Capt. PAT CLEARY FDNY E-59 Ret.

O Captain my Captain! Today I sat down with FDNY Retired Captain Patrick Cleary E-59. Captain Cleary joined the FDNY 4/91 and assigned to E266 out of Proby School. He transferred to E53 4/93 and crossed the floor to L43 6/96. He was promoted to LT 3/02 and assigned to E219 in Brooklyn. Promoted to Capt. 6/04 and assigned to E59, The Harlem Zoo in the 16th Battalion. Captain Cleary retired 12/13/14. He also was on the FDNY Hockey team and played for 7 years. He also help organize and run the FDNY King of the Ice tournament between Firehouses. Captain Cleary has a wealth of experience and knowledge and he was kind enough share his stories and insights while he served on the FDNY. He shares his 9/11 story, which is not an easy thing to do for many firemen who had that experience. So I am grateful for that. Captain Cleary was highly respected in the Harlem Zoo, the 16th battalion and the FDNY. I know first hand because he was my captain. Thanks again Captain. #fdny #fire #firefighter #fdnycaptain #theharlemzoo #thekitchentable59 #thekitchentable #firehouse #fdnyhockey #podcast #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #foryourpage #patcleary Chapters: 00:00 intro 02:00 Early Life 05:00 E266 time 11:30 E53/L43 17:50 Pranks 21:00 working in different boros 28:50 Derek Jeter 34:00 Fire in 43 truck 38:50 9/11 1:01:00 Promotion to LT 1:12:00 Promotion to Capt Assigned to E59 1:15:30 Loss of experience after 9/11 1:23:00 man in a hole 1:27:20 tenement collapse 1:29:00 FDNY Hockey team 1:41:00 King of the Ice 1:49:00 Advice to New Captains 1:54:30 The Captain is Cranky 1:55:30 outro Check out: https://fdnyhockey.org/ Follow: https://www.instagram.com/thekitchent... https://www.facebook.com/share/1ATs5c... https://www.tiktok.com/@the.kitchen.t... Donate: https://livelikechris.org/