Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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FDNY Lieutenant Recalls Hilarious HazMat Run At The UN
The UN is always on high alert. The crossroads of the world and a center for the eternal melting pot that is world politics, the FDNY & NYPD always have their hands full with the Midtown Manhattan landmark, especially during the General Assembly. For retired FDNY Lieutenant Stan Rybak. Having…
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Former NYPD ESU Chief Recalls Classic ‘Ming The Tiger’ Job From 2003
I probably only spoke four times the entire show and hey, that is just fine by me. When you’ve got guests like Robert Lukach telling the kind of great stories that have made this show what it’s become, my job becomes easy and so I happily stayed out of the…
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Retired FDNY Lieutenant on Taking The Job Seriously
“In the end of the day the public expects us to come get them when they need help”. Simple but an effective and motivating two minutes on what it means to be a firefighter not just in New York City but anywhere, and why that oath should always be taken…
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Retired NYPD JTTF Detective on Helping Thwart 2009 Terror Plot
All terrorists want to do is maim and kill. And all the dedicated members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force want to do is stop them dead in their tracks. Thankfully, the good guys often win. One of the better victories? This tale as told by retired NYPD Detective Angel…
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FDNY Chief of Operations John Esposito on What Keeps Him Motivated After 33 Years
Longevity’s rare these days. It’s hard to find people still invested in their job who genuinely enjoy what they do and want to keep doing it. Yet the more I spend time around fireman, the less rare it seems. There’s few professions where folks don’t want a leave. The fire…
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Retired NYPD Lieutenant on Saving A Boy Who’d Been Shot
In the ever evolving world of policing, it’s not always corralling bad guys. Equally as often, it’s saving lives. On a fall day in 2018, Lieutenant Special Assignment Eric Dym would get to do just that when he participated in the life saving rescue of a 5-year old who’d been…
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Former FDNY Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy Speaks on The Importance of Training
As a fire officer, it’s not just the fact that you have to be mindful of the safety of your crew out on jobs, you also have to be mindful of making sure they have the training needed to stay sharp. Complacency in the fire service can be costly, even…
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Former NYPD Chief of Department on Modern Approaches to Policing
Suffice to say, policing has faced numerous challenges in the last few years. Right now many an officer and supervisor alike are fighting to keep the spirit of the job alive in a time where morale and disillusionment threatens both public safety and police morale. As the highest ranking uniformed…
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Retired FDNY Chief Reflects on Deadly 1998 Brooklyn Fire
On June 5, 1998, FDNY Assistant Chief then Battalion Chief Tom Galvin responded to the infamous Atlantic Avenue fire in Brooklyn which resulted in two firefighters, Lieutenants James Blackmore & Scott LaPiedra being killed, and Lt. Timothy Stackpole (killed on September 11, 2001) suffering awful burns. 25 years later, the…
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Retired FDNY Captain on Meeting The Family He Helped Save
During the 1980’s was under siege thanks to the brutal combination of crime and crack. But that didn’t deter NYC firefighters like Jim Graham from getting the job done. In this instance, in one of the best stories I’ve ever heard, getting the job done involved saving a family who…
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