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Uniform. chief shows up, be in uniform. pride. that's all i am about. having my own house where i can mold the firemen to my standards is one of the biggest advantages. i'm looking forward to it. >> not only will joel captain a new engine company, he'll have to cover one of the safe passage routes. >> certainly we have concerns. we're going to walk kids to school, and that's great, until we get a call. as you see around here, that happens quite a bit. so what's going to happen to the kids? i don't know. [ sirens ] >> a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed a block away from a safe passage route....

Mediocre, because kid's lives are in our hands. you are the people that will take us to the next level. you are it. one, two, three -- >> liz dozier believes her team can do more with less this year. losing more money and 28 staff jobs means it won't be easy. with fewer than 72 hours to go, the city prepares for the first day of school. over on the west side, captain joel burns gets ready for a first day of his own. he got the assignment he wanted, leading a firehouse in the same battalion where he started his career. >> what's up boys? >> it's engine 113 on the west side, which is where i cam...

Practice will pay off. >> i want everybody to please stand up. i need everyone on their feet. come on. you have a choice. would you like a regular coke or a diet coke? if you chose regular, i would like you to sit back down. diet coke drinkers have on average four times more sex than everyone else sitting down. that's right. let's give them a big round of applause. >> night and day in 24 hours. >> we would love to talk to you today. i would love to meeting you and sharing a diet coke. thank you. >> downtown, alex pulled often improbable comeback to score an investor. on the west side, joel and...

>> same here.ck to school. >> i'm just going to walk around. >> sounds good. >> on day one, fenger struggles with underenrollment. while other schools deal with overcrowded classrooms. school chief barbara bennett checks on how they're doing. >> what's your attendance for today, how many students? >> i counted 43 -- 44. >> 44 enrolled and they are 44 in attendance. >> before the end of next week, we will work this out. my heart is like, 40 little kinder garden kids? this that were my grandsons, i would be pulling them out of here. >> at the sound of the bell, the first day of school is over. b...

What am i going to do? i'm going to have to hit them with an ax. >> the fire captain is in charge of truck 41 in englewood. >> everybody knows it as the house of bells. the bells do not stop ringing in this joint. >> every day, joel and his firefighting crew deal with victims of violence. >> assaults, violent stabbings, beatings, a lot of gunshots. >> how many shots did we hear? >> 10 or 12. >> i try very hard not to bring it home, because believe me, it would harden you. you see a child shot. to have to detach yourself from that emotionally. i have a daughter and you cannot take it personally...