* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [AFD 139th Graduation Ceremony on July 25, 2025.] [00:03:02] LORD, LORD, LORD, LORD, LORD. LET PRIDE THE LORD. HOPE, LORD GOD ON HOPE. PLEASE BE SEATED. GOOD MORNING. I'M BATTALION CHIEF DONNIE WATSON. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS TRAINING ACADEMY SUPERVISOR OVER THE C CADET CLASS 1 39. I'LL BE YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES. PLEASE RISE AS YOU'RE ABLE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, HONOR GUARD AND THE SINGING OF THE STAR SPAN OF BANNER BY CLASS 1 39 CADET PATRICK ROYAL VALENZUELA. [00:06:08] OH SAY. CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWNS EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO PROUDLY WE AT THE TWILIGHT. LASTLY, WHO BROUGHT STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PIT. THE FIGHT FOR THE RAIN PARTS WE WATCHED WERE THE STREAMING AND THE ROCKS RED THE BOMBS BURST, GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT FLAG WAS STILL THERE. OH THAT STAR. THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOPE OF THE I'LL. NOW ASK AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN CHUCK DAVIS TO DELIVER THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION. LET'S PRAY. LORD GOD, WE ARE GATHERED IN THIS PLACE TO RECOGNIZE THE GRADUATION OF A NUMBER OF CADETS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SERVING THIS COMMUNITY. AND LORD, WE INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE ASKING THAT YOU WOULD GRANT US BOTH WISDOM, COURAGE, AND ENDURANCE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US, WHO HAVE LAID DOWN, UH, THEIR LIVES, THEIR VERY ENERGIES, THEIR VERY EFFORTS TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE ASK THAT, LORD, THROUGH THIS SERVICE TODAY, YOU WOULD BE HONORED THAT WE WOULD FIND OUR EYES LOOKING TO YOU, KNOWING YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD AND GREAT. AND WE ASK THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BE SEATED. ON JANUARY 13TH, 2025, THE DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS OF CLASS 1 39 CAME TOGETHER TO UNDERGO THE INTENSE TRAINING REQUIRED TO BECOME AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER. 28 WEEKS LATER, THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR GOAL. THESE 40 GRADUATES HAVE MET OUR RIGOROUS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ETHICAL STANDARDS AND NOW HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING AS AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER. ON BEHALF OF THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE CHIEF JOEL G BAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO GREAT HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THEIR STAFF FOR THE USE OF THIS FACILITY AND THEY'RE SUPPORTING OUR CEREMONY. TODAY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MEN AND WOMEN. SEATED HERE [00:10:02] TODAY IS ALSO A TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE PROVIDED THE CARE AND SUPPORT THAT HAVE BEEN CRITICAL TO MAKING THESE CADETS DREAMS OF BECOMING AN AUSTIN FIREFIGHTER OF REALITY. THIS IS OFFSHORE YOUR DAY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THEY'VE ALL BEEN INTRODUCED. FIRE CHIEF GEORGIE BAKER, CHIEF OF STAFF, ROB VAR, ASSISTANT CHIEF ANDRE DEZA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DR. RONNELL PAULSON, ASSISTANT CHIEF TOM VOKEY, DIVISION MANAGER, JENNIFER HEALY, DIVISION CHIEF LES MCKAY, DIVISION CHIEF DAVIS GOWAN AND DIVISION CHIEF STEVEN TRUSDALE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR HONOR GUESTS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF. CITY MANAGEMENT, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY EMS, AND THE CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE REP, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FROM AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 9 7 5, THE AUSTIN HISPANIC FIREFIGHTERS AND THE AUSTIN AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION WHO'S JOINED US TODAY. