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>> mike: they took them. >> anthony: oh man! >> mike: in the late 90's, 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 don't 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...

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. it's not a job, it's 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. we've got one new coat hanging in there so there's a lucky guy that's got a new coat but that gear's seen...

Took the poles out. >> what does every little boy from my age, it was all about sparking the fire dog and the poles. >> i used to love sliding the pole. headquarters was three stories. when you had to slide that thing you had to really hold on because you were going for a ride. the old running board we put up here, we don't use the running board. but this is how many companies we used to have. >> what percentage of that number are active now? >> less than half. and we're fighting a lot more fires. >> you know, i got to say, the kitchen's looking pretty good. >> that's one of the best kitchens ...

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. it's not a job, it's a calling. >> mike: this is where the guys store their gear, 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. we've got one new coat hanging in there so there's a lucky guy that's got a new coat but that gear's seen a lot of action. >> anthony: where...