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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 cook reasonably well? >> mike: if they don't, they catch hell. i mean -- >> anthony: really? >> mike: i mean in detroit, yeah, i mean -- >> anthony: it's almost a perfect society in that sense because in a perfect...

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 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...

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! card. hey, i'm curious about your social security alerts. oh! we'll alert you if we find your social security number on any one of thousands of risky sites, so you'll be in the know. ewww! being in the know is very good. don't shake! ahhh! sign up online for free. discover social security alerts. ♪ you're just too good ♪ can't take my eyes off you ♪ ♪ ...

D the poles. >> m you know, i used to love sliding the pole and the headquarters w tee 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, and we're fighting a lot more fires. ♪ >> anthony: you know, i've got to say, the kitchen's looking pretty good. >> mike: it's one of the best kitchens in the city. >> anthony: tonight's meal is being co...

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 that is firemen are great cooks. in this case, the cliche is true. lieutenant mike devins and the boys of squad 3 are cooking up a family meal. is every firefighter expected to cook reasonably well? >> if they don't, they catch hell. >> really? >> yeah. >> i...