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I took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony its where nearly everything american and great came from. The things the whole world wanted, made here. The heart, the soul, the beat of an industrial cultural superpower. A magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future, from Eastern Europe to the deep south. ...

>> mike: they took them. >> anthony: oh man! >> mike: in the late 90s, management took the poles out. >> anthony: what is every little boy, you know, from my age was all about sparky the fire dog and the poles. >> mike: you know, i used to love sliding the pole and the headquarters was three stories so when you were sliding that thing you had to really hold on because you were going for a ride. the old running board, we put up here. we dont use the running board, but this is how many companies w...

Thats a good start. >> anthony: tonights menu -- crab cakes, with a mix of actual crab and this stuff, sea leg. maybe you know it from such beloved menu items as california roll. hey, firefighters cant afford 100% jumbo lump crab meat okay? do you know what this stuff is, by the way? >> firefighter 2: fish, isnt it? pollack, right? >> anthony: its a miracle fish. you can actually make beef out of this too. >> firefighter 2: really? >> anthony: or beef like substance, yeah. it should be pointed o...

Id be pocketing the difference. yeah! lamb chops seared in the pan then finished over the grill. then, caesar salad with chicken. ever find out, like, how are the other firefighters eating around the city? >> firefighter 2: you know, like at a fire youll say, what are you guys having for chow? >> anthony: do you ever get tempting to just kind of like -- with the other guys and say, "oh yeah, we had like foie gras with truffles and -- the other day?" >> firefighter 2: all the time. im going to be...

And if theyre not able to do that, they should be shunned and demonized and marginalized. >> mike: well, agreed. most of the firemen are known for their cooking. we cook some outstanding meals. weve learned to shop, weve learned to shop with less to feed more. you dont want to be a belly robber. you better bring some food back for the boys. >> anthony: firefighters, in my experience, are a lot like the marines ive met over the years. no matter how badly lead, ridiculously underequipped, underapp...

Their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes are often moldering 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 devins and ...

Anything in there. its a good place to be a cook. nice job there, pauly. >> anthony: yes, well done sir. generally speaking, you eat fast because you never know. in all likelihood, you are not going to get to finish that meal. >> mike: well obviously, tonys not doing any dishes. >> anthony: ill do all the dishes. >> mike: no, hell no! no way! >> anthony: wouldnt be the first time, wont be the last. >> mike: no way! no way! up here? cant see what it is yet. what is that? thats a blazer? thats a c...

>> firefighter 2: really? >> anthony: or beef-like substance, yeah. it should be pointed out that every meal is paid for by the crew on duty. they pool their money and shop as a unit. whats the firehouse favorite, by consensus? >> mike: oh, steaks, man. >> anthony: steaks. if i were the regular cook here, the whole firehouse would be in totally open rebellion. [ laughter ] >> mike: why? >> anthony: first of all, id be making stews, because theyre cheap and i think theyre delicious, plus id be tr...

Im going to be puking lobster in a minute. >> anthony: yeah, lobster again! i keep telling the guys, no more [ muted ] lobster. i just cant take it. were free to eat? >> mike: yes! nice job on the crab cakes. >> anthony: yeah. >> mike: full of meat. >> firefighter 3: very tasty, paul. >> anthony: so if its not good, youre not diplomatic about it. >> mike: no, not at all. no. >> firefighter 3: you tell them, nice try. >> mike: a lot of cooks they look at that kitchen -- theres a lot of room, and ...

Underappreciated, no matter how doomed their mission, they take a bizarre and quite beautiful pride in at least being screwed more than everybody else, and doing it with style. they seem to do what they do for themselves. its not a job, its a calling. >> mike: this is where the guys store their gear, and as you can see the gear is very weathered. >> anthony: how old? >> mike: oh this gear is only a couple years old. i mean -- >> anthony: but it gets beat up quick. >> mike: oh yeah, yeah. weve go...