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New coat. but that gear's seen a lot of action. >> where's the fire pole, dude? >> they took them. >> oh, man. >> in the late '90s management 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 tha...

A bizarre and quite beautiful pride in at least being screwed more than anybody else. and doing it with style. they seem to do what they do for themselves. it's not a job. it's a calling. >> this is where the guys store their gear. as you can see, the gear is very weathered. >> how old? >> this gear's only a couple years old. >> but it gets beat up quick? >> yeah, yeah. one new coat hanging in there there's a lucky guy that's got a new coat. but that gear's seen a lot of action. >> where's the fire pole, dude? >> they took them. >> oh, man. >> in the late '90s management took the poles out. >>...

Action. >> where's the fire pole, dude? >> they took them in. late 90s management took the poles out. >> what does every little boy my age was all about sparky the fire dog and the poles. >> i used to love sliding the pole. the headquarters was three stories. 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 weioused to have. >> what percentage of that number are active now? >> less than half. and we're fighting a lot more fires. >> i've got to say th...

>> oh, yeah. got one new coat hanging in there. there's a lucky guy that's got a new coat. but that gear's seen a lot of action. >> where's the fire pole, dude? >> they took them in. late 90s management took the poles out. >> what does every little boy my age was all about sparky the fire dog and the poles. >> i used to love sliding the pole. the headquarters was three stories. 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. >> what...

Robber. you better bring some food back for the boys. >> firefighters, in my experience, are a lot like the marines i've 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 least being screwed more than anybody else and doing it with style. they seem to do what they do for themselves. it's not a job. it's a calling. >> this is where the guys store their gear. as you can see, the gear is very weathered. >> how old? >> this gear is only a couple years old. >> but it gets...