Our special guest will be 43 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jay Jonas.
He was Appointed as a Fireman in FDNY to Proby School in Nov. 1979 ..and in Jan. 1980 was Assigned to Eng. 46 in the Bronx.
In Spring 1981; Transferred to Lad. 27 across the floor.
In Spring 1985; Transferred to Res. 3
In Spring 1987 he Started teaching for “Fire Tech” and taught for 13 years. On October 15, 1987 he was Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to 1st Division. In Feb. 1989 he was Assigned to Ladder 11. In Sept. 1993; Promoted to Captain, and in Dec.1994 was assigned to Lad.6. On Sept. 11, 2001 he responded to the World Trade Center attacks, Ladder 6 survives collapse and entrapment inside the building. On Sept. 17, 2001 he was promoted to Battalion Chief and assigned to Battalion 2. On May 12, 2007, he was promoted to Deputy Chief in Division 7. In August 2014, after being put in charge of overseeing training in Div. 7….The start of the “Division 7 Training and Safety Newsletters” began. In October 2020 he became the Division 7 Commander July 9, 2022; Retired. 42 yrs 8 mos. Career touched 6 decades, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s. We are truly honored to have this man on our show. He is one of the Greatest Of All Time. You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #fdny #GOAT #lovethisjob #givebackmorethanyoutake www.youtube.com/gettinsaltyexperience