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A city on fire their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes are often mouldering and shambolic but they fight on. this is the second time theyve been to this house. if it happens to be arson, chances are no one will ever know for sure. given the ever shrinking resources available to the department, most fires cant even be investigated. this fire is out within an hour. and after the fire, dinner. the cliche is that firemen are great cooks. in this case, the cliche is true. lieutenant mike d...

You to promote a message you dont agree with or be punished, were not living in a free society anymore. they cant tell you what bumper stickers to put on, or say a pledge for same-sex marriage, something like that. and that is essentially what is going on here, by forcing a photographer to make images she doesnt agree with it. >> but the argument is, new mexico recognizes orientation as a protected class, the law says you cant discriminate against gays and lesbians, the same way you cant discrim...

You to promote a message you dont agree with or be punished, were not living in a free society anymore. they cant tell you what bumper stickers to put on, or say a pledge for same-sex marriage, something like that. and that is essentially what is going on here, by forcing a photographer to make images she doesnt agree with it. >> but the argument is, new mexico recognizes orientation as a protected class, the law says you cant discriminate against gays and lesbians, the same way you cant discrim...

Desperate i have seen in covering disasters over the last couple years, jake. >> anderson, where are the relief workers and where are the people looking for help? and how can they not be brought together? >> reporter: well, there are certainly a lot of people who would like help. i was out yesterday just walking neighborhoods nearby here. its very hard to get a vehicle so you just walk around and found a handful of people right away. everybody we talked to has lost somebody and is literally sear...

Demonized and marginalized. >> most of the firemen are known for their cooking. we cook some outstanding meals. we learn to shop. we learn to shop with less to feed more. you dont want to be a belly robber. you better bring some food back for the boys. >> firefighters, in my experience, are a lot like the marines ive met over the years. no matter how badly led, ridiculously underequipped, underappreciated, no matter how doomed their mission, they take a bizarre and quite beautiful pride in at le...

Chances are no one will ever know for sure. given the ever-shrinking resources available to the department, most fires cant even be investigated. this fire is out within an hour. and after the fire, dinner. the cliche is that firemen are great cooks. in this case, the cliche is true. lieutenant mike devons and the boys of squad three are cooking up a family meal. is ever firefighter expected to cook reasonably well? >> if they dont, they catch hell. >> really? its almost a perfect society in tha...

Resources available to the department, most fires cant even be investigated. this fire is out within an hour. and after the fire, dinner. the cliche is that firemen are great cooks. in this case, the cliche is true. lieutenant mike devons and the boys of squad three are cooking up a family meal. is ever firefighter expected to cook reasonably well? >> if they dont, they catch hell. >> really? its almost a perfect society in that sense. because in a perfect society, i believe everybody should be ...

Staffing was reduced by 30%. 36 firefighters were laid off in 2011 alone. retirement and insurance benefits were slashed, and now these firemen face an uncertain future. >> how hard is that? here you are living on your income, and you know exactly how much you have to spend. and then suddenly thats cut by 25%. >> i worry about whether or not i can afford another baby. and its not about affording diapers and wipes and shoes and stuff. its about the bill from the hospital to actually have the baby...

>> so very taxing right now. >> yeah. >> the bottom line is when you cut 25% of the department and 25% of the city workforce, and your crime starts going through the roof, there is a direct correlation. >> that may be true, but in spite of stocktons obvious need for more police, many residents have followed the mayors lead and laid the blame for the citys troubles at the feet of the firemen, police officers and their unions. >> when you hear people -- people who talk about kind of the situation ...

>> lets hope its a positive indicator. sometimes emergency personnel like that will be kept back if there is an active shooting situation going on so that the paramedics or firemen are not injured as well. they go into hot scenes, too. i think it is a good sign, maybe the people were able to move away from this guy quickly. >> and did you hear that the report of that behavior where the -- he -- the shooter was walking through the mall before shooting and waving to someone working at one of the s...