GETTIN SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST: Ep. 6 | FDNY PAUL HASHAGEN "The LIVING LEGEND"

[@lohash]

I have looked up to this guy my whole life. Along with being a hero, he is also a great guitar player, cartoonist, and artist. I am blessed to call him big brother. He is a wonderful brother, father, husband, and Poppa to 5 amazing grandchildren. Paul, you're a hard act to follow, but I wouldn't have it any other way. There are two kinds of people in this world. Hashagens, and those who wish they were. Love you, Paul! Your baby sister, Lori

[@duecebigalowmalegigalow6332]

32:40 I’m a vollie upstate and I’m currently going through firefighter one and a lot of the instructors are from rescue 1 they all say the same thing. What an honor it is being taught by these guys at 17.

[@owensweetland342]

Excellent statement..." You get to make a difference in someone's life EVERY day." Very humble. That's class.

[@lloyd_and_harrys_worm_farms]

This was an absolutely FASCINATING interview. What an interesting person. I also appreciate you guys just letting him go, asking open-ended questions that kept him talking and talking. Enjoyable, thanks!

[@jackjfb8439]

What a class act! So much to learn from Paul about the job as well as how to be a good man.

[@zairgonzalez4824]

This podcast is gold to new guys in the fire service who are passionate about the craft and lack the senior guy advise or stories that help build the culture and keep you motivated

[@chrisgallagher3703]

I was fortunate enough to have Paul train me be a Rescue Diver with the volunteers on the Island...so I spent alot of time with Paul and his Freeport dive team back in the late 80's and early 90"s. He was a amazing instructor and like I said we were real fortunate to have Paul train us ! He's a great man let alone Firefighter!!

[@jamesfinnell4802]

great stories .Paul taught me scuba when I was in the vollies

[@chrisgallagher3703]

Me too...he was a awesome teacher for sure...I was a Diver with Wantagh F.D

[@jeffbasalto5274]

Thank you paul you signed my R -1'S- book great read and look you are my hero bro stay safe god bless😍❤❤❤👍

[@cducloseille5272]

The Man! The Truth! The Legend! My man Paul Hash. Thanks for Sharing my brother. Thanks for spreading your knowledge.

[@noswad8340]

One guy I would love to sit an have a beer with .This guy could talk for days with all the stories he has. Amazing firemen and hero he is

[@christiethompson4692]

Paul is one of the best! What an interesting man, and the nonstop stories!

[@scottdore4890]

This one was amazing guys watching it again be safe an best regards from the north Maine woods

[@stewkelsall4995]

The best podcast I’ve ever listened to. A new fan from the UK

[@hog8035]

Great stuff. I’m watching from the UK 🇬🇧 and know nothing about this subject but loving it.

[@Drummer1570]

Mind= Blown.. This legend has done all the amazing stuff he has with the FDNY..... He saw The Who at Woodstock...AND... He met Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend!! My favorite band of all time!

[@jimmoon5997]

On the job in AZ. After a day of sweating my balls off running around I love to end my day listening to your channel .Great stuff.. true living legends

[@JacobCarlton]

Every time paul said i almost fell over i was dead 😂 the jokes were so funny

[@Mohel_Tactical]

Great guy! Very kind to me when our depts would run together on LI Batt 2

[@tilliecharlotte94]

Paul worked with my father in Rescue1. Good man🙏

[@felipeairola1622]

your father has been an inspiration to many firefighters around the world ... greetings from a Chilean firefighter

[@NCFB4Life33]

Gary Geidel. RIP

[@jeffbasalto5274]

Great man.

[@fireguyyy]

I LOVE THE CHIEF STEVE SONG!......................... I could listen to Paul all day. Thanks for sharing !

[@Justanunderaveragekyle]

If you guys could get Paul back for another show or two that would be great! The hour and hours of lessons and stories he can pass on, just fantastic

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

Kyle I’m sure he will be back.

[@erichhitchcock3368]

No offense, but Louise Fletcher played "Nurse Ratched" in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," passing in 2022. It was Jane Dornacker who lost her life in that chopper crash, who, among other things, was an actress...but not as "Nurse Ratched."

[@tffd01]

Real interesting stuff guys. Paul's a great guest.

[@johnbanahan6553]

Jack Theobold buffed the Newark FD with my dad's company before he joined FDNY. I was with NFD for 29 years myself.

[@owensweetland342]

I knew a retired captain from FDNY Rescue 1. Jim Ryan. Lived in Venice, FL.

[@Yankeeapple13]

Love that Paul went to probie school with the brother of the guy that opened Woodstock

[@richduemig5399]

Hey Lou I wrote up DAVE Weiss for an off duty rescue of a man on tracks with the power on in Queens.I was covering in L-172 at the time.Dave received an A for it but should have received a class 2 at least.Some day I will tell you about it , was truly an unbelievable rescue and the man lived.

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

Thats awesome Rich...gonna have to get you on the podcast soon :)

[@danielbright8477]

I worked with Dave in Ladder 46 before he went to Rescue 1. Great fireman and one of the funniest guys on the job

[@jads9296]

Great to see/hear you again Paul. I remember hanging around in Freeport to listen to Hash wars stories from your first few years on the job. By the way, Buckeyes were first popular on emergency vehicles in the teens. First, the smaller ones were used on police cars. FDNY began using them during the depression years and ended their use in the 50s. But, as you know, a lot of those older rigs were used, especially as spares, into the war years. (Lates 60s). When’s your next book coming?!

[@fdnybeast310]

It would be so so interesting if you got Ret. Joseph Pfeifer from Battalion 1

[@ncsd98]

This man has re inspired me more than once . You guys do a great show.

[@chrisgallagher3703]

10-8 from his old lady's box...Lmfao !!!!

[@kbogues313]

This was a very great 👍🏼 interview

[@michaeltrollometrofire5444]

I’m just watching this interview and my grandfather Raymond Wilson Ret. Rescue 2 received the Bennet.

[@jimmurphy1139]

He got his movie nurses confused. Jane Dornacher was the victim in the helicopter crash. She was a nurse in the 1983 movie The Right Stuff. With all his great stories I have no idea how he keeps any of it straight.

[@R1FOG]

Thanks Jim I'll try to remember that nugget.

[@12gauge1oz]

"Be serious, be ready to do it".

[@mikemorgan8895]

Louis Fletcher played Nurse Ratched. She is still alive.

[@mikeggg1979]

OG from R1🇺🇸

[@louisadamo2510]

Not in anyway to take away from Paul’s amazing rescue but the reporter on the helicopter was not in one flew over the cuckoo nest. That was Louise Fletcher that played nurse Ratchett and she is 85 and alive

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

I will ask Paul...must have got it mixed up with someone...I googled it myself and you are correct...Lou

[@louisadamo2510]

I should add that I enjoy these podcasts but this one was by far the best so far 👍

[@warrenjenkins1902]

Jane Dornacker played Nurse Murch in the "Right Stuff". This has been written about in several books. Paul can be allowed a brain fart or two, after all he's pushing 70? I particularly enjoyed the Joe Angelini story, and the rescue where Tommy Baker (another FDNY legend) commandeered the tower ladder.

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

@@warrenjenkins1902 Thanks for clearing that up...I didnt want to call the "Legend" on this LOL ...Lou

[@warrenjenkins1902]

Thanks Lou, I can specifically refer to the book "Firefighters" a 1988 book by Dennis Smith; pg. 256.@@GettinSaltyExperience

[@TN_fire_photographer]

Where do y'all find these pictures at?

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

Tommy Fraustro 🤫

[@Liverpool270]

Brilliant interview , please don’t say living legend for a while, I need to sober up 😂

[@jeffthomas6818]

Facia Bella. Louie the best!

[@jimmurphy1139]

this is the drowning and ice diving save he talked about. www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/17940484.html

[@angryjournalist]

Nurse Rached died in France in 2022 at age 88

[@edwardzeilman2655]

Anytime you Guys get Bored, Hit mr Up, Id love to share...

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

u got it Z-man..would love it.. Lou

[@scottwinne4330]

What happened to Kevin shae ?I hope I spelled that right

[@GettinSaltyExperience]

Scott Winne ..Shea. Gonna try for him in a few weeks/months. Got a lot of great guys lined up 😬.

[@xxBenRSxx]

Get LT. BUTLER from ladder 6 on!!

[@Hey-Moe]

The Helicopter crash victim en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Dornacker

[@jeffbasalto5274]

Fill beter pete been there bro .

[@DowntownDeuce2]

1:06:00 Is great