Listen in on the true stories of the first responders from the Chicagoland area and across the country as they tell the story in their own words. Get a peek behind the curtain of the men and women who show up on your worst day sometimes risking their own lives in process. Unscripted and heartfelt a podcast of Chicagos bravest stories.
Chicago's Bravest Stories Podcast
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Podcast Overview
Listen in on the true stories of the first responders from the Chicagoland area and across the country as they tell the story in their own words. Get a peek behind the curtain of the men and women who show up on your worst day sometimes risking their own lives in process. Unscripted and heartfelt a podcast of Chicagos bravest stories.
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Publishing Since
5/21/2019
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Recent Episodes
May 13, 2026
Episode 82 Pt 2: Medal of Valor recipient Gino Casciola and crew from the Addison Fire Dept. Lt. Ralph Holdridge, Lt. Eric Medernach and FF/PM Louie DiGioia
Medal of Valor recipient Gino Casciola and crew from Addison Fire Dept. share their harrowing experience getting disoriented during a structure fire, highlighting Casciola's bravery in rescuing lost firefighters.
May 3, 2026
Episode 82 Pt 1: Medal of Valor recipient Gino Casciola and crew from the Addison Fire Dept. Lt. Ralph Holdridge, Lt. Eric Medernach and FF/PM Louie DiGioia
Episode 1 with the crew from the Addison Fire Dept. a routine commercial structure fire, if there is a such thing, occured on May 21 2025 where members of E71 and E72 got disoriented and lost when fire conditions changed in an instant. Listen how FF Casciola entered the structure more than once and helped members out of the structure.
February 11, 2026
Episode 81 part 2 : Lt. Bob Opiola member of The Chicago fire department and special guest host Lt. Josh Hill with the Frontline Mortgage Team
Bob Opiola is a 17 year member of the chicago fire department and talks about some lessons learned at a couple of close calls, with guest host Josh from the Frontline Mortgage Team
137 total episodes available with 2 transcripts
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Gino Casciola
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Ralph Holdridge
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Eric Medernach
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Louie DiGioia
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This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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