Boston's Bravest-District Chief Erik Pettaway-Boston's Best!

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • After interviewing District Chief Pettaway, a second generation Boston firefighter, I came away thinking this is the consummate professional. His attention to detail, technical and historical knowledge, along with his leadership style makes him among the best of Boston's Bravest.
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    Oral history is a field of study and a method of gathering, preserving and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities, and participants in past events. Oral history is both the oldest type of historical inquiry, predating the written word, and one of the most modern, initiated with tape recorders in the 1940s and now using 21st-century digital technologies.
    When using oral history as a source material, several caveats exist. The person being interviewed may not accurately recall factual information such as names or dates, and they may exaggerate. To avoid this, interviewers can do thorough research prior to the interview and formulate questions for the purpose of clarification. There also exists a pre-conceived notion that oral history is less reliable than written records. Written source materials are different in the execution of information, and that they may have additional sources. Oral sources identify intangibles such as atmosphere, insights into character, and clarifications to points made briefly in print. Oral history can also indicate lifestyle, dialect and terminology, and customs that may no longer be prominent.

Комментарии • 39

  • @jeffreymccarthy5418
    @jeffreymccarthy5418 7 месяцев назад +3

    HI Chief Go to class i'm impressed with this video that's A funny story about the 9 alarm. LolI'm retired local 1617 Melrose. I came across this video of the suggestion by your cousin Vance jr he is a close friend of mine. I can see that you had a lot of respect throughout the department. I was on Melrose for 21 yrs before becoming p permanently disability in 2005 . My brother Chicky was A Captain in Melrose died in the line of duty September 3rd 2011 (occupational cancer) I miss the Job I really do

  • @forgottenchild7935
    @forgottenchild7935 Год назад +3

    IMO District 7 has the two best chiefs in the city Chief Whitman and Chief Pettaway calm cool and collected.

  • @aportman58
    @aportman58 Год назад +11

    Just listening to him talk you can tell he has both common sense, intelligence, wisdom, along with 6th sense!

  • @d.doherty6521
    @d.doherty6521 Год назад +3

    What a incredibly smart person

  • @The0311gruntUSMC
    @The0311gruntUSMC Год назад +1

    What a leader! Knowing your area and taking care of your firefighters. His tats blow me away... I mean for a District chief awesome!

  • @marksicuso737
    @marksicuso737 Год назад +1

    Chief Pettaway is the man! enjoy listening to him and learning

  • @billkraus9631
    @billkraus9631 Год назад +4

    This is a LEADER!

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper Год назад +4

    He is a hero!

  • @davevanatta1965
    @davevanatta1965 Год назад +2

    awesome words of knowledge sir ! you and chiel alan B both true heros ty for all you done and do

  • @ronaldrobertson2332
    @ronaldrobertson2332 Год назад +3

    Sounds like a damn good, old school firefighter to me!

  • @albertnevaras3465
    @albertnevaras3465 Год назад +1

    Thank You

  • @KGIV
    @KGIV Год назад

    I come from a big BFD family. Such a great interview. I look forward to hearing more. Thanks.

  • @oldyankeespeedco
    @oldyankeespeedco Год назад +1

    Awesome

  • @jimwattenburger4545
    @jimwattenburger4545 Год назад +2

    Thank you Jesus for this Chief has passing down COMMON SENSE !!!!! I tried to do that through out my career !

  • @richardmeo2503
    @richardmeo2503 10 часов назад

    Solid chief, safety first. Hate that the city politicos and managers always cut FD, never stupid social crap. When I got on FDNY 1980 we had 12,500 guys. When I left in 2003 the cutbacks reduced us to 10,000, and cut over a dozen units and entire sections like Fire Prevention that was taken over by civilians.

  • @RonCham
    @RonCham Год назад +4

    The Real Deal!

  • @robamaral9089
    @robamaral9089 Год назад +1

    atta boy sir...

  • @EthanMSmith
    @EthanMSmith Год назад +2

    Is there anymore from this interview?

  • @xtremehardy388
    @xtremehardy388 Год назад

    outstanding information

  • @johngammon6875
    @johngammon6875 6 месяцев назад +1

    👍

  • @BigDuke-md8ec
    @BigDuke-md8ec Год назад +1

    Is he a chief in Boston or East L.A. ?