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE MILITARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY MEMBERS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS CELEBRATING WITH US. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR ACADEMY WILL NOT RUN WITHOUT THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF OUR CIVILIAN STAFF, WHETHER IT BE IN TRAINING, ADMINISTRATION, LOGISTICS, OR FITNESS. WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT STAFF THAT PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN GETTING THE CADETS HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO BEHIND THE SCENES TO EVERYONE HERE TODAY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN AS THEY WELCOME, AS WE WELCOME THEM INTO THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT. NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK ASSISTANT CHIEF TOM VOLKE WHO OVERSEES THE TRAINING DIVISION TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT CLASS 1 39 TEAM LEADERS. THANKS CHIEF WATSON. THE TEAM LEADERS ARE OPERATIONS FIREFIGHTERS WHO VOLUNTEER TO BE MENTORS FOR THE CADET CLASS AND ARE ASSIGNED TO THE TRAINING DIVISION FOR THE ENTIRE 28 WEEK PERIOD. BECAUSE OF THEIR EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF THE TEAM LEADERS, THESE CADETS ARE READY TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT TEAM LEADERS. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME ON STAGE FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AS I CALL YOUR NAME, SENIOR TEAM LEADER FIRE SPECIALIST LARRY POTVIN, FIRE SPECIALIST DANIEL DILWORTH, FIREFIGHTER AARON CARROLL, FIREFIGHTER MATTHEW WATSON, FIREFIGHTER FRANCINE PINCUS AND FIREFIGHTER ELY WILLIAMS. SO AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS CLASS AND THE MISSION DEEDS, NOT WORDS FROM THE ENTIRE TRAINING DIVISION IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE. THANKS TO ALL THE TEAM LEADERS AND THE TRAINING STAFF. NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF BAKER AND DIVISION CHIEF MCKAY AND CLASS LIEUTENANT LAUREN WARD TO JOIN ME ON STAGE FOR CADET AWARD PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU. CHIEF EY THE HAMMER AWARD IS VOTED ON BY THE TEAM LEADERS. THE WINNER EXHIBITS OUTSTANDING EFFORT AND DEDICATION TO THE JOB PERFORMING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. THE WINNER OF THE HAMMER AWARD FOR CADET CLASS 1 39 IS CADET RICHARD BRAGDEN. [00:15:41] CONGRATULATIONS. THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT AWARD IS COMPRISED OF TWO RELATED CONCEPTS, GENERAL FITNESS, A STATE OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND SPECIFIC FITNESS AT TASK ORIENTATED DEFINITION BASED ON THE ABILITY TO PERFORM SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE OCCUPATION. THE WINNER FOR THE MOST PHYSICALLY FIT AWARD FOR CADET CLASS 1 39 IS CADET BRANDON MESSICK. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THE BEST ALL AROUND CADET IS CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS AS THE CADET WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES A COMBINATION OF SKILLS AND QUALITIES THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR TRAINING DEPARTMENT. THESE INCLUDE LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, HARD WORK, DEPENDABILITY, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE. BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THIS AWARD, I'D LIKE TO INVITE SENIOR TEAM LEADER POP INTO THE PODIUM FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. IF YOU GAVE A RETIRING FIREFIGHTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEFT THEIR DEPARTMENTS, THEY WOULD CHOOSE THEIR HELMET. IT IS A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF THE FIRE SERVICE. THOSE WORN BY THE EARLIEST AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS WERE MADE OF LEATHER BUT THEIR LIKENESS WITH THE FUNCTIONAL WITH THE LIKENESS. TRADITIONAL HELMETS END THERE. THE FIRST FIREFIGHTER HELMETS WERE STOVE PIPE TYPE HELMETS. USED UNTIL 1836 WHEN THE NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER BY THE NAME OF HENRY GAB CHANGED THE WHOLE DESIGN, A HAT MAKER BY TRADE. HE INVENTED WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS A TRADITION TRADITIONAL AMERICAN FIRE HELMET. IT WAS SNA SNAPPED UP BY FIREFIGHTERS AS SOON AS THEY HIT THE MARKET. IT BECAME COMMON TO JUDGE THOSE WHO DIDN'T WEAR A GRAD CAP AS SIMPLY NOT DOING THE JOB. SINCE THAT TIME, CHANGES IN INNOVATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAVE BECOME RATHER MINOR MANUFACTURERS HAVE TRIED TO ALUMINUM, PLASTIC, EVEN RUBBER. BUT IF YOU ASK FIREFIGHTERS WHAT KIND OF HELMET THEY PREFER, THE ANSWER WILL MOST LIKELY BE ALL THE SAME LEATHER AS A SYMBOL OF THAT COMMITMENT TO DOING THE JOB. THE WINNER OF TODAY'S BEST ALL AROUND AWARD WILL TAKE HOME THIS MOST TREASURED TROPHIES, A LEATHER HELMET. LIEUTENANT WARD, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONORS THANK YOU. SPECIALIST POTVIN THE WINNER OF THE BEST ALL AROUND AWARD FOR CADET. CLASS 1 39 IS CADET EMMANUEL. K, CONGRATULATIONS. [00:20:07] NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE VALEDICTORIAN FOR CADET CLASS 1 39. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE CADET WITH THE HIGHEST OVERALL GRADE POINT AVERAGE IN BOTH EMT AND FIRE EXAMS. THE VALEDICTORIAN FOR CADET CLASS 1 39 IS CADET ZACHARY PATTY. SIR, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ZACH PATTY AND I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH YOU THIS MORNING. FIRST TO ALL THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR EACH OF US OVER THESE PAST SIX MONTHS. WE TRULY COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THIS ACADEMY WITHOUT THE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT YOU ALL PROVIDED TO THE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS AND ACADEMY STAFF. THANK YOU. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF WORK IT TAKES TO RUN THIS ACADEMY AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE READY TO ENTER OPERATIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE LONG HOURS Y'ALL PUT IN TO TRAIN US AND TO GET US TO THE LEVEL THAT WE ARE AT TODAY. TO THE TEAM LEADERS TL POTVIN, TL CAROL, TL, DILWORTH, TL, WATSON, OR WATKINS, DEPENDING ON THE DAY, TL WILLIAMS AND TL PINCUS. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU FOR PUSHING US PAST OUR PRECONCEIVED LIMITS AND SHOWING US HOW MUCH WE'RE CAPABLE OF. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY Y'ALL HAVE INVESTED IN US. WE WOULD NOT BE WALKING ACROSS THIS STAGE TODAY WITHOUT Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO CADET CLASS 1, 3 9. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES THAT I'LL CARRY WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. EACH OF YOU HAS INSPIRED ME AND PUSHED ME TO BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE. I COULD TALK ENDLESSLY ABOUT WHAT OUR FIRST MORNING WAS LIKE, HOW WE FAILED, BUT PICKED EACH OTHER BACK UP. HOW WE BONDED TO THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL GRIND OF THIS ACADEMY. THAT STAGE OF OUR LIVES IS NOW BEHIND US. INSTEAD, I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE NEW LIVES WE'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN. AS I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD, I SETTLED ON THREE ATTRIBUTES THAT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE TO EMBODY. THE FIRST OF THESE ATTRIBUTES IS PROFICIENCY. SINCE DAY ONE OF OUR ACADEMY, WE HAVE BEEN IN A TRAINING ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE TRAINED ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR SIX MONTHS STRAIGHT. THAT WAS OUR JOB. EVEN AFTER WE WERE