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  • This week on Mic’d In New Haven, it’s Best of The Bravest — and my guest is retired FDNY Chief Joe Jardin. A veteran chief whose career spanned engine, ladder, rescue, squad, division, and bureau-level command, Chief Jardin’s leadership touched nearly every operational layer of the department. From busy Brooklyn companies to Rescue Operations, from…

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  • This week on Mic’d In New Haven, my guest is Bianca Peters — originally from Chino, California, and now a familiar face in the Big Apple. The daughter of a judge and a landscape designer, Bianca carved out her own path into journalism after an early chapter in beauty pageants. Her career has taken her…

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  • 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 Thanksgiving, the box dropped almost…

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  • (FRIDAY, 6PM) Friday on Mic’d In New Haven, it’s another edition of Best of Both Badges — and this time, we revisit one of Brooklyn’s most complex and challenging fires. On the night of August 26, 1995, a massive fire tore through the historic St. George Hotel. What began as a difficult, fast-moving fire quickly…

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  • (Monday, 6PM) This Monday on Mic’d In New Haven, it’s Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition — and my guest is fire officer Nick Esposito. Nick’s career bridges nearly every angle of the fire service — from volunteer houses in New York and Connecticut, to the streets of Bridgeport as a career firefighter and officer,…

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  • 🕯️ “Time doesn’t heal it — it just teaches you how to carry it.” In Episode 395 — Volume 9 of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, Coral Springs Fire Department Battalion Chief Anthony Gonzalez reflects on the aftermath of the Parkland tragedy — the reminders that linger, the weight carried by those directly connected,…

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  • (FRIDAY, 6PM) This Friday on Mic’d In New Haven, it’s Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition — and my guest is South Florida fire officer Battalion Chief Anthony Gonzalez. With more than three decades of dedication to the job, Chief Gonzalez’s career spans instruction, leadership, and operational excellence. From his early days as a volunteer…

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  • 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 from the car pound, and…

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  • 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 range session. It wasn’t a…

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  • This week on Mic’d In New Haven, it’s The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition — and my guest is Deputy Chief Robert Cobb. A veteran of both the United States Army and the American fire service, Chief Cobb’s career has touched nearly every corner of emergency operations, training, and national fire service leadership. From…

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