In New Haven, retired NYC Transit Police and NYPD Sergeant Stu Friedman recalls his first officer-involved shooting after confronting an armed man inside a subway station. With bullets passing his head and only seconds to react, the academy training he never expected to use took…
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“We didn’t go to a fire… but we saved lives.”
“We didn’t go to a fire… but we saved lives.”In Episode 424 — Volume 17 of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, retired New Britain Deputy Chief Paul Walsh shares a powerful reminder that the fire service isn’t just about putting out fires. After discovering a deaf family couldn’t hear…
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“I owe my life to those three cops.”
In Episode 422 of Mic’d In New Haven, retired NYPD veteran Mike Renna shares the incredible story of a near-fatal car accident in 2009 and the officers who helped save his life. Traveling at highway speed during a medical emergency, Renna suffered a catastrophic crash that by all accounts he…
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🚒 “We did the best we could” isn’t always enough.
In Episode 421 — Volume 16 of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, Saratoga Springs firefighter and author Tyler Whittredge discusses why firefighters must be willing to honestly evaluate their performance after every call. Winning doesn’t mean you stop reviewing the game film. The same applies to the fire service.…
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The Mentors Who Shape Us
In Episode 420 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide (Volume 15) — U.S. Federal Firefighter Nick Palumbo reflects on the lasting impact of one of his earliest mentors, the late Chief Tommy Prine. Prine wasn’t the loudest person in the room. In fact, according to Palumbo, he was…
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🚔 “Even the worst guys are watching how you treat people.”
🚔 “Even the worst guys are watching how you treat people.” In Episode 419 — Volume 25 of The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, retired Rhode Island Lieutenant Sean Carroll recalls a wild overnight heroin bust that nearly turned into a full-on ambush — until help came from the most…
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🔥 “We’re not going to say no.”
🔥 “We’re not going to say no.” In Episode 418 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest (Volume 88) — retired FDNY firefighter Ken Delaney reflects on one of the toughest fires of his career. Operating at a heavy fire in Manhattan, crews regrouped on the…
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