Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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NYPD Detective on A Sarcastic Promise That Turned Into A Major Arrest
Sometimes you’d rather be lucky than good. For NYPD Detective TOM SMITH, that luck involved a sarcastic promise that later turned into an epic collar. A member of a Bronx Robbery Squad at the time, he tells here of a morning spent searching for and ultimately apprehending a character by…
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FDNY’s Current Counterterrorism Chief on Day-To-Day Operations
2023 has been a big year for New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Deputy Chief Paul Miller. With close to 30 years on the job, he was promoted to his current rank this year and additionally, tasked with leading the FDNY side of operations in counterterrorism for the department’s Counterterrorism…
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Former Chicago Police Chief of Detectives on Running Security at Comiskey Park During 2005 White Sox World Series Run
There are times and moments in life when you just know you’re in a sweet spot, and not just any sweet spot, but a once in a lifetime sweet spot where the fun you’re having in those moments can never be equaled nor rivaled. 2005 was that time for retired…
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Former NYC Transit Police Sergeant Details How Iconic Rescue Squad Was Formed
An essay from an energetic Dartmouth College student, an innovative police officer working the thankless beat of the New York City Subway, and a bucket load of determination between the two made for a good combination and with that the birth of a rescue squad that earned respect across the…
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Mic’d In New Haven Highlights: Retired FDNY Lieutenant on the Importance of Continued Learning
“Experience is only as good as how you apply it to the next fire.” – Retired FDNY Lieutenant Tim Klett. Of course he’s right, the fire service is a constant evolutionary process. Change isn’t a suggestion, it’s a necessity and no matter how much experience you have, the learning never…
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Mic’d In New Haven Highlights: Ernie Anastos on The Importance of Evolving
This is one of my favorite interviews ever mainly because it never felt like an interview but rather a conversation between friends. Having wanted this interview for quite some time, my only regret is that it had to end. My deepest thanks to Ernie Anastos for a highly enjoyable conversation…
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Mic’d In New Haven Highlights: Retired NYPD Detective on Helping Form NY FEMA Team
When you look at the capabilities of New York’s FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1, a calling card of the crew is its diversity of talents from both the FDNY Rescue Squads & NYPD Emergency Service Unit. At a time when tension pushed both elite units apart, it…
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Mic’d In New Haven Highlights: Retired FDNY Chief on Professionalism
“If you want to be treated like a professional…you have to act the part of a professional.” This applies to all aspects of the workforce, especially however, with a paramilitary organization of such a reputation as the New York City Fire Department. Having represented that organization for 43 years, Deputy…
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Mic’d In New Haven Highlights: Retired Female NYPD Emergency Service Officer on Proving Herself
I said it on the air and I meant it, it’s one of the best episodes in Mic’d In New Haven history. Nita Rosato is truly one of the best guests I can say I’ve ever had. With 15 years of her career spent in rescue work between the rescue…
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Mic’d In New Haven Highlights: Elizabeth Hashagen on Overcoming Cancer
So much fun doing this episode. Elizabeth Hashagen brought the energy! Always with a positive perspective on life, her upbeat outlook has remained unaltered, even when a diagnosis of cancer threatened to derail everything. But with the help of friends, she made it through, winning her battle, and continuing her…
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