DISMISSED FOR THE DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION TO KEEP TRAINING. THAT'S NOW OVER. OF COURSE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OUT IN OPERATIONS, BUT ASK YOURSELF IF THAT IS ALL I DO, HOW GOOD REALLY AM I AT MY JOB? LIEUTENANT WARD AND OUR TEAM LEADERS HAVE TOLD US TIME AND AGAIN THAT WE ARE PROFESSIONALS. ARE PROFESSIONALS SIMPLY GOOD AT THEIR JOB OR ARE THEY MASTERS OF THEIR CRAFT? WE NOW HAVE TO TAKE OUR TRAINING INTO OUR OWN HANDS. NO ONE IS GONNA PUSH US TO PUT THE EXTRA WORK IN. WE'LL BEGIN TO FEEL THE TUG OF COMPLACENCY ON OUR SHOULDERS. WE MUST RESIST THIS AND PUSH BACK. IT IS TIME TO TRULY TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PATH THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN. PROFICIENCY TAKES TIME TO ACQUIRE BUT WILL DISAPPEAR IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. THEREFORE, WORK EVERY DAY TO INCREASE YOUR PROFICIENCY. MOTIVATE YOUR CREW TO TRAIN WITH YOU. THROW THE EXTRA LADDER, PULL THE EXTRA RACK LINE AND WORK EVERY DAY TO BECOME A MASTER OF THIS CRAFT. WHEN THE TONES DROP AND THE PRESSURE IS HIGH, PROFICIENCY WILL LEAVE GOOD IN THE DUST EVERY TIME. THE SECOND ATTRIBUTE IS PERSEVERANCE. NOW WE ALL ALREADY HAVE PLENTY OF PRACTICE WITH THIS ONE. WE COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THIS ACADEMY WITHOUT IT. HOWEVER, IN THIS TRANSITION BETWEEN CADET AND PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER, DO NOT LOSE YOUR HOLD ON. PERSEVERANCE. WE'VE MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE THE HILL, BUT IN FRONT OF US NOW STANDS THE MOUNTAIN. WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN OUR CAREERS AND EVERY DAY WE MUST KEEP CLIMBING. WE'RE GONNA FACE HARDSHIPS ON PROBATION. BUT AS TE PAVIN TOLD US SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, OWN IT OWN BEING A PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER FOR THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND ALL THAT COMES WITH IT PERSEVERE THROUGH THE HARD TIMES. 'CAUSE THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE CAN ONLY DREAM OF BEING WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. WHEN THE SALTINESS STARTS CREEPING IN, REMEMBER THE FIRE INSIDE THAT BROUGHT YOU TO THIS INCREDIBLE CAREER AND PERSEVERE TO KEEP IT GOING WHEN YOU'RE TIRED AND BEAT DOWN, PERSEVERE AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WE SERVE. FOR YOUR CREW, FOR YOUR FAMILY, AND FOR YOURSELF. WE'VE MADE IT THIS FAR. AND THE MOUNTAIN AWAITS, PERSEVERE. THE THIRD ATTRIBUTE IS PRIDE. NOW FOR THIS ATTRIBUTE, I WANNA GIVE A WARNING. PRIDE IS OFTEN CONSTRUED NEGATIVELY. PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL, AFTER ALL. NOW, BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER ON THAT, I WANNA SAY THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OURSELVES. TAKE PRIDE IN THE JOURNEY YOU HAVE STARTED AND THE MILESTONES YOU HAVE REACHED. WEAR THIS UNIFORM AND THIS BADGE WITH PRIDE. BE PROUD TO BE A PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTER FOR THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE EARNED IT. HOWEVER, DO NOT LET THIS PRIDE BLIND YOU. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A RESPECTED AND ESTABLISHED FIRE DEPARTMENT [00:25:01] AND WE HAVE MUCH TO LEARN. THE REAL WORK IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. ONE LESSON THAT I'VE LEARNED IN THIS ACADEMY IS THAT YOU CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM EVERYONE AS WE GO OUT TO OUR STATIONS. BRING THAT ATTITUDE WITH YOU. BE COACHABLE AND WILLING TO LEARN. TAKE IN EVERYTHING. BE SLOW TO SPEAK AND QUICK TO LISTEN. BE MALLEABLE AND ABLE TO ADAPT TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES. RECOGNIZE AND RESPECT THE POSITION THAT WE ARE IN AS PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS ACT WITH HUMILITY AND STRIVE TO SERVE OTHERS. ALWAYS STRONG FORTRESS MUST HAVE A