GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep 200 | FDNY HM1 FF PHIL MCARDLE

Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 200 Our special guest will be 26 year Veteran FDNY FF Phil McCardle. Appointed to FDNY 6/26/1982 • Graduated from Probationary Fire School 8/5/1982. • Class Valedictorian • Given choice of assignment • Assigned Ladder 58 Bronx • Detailed to Engine 88 and & Engine 45 (60 days) as per Dept. policy. • Assigned Haz-Mat 1 9/22/1984. • Interviewed for position. • Selected because of Operating Engineer background. • National Fire Academy (1986) • Adjunct Faculty LEAD Instructor • Course Developer / SME (subject matter expert) • Hazardous Materials Tactical Considerations • Hazardous Materials Operating Site Practices • Emergency Response to Terrorism ERT-Bacic Concepts • ERT- Tactical Considerations / ERT Company Officer / ERT- Incident Command • Detailed to Rescue Services (1993) • Worked for DC Jim Bullock developing Haz-Mat Training for HM-1 and Rescue Companies • Assigned to help start new Haz-Mat Operations Battalion with BC Tom Haring • Detailed to NYC Transit Authority (1995) • Assigned to develop an exercise to mimic the Tokyo SARIN event. • Developed exercise evaluation plan. • Coordinated multi-agency exercise in subway system. • Assigned to FEMA USAR NYTF-1 (1993) • Initial CORE Group member • Hazardous Materials Specialist • Logistics Specialist • Deployed Oklahoma City bombing • Atlanta Olympics • One hundred Year Association Award for Outstanding Public Service (1995) • Top city employee awarded $5,000.00. • Elected UFA Sgt. At Arms / Health & Safety Officer (2002-2005) • Returned to Haz-Mat 1 (2005) • Injured and forced to retire -March 2008 Phew I’m exhausted… We will get the whole skinny... You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET. You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool
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