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Their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes are often moldering and shambolic. but they fight on. this is the second time they've 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 can't 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...

Anything in there. it's a good place to be a cook. nice job there, pauly. >> anthony: yes, well done sir. generally speaking, you eat fast because you never know. in all likelihood, you are not going to get to finish that meal. >> mike: well obviously, tony's not doing any dishes. >> anthony: i'll do all the dishes. >> mike: no, hell no! no way! >> anthony: wouldn't be the first time, won't be the last. >> mike: no way! no way! up here? can't see what it is yet. what is that? that's a blazer? that's a chevy blazer? aww, this is dope. this thing is beautiful. i love the lights. oh man, it's got...

>> 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. what's the firehouse favorite, by consensus? >> mike: oh, steaks, man. >> anthony: steaks. if i were the regular cook here, the whole firehouse would be in totally open rebellion. [ laughter ] >> mike: why? >> anthony: first of all, i'd be making stews, because they're cheap and i think they're delicious, plus i'd be trying out like tripe and guts on you guys. i don't know how that would go. >> paul: that would n...

I'm going to be puking lobster in a minute. >> anthony: yeah, lobster again! i keep telling the guys, no more [ muted ] lobster. i just can't take it. we're free to eat? >> mike: yes! nice job on the crab cakes. >> anthony: yeah. >> mike: full of meat. >> firefighter 3: very tasty, paul. >> anthony: so if it's not good, you're not diplomatic about it. >> mike: no, not at all. no. >> firefighter 3: you tell them, nice try. >> mike: a lot of cooks they look at that kitchen -- there's a lot of room, and there's always a lot of spices, our staples are always loaded. you can pretty much make anythi...

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...