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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...

That's a good start. >> anthony: tonight's 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 can't afford 100% jumbo lump crab meat okay? do you know what this stuff is, by the way? >> firefighter 2: fish, isn't it? pollack, right? >> anthony: it's 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. w...

I'd 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 you'll 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. i'm going to be puking lobster in a minute. >> anthony: yeah, lobster again! i keep telling the guys, no more --...

And if they're 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. we've learned to shop, we've learned to shop with less to feed more. you don't 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 i've 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 ...