GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.292 | FDNY CAPTAIN | JOHN CERIELLO

Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 158 minutes

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 37 year FDNY veteran, Captain John Ceriello. John started his career as a Volunteer firefighter with Roslyn Highlands FD in 1981, and in February of 1988 he was appointed to the FDNY. He was assigned to Engine 225 in East New York in April of that same year. In the Spring of 89 he transferred to Squad 18 as an inaugural member! In 2002 he was then transferred to Rescue 1. Then in July of 2005 he was promoted to Lieutenant assigned to the 7th division. In 2006 he returned to SOC in the SOC Support Ladder Unit. In 2007 he was assigned to another Squad, Squad 252. 2015 rolls around and wouldn't you know it, John was promoted to Captain and assigned to Chief Galvin in training. From 2016 to 2019 Cap covered the 11th Division. In May of 2019 Captain Ceriello was covering in Rescue 1, ultimately being assigned to R1 in January 2020. Captain Ceriello stayed with Rescue 1 until he retired in August of 2025. No doubt Cap has some great stories for us and we can't wait to hear them. Gonna be another great show. 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!
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0:00.0	Disclaimer, we'd like to note before the start of this interview that the opinions about to be expressed by the guest on tonight's Get Insulte Experience podcast are that of the guest and do not directly or necessarily reflect the views of the host of the Getton getting salty experience podcast.
0:36.1	Hello!
0:39.3	Hello! Hello! Hello! We are back, Ruffy Gonso. We took a week off. We gave you a little taste, a little tease.
0:49.3	A little nugget.
0:51.3	It's a four thousand views almost. That's what you get with the membership that's what it is narrow hands
0:56.5	him here a little bit of this well taste taste well taste I missed you a holes
1:02.9	thank I really did I'm in Harrisburg though we met a lot of cool people
1:07.1	yeah fans a lot of good people we got some sponsors coming some guests coming
1:13.7	ruffie was just down playing golf down in carolina he got some guests right roof
1:18.7	500 guys fdmi i guess it's all mixed but was the never forget tournament a lot of guys
1:24.7	show oh yeah it was the old al Roniston, uh, from like, oh, yeah.
1:30.6	Yeah.
1:31.2	Good show, bro. Right. Yeah, we got a couple. We got a couple. We got some line up. Yeah. How's the old neck? I'm all right. Not bad. I'm a little pickled. Oh, you drinking too much, I know he drinking 24-7?
1:43.9	Who does this?
1:44.6	Who does this?
1:45.9	You're not 21 years old anymore, Franam. Oh, you're drinking too much, but I know he's drinking 24-7? Who does this?
1:44.6	Who does this?
1:45.8	You're not 21 years old anymore, Frano? You know? I do know one thing. Our guest might have better hair than Gonzo. Oh, that's a fact, Jack. I don't know. If I grow along, I can mirror his. We'll see. You know what it is, bro? Keep it shut. I saw God, I was a little nervous now.
2:01.0	And he's got the perfect...
2:01.9	I'm a little scared.
2:02.5	I'm a little scared.
2:03.6	I'm a little scared i'm a little scared you know i'm a little scared he might take over for hush as the old man in the sea he has he has he's got the whole thing going on the whole gorton's fisherman from gordon to buster how legit look at him in the back he's like we're going to throw a red slicker on I mean, a yellow slicker on them, bro. You know what I mean? Look at them laughing the back. He's like, we're going to throw a red slicker on.
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