FIRM FOUNDATION. AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE THINGS CAN SERVE AS OUR CORNERSTONE, NOT ONLY FOR PROBATION BUT THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE CAREER. CLASS 1, 3 9. WE ARE READY. I WANNA AGAIN SAY CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S BEEN MY HONOR AND MY PRIVILEGE TO BE YOUR CLASSMATE. I'M SO GLAD TO HAVE MADE THIS PART OF THE JOURNEY WITH EACH OF YOU. BE STRONG, HOLD TRUE TO YOUR VALUES AND THE VALUES OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR CAREER. BE PROFICIENT, PERSEVERE, AND STAY HUMBLE. GOOD LUCK OUT THERE. 1 3 9 THROUGH ENDURANCE WE CONQUERED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND NOW THE MOMENT THESE CADETS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR THE PAST 28 WEEKS, DEPENDING OF THEIR AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT BADGE AND THE OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS OF THE HUNDRED 39TH CADET CLASS. IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, YOU WILL OFFICIALLY BE SWORN IN ITS MEMBERS OF THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BEGIN THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR CAREER. OUR BADGE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ONE WITH COURAGE, RESPECT, AND A DEEP HUMILITY. YOUR ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF YOUR CAREER WILL BE A REFLECTION ON THIS BADGE AND ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS DEPARTMENT. RETIRED ACTIVE AND FUTURE WORD WITH PRIDE DEFENDED WITH HONOR. AND ALWAYS SEE IT FOR WHAT IT IS. ASSEMBLE OF THE SACRED TRUST BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE. CADETS, PLEASE ASSEMBLE AS I CALL YOUR OUT YOUR NAME. PLEASE COME TO THE STAGE WITH A PERSON OR PERSONS YOU'VE SELECTED TO PIN YOUR BADGE. ZACH ABOU AWARD PINNED BY MOTHER MICHELLE ABUL. RICHARD BRAGDEN, PINNED BY GIRLFRIEND HALEY BREZ AND MOTHER PAMELA BRAGDEN. SARAH BRUNS, PINNED BY MOTHER ELLEN BRUNS. [00:30:01] CONNOR COLEMAN, PINNED BY FATHER A FD BATTALION CHIEF RON COLEMAN AND MOTHER TANYA COLEMAN. CALEB DAVIS PIN MY FATHER, A FD FIRE SPECIALIST BENJAMIN DAVIS AND MOTHER MELISSA DAVIS. DEVIN ELDRIDGE PINNED MY GIRLFRIEND KAMI KUNZ. DAVID FERRERO PIN. MY WIFE CAROLINE FERRERO AND SON, MATT RERO. JACOB FLORES AND MY MOTHER STACEY AND FATHER JUAN FLORES. AVERY GOLET PINNED MY MOTHER, PAM GOLET AND FATHER GLEN GOLET TAYLOR GRAY BEEN MY MOTHER, TERRY GRAY AND BOYFRIEND, A FD FIREFIGHTER. JASON BRYANT, CASEY GRIEVE AND MY FATHER KEVIN GRIEVE AND MOTHER, TAMMY GRIEVE [00:35:23] MITCHELL GROSS PIN. MY GIRLFRIEND TRINITY GONZALEZ. JORDAN HALL, PINNED BY BROTHER JARED HALL AND MOTHER GWEN. CHARLES BRADY GERSON. PINNED BY BROTHER JAKE GERSON. DAKOTA HIGGINS. PINNED BY MOTHER ROSEANNE HIGGINS CHASE FOR IN MY GIRLFRIEND MADISON HOWARD AND MOTHER JENNIFER HORAN. EMMANUEL KNABE IN MY MOTHER JESSICA SANCHEZ AND FATHER LAWRENCE KNABE JACOB BY CHRISTIAN LARO. AND MY BROTHER DANIEL LARO AND DAUGHTER ATHENA LARO. CARLOS CAESAR MARTINEZ, TANA PINBALL WIFE, [00:40:01] DEANNA MARTINEZ. AND FATHER CARLOS MARTINEZ. JACK MCKAY, PIN MY GIRLFRIEND KAILYN VAZQUEZ BROOKS MCCARTY PIN MY WIFE MOLLY MCCARTY AND DAUGHTER, EMERSON MCCARTY. BRANDON MESSICK, BEEN BY GIRLFRIEND BEBE MELAN. COVA AND MOTHER, MICHELLE MESSICK. PEYTON MURDOCH, PINNED BY MOTHER TARA HARBO AND FATHER TERRY MURDOCH. ZACHARY PATTY, PINNED BY WIFE, KIMBERLY PATTY BRODY PETERS BEEN BY BROTHER BRYCE PETERS, TIMOTHY PRUITT. AND MY FATHER-IN-LAW, RETIRED AFD GLEN WIFE ELLEN PRUITT AND DAUGHTER [00:45:24] LOGAN RIVERA. FIANCE PATRICK ROA. VALENZUELA BIBA, LAURA KETOS AND MOTHER PATRICIA ROSE, MAN MANUEL JORDAN ANTE. I'LL GO THE SECOND IN MY MANUEL SANON PIN. MY MOTHER LISA SANON AND WIFE ALEXIS SANTI BOND. EMANUEL SLIS BEEN MY MOTHER. EVELYN SISE AND FATHER JUNIOR SALI, CADEN STOCKDALE PINBALL FIANCE CASSIDY [00:50:27] QUENTIN TAYLOR AND MY GIRLFRIEND ASHLEY FOR SHE AND MOTHER RