DOD Department of Defense FF NICK PALUMBO Jr. Author FIREHOUSE SERGEANTS

Today I had the pleasure of choppin it up with career Department of Defense DOD Federal Firefighter NICK PALUMBO. FF PALUMBO started his love and career of the fire service in 1999 as a young Fire Explorer in Englishtown NJ. In 2002 he graduated the Fire Academy and joined the East Freehold NJ Volunteer Fire Company. In 2006 he was hired per diem in Bordentown TWP Fire District 2. In 2008 he joined the Freehold Fire Department. 
He was hired by the Department of Defense Fire Department in 2009 and started in Ft. Monmouth NJ. 2011 He transferred to Veteran Affairs FD in Alexandria Louisiana, after the closure of Ft. Monmouth. 2012 headed back northeast to work in Northport LI. 2015 transferred to Picatinny Arsenal in NJ. 2016 joined the Plainsboro Fire Company. 2020 transferred to Naval Weapon Station in Earle NJ. 
FF PALUMBO has been doing private fire investigation since 2006. And started the Outside Vent Training and Consulting LLC in 2018. 
In 2022 he started with JS Held LLC as A senior Fire investigator. 
He started a podcast in 2024 called The Firehouse Sergeant’s Podcast which is also the title of his first book 
FF PALUMBO retired in 2026 from the DOD fire fighting career. Thank you to Nick for spending some time with me at my Kitchen Table. Best of luck in retirement.  All links to Nick will be below.
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Chapters:
00:00 intro
02:00social media and podcasting 
09:30 early life freehold nj 
16:02 fire explorer 
20:40 first fires
25:31 scenario
31:31 Bordentown 
37:40 DOD fire service ft. Monmouth
44:00 confusion with dad’s paperwork 
47:50 hand in elevator 
57:00 complacency and drilling
1:06:00 fire investigation and squirrels 
1:14:00 outside vent LLC 
1:25:30 trauma and depression 
1:33:20 firehouse sergeants 
1:47:30 picture time
1:54:00 final words
1:55:00 outro
Links:  
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/the_outside_vent?stkn=c3ZvaG9vaTMxbDNm
YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@firehousesergeants?si=6apaUWm6SNp5hx-h
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1K94MKws7p/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Red Helmet training:
https://www.redhelmettraining.com/
Firehouse book club: 
https://www.firefighterbookclub.com/
Firehouse Sergeants Amazon:
https://a.co/d/0fHi7qfs