GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 188 I FLINT MI FF RICO PHILLIPS

GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 188
Be sure and join us with our special guest 27 Year Veteran of the Flint Township (Mi.) F.D., F.F Rico Phillips
In 1975 he was inspired by the television show; Emergency!
In January 1992 he was Hired by the Flint Township (Mi.) Fire Department as an on-call firefighter. In October 1992 Hired by the City of Flint (Mi.) Fire Department as career firefighter/EMT. In December 1995 Elected as Vice President for community relations by the Flint Firefighters Union Local #352. In 2001 Promoted to Apparatus/Operator. In 2014 Promoted to Quartermaster. In 2019 Retired. In 2010, he started the Flint Inner-City Youth Hockey Program for youngsters in his hometown (Nobody care about Hockey Boomer). His work with the program led to Phillips winning the NHL’s prestigious Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, which is named after the first Black man to play in the NHL. Phillips was recognized in 2019 during the NHL’s annual televised awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
Since retiring, he was hired as the Ontario Hockey League’s director of cultural diversity and inclusion in 2020. He still plays in a local men’s league twice a week and continues to referee games, both in the Flint area and in the Livonia Hockey Association.... Oh and we might talk about the water 💦💦💦
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 flintinnercity...

[@joemaliga9497]

This episode with Mr. Rico Phillips reminds me of an old fashioned FIRE SIDE CHAT !! Honest, Personal, informative, funny and serious, This episode takes GETTIN SALTY TO A NEW LEVEL!!!! THANK-YOU MR. RICO PHILLIPS FOR SHARING! Joe Maliga Rochester N.Y.

[@paulbjorklund6165]

Possibly the best episode of Getting Salty!!

[@Greg_P611]

Current day the Flint Fire Dept is still a very busy job. Not too many days go by without a header in the sky in that town

[@InghamCountyFireBuff]

Jobs All Day Go Down There On The Regular God Bless The Getto🚒💨

[@owensweetland342]

Ah yes, Flint. Birthplace of the founders of stadium rock...Grand Funk.

[@owensweetland342]

You don't get paid anymore for going to a fire.

[@homerahlman5408]

"promo sm"