FDNY Firefighter Experienced Severe Trauma

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

True Crime, News, Politics, News Commentary, Documentary, Society & Culture, Education, Law Enforcement, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 11 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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FDNY Firefighter Experienced Severe Trauma: How Cooking Is His Salvation. For many first responders, the uniform becomes both a source of pride and a shield, one that often hides pain, grief, and trauma the public never sees. For this veteran FDNY firefighter and U.S. Air Force veteran, a lifetime of service came with losses so profound that few could endure them without lasting scars.

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0:00.0	He is a veteran FDNY firefighter.
0:05.0	He lost a brother to suicide, also an FDNY firefighter.
0:10.0	His mother, due to a fire.
0:12.0	He worked at 9-11.
0:14.0	He's here to talk about trauma, overcoming that, and what he does with his life today.
0:18.0	Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:22.0	In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their
0:26.9	experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.
0:30.5	Plus, those have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military,
0:34.8	and victims of crimes share their stories.
0:37.3	Hi, I'm John Jay Wiley.
0:39.4	In addition to being a broadcaster, I'm also a retired police sergeant.
0:43.0	Be sure to check out our website, LETRadio.com.
0:46.4	And also, like us on Facebook, search for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:51.8	Of all the radio stations in the United States, there are no other shows like the Law
0:55.9	Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:57.5	And on Facebook, there's only one official page.
1:00.9	Do a search on Facebook for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
1:04.3	And be sure to like the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show Facebook page.
1:08.7	Contacts from Florida, we have Joseph Bonano on the law enforcement talk ratio.
1:13.5	Joseph is a veteran, FDNY, firefighter.
1:18.7	And FDNY is Fire Department of New York.
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