Our special guest will be 34 year Jersey City, NJ veteran Deputy Chief Rob "Butch" Cobb. Chief Cobb served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970, including tours in Vietnam in 1968-1969. He joined the Dumont, NJ, Volunteer Fire Department from 1969-1979, serving as chief of department in 1978. He was also a member of Company 4 of the West Milford Township, NJ, Volunteer Fire Department from 1982-1990, including the role of chief of department in 1989. He entered the career fire service in 1972, serving with the Weehawken, NJ, Fire Department.
In 1975, he joined the Jersey City, NJ, Fire Department and served as a firefighter and captain in some of the busiest companies.. including Engine 20, Engine 22, Ladder 5, and Rescue 1. When he was promoted to battalion chief, he was assigned to command the 2nd Battalion. As deputy chief, he was assigned to chief of operations, overseeing daily field operations. He also held the positions of chief of training, citywide tour commander, and deputy coordinator of office of emergency management and homeland security. In 2009, Chief Cobb retired from Jersey City and joined ISO as director of Community Hazard Mitigation and was their key spokesperson to the nation’s fire service. You don’t want to miss this one. You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #jerseycity #GOAT #lovethisjob #givebackmorethanyoutake www.youtube.com/gettinsaltyexperience