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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 the boys of squad three are cooking up a family meal. >> anthony: is every firefighter expected to cook reasonably well? >> mike: if they dont, they catch hell. i mean -- >> anthony: really? >> mike: i mean in detroit, yeah, i mean -- >> anthony: its almost a perfect society in that sense because in a perfect society, i believe,...

But this is how many companies we used to have. >> anthony: what percentage of that number are active now? >> mike: less than half. and were fighting a lot more fires. >> anthony: you know, ive got to say, the kitchens looking pretty good. >> mike: its one of the best kitchens in the city. >> anthony: tonights meal is being cooked by paul. hes squad threes best, they say. >> mike: hes reading the can, thats a good start. >> anthony: tonights menu -- crab cakes, with a mix of actual crab and this...

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 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 woul...

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 puking lobster in a minute. >> anthony: yeah, lobster again! i keep telling the guys, no more -- lobster. i just cant take it. were free to eat? >> mike: yes! nice job on the crab cakes. >> anthony: yeah. >> mike: full of meat. >> firefig...

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 the boys of squad three are cooking up a family meal. >> anthony: is every firefighter expected to cook reasonably well? >> mike: if they dont, they catch hell. i mean -- >> anthony: really? >> mike: i mean in det...

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, 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...

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! card. hey, im curious about your social security alerts. oh! well alert you if we find your social security number on any one of thousands of risky sites, so youll be in the know. ewww! being in the know is very good. dont shake! ahhh! sign up online for free. disco...

D the poles. >> m you know, i used to love sliding the pole and the headquarters w tee 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 we used to have. >> anthony: what percentage of that number are active now? >> mike: less than half, and were fighting a lot more fires. ♪ >> anthony: you know, ive got to say, the kitchens looking pretty ...

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 that is firemen are great cooks. in this case, the cliche is true. lieutenant mike devins and the boys of squad 3 are cooking up a family meal. is every firefig...