-
“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 seriously from retired Lieutenant Kevin…
-
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 Maysonet on how his outside…
-
(FRIDAY, 7PM) 25 years in public service in New York City. First a policeman sworn in 1994 he traded in the sector car for the rig after a year in 1995. With his first stop in The Bronx with Truck 17, he’d have a stop at pre-Squad Engine 288, Engine 50, and Truck 17 for…
-
(FRIDAY, 7PM) 25 years in public service in New York City. First a policeman sworn in 1994 he traded in the sector car for the rig after a year in 1995. With his first stop in The Bronx with Truck 17, he’d have a stop at pre-Squad Engine 288, Engine 50, and Truck 17 for…
-
(WEDNESDAY, 7PM) Now let’s see, worked the Bronx as a patrol cop for a dozen years, then became a detective, then worked in the Joint Terrorism Task Force, had the Yankee Stadium detail. I gotta say this guy’s pretty boring. No way he has any stories (sarcasm of course) His journey through through the world’s…
-
(WEDNESDAY, 7PM) Now let’s see, worked the Bronx as a patrol cop for a dozen years, then became a detective, then worked in the Joint Terrorism Task Force, had the Yankee Stadium detail. I gotta say this guy’s pretty boring. No way he has any stories (sarcasm of course) His journey through through the world’s…
-
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 service is one of them.…
-
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 shot and wounded. An innocent…
-
(FRIDAY, 7PM) For over 30 years he has been getting it done on the front lines with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Joining the department at the dawn of the 90’s, he cut his teeth for 7 years before a great opportunity opened up towards the end of the decade, when he was…
-
WEDNESDAY, 7PM A career’s worth of action in a compact amount of time is how you can best define his career. He was of the Ray Kelly generation of police officer. Zero tolerance, proactive policing, and a thorough sense of command. That career a five year stint in the 1-2-0 in Staten Island, the East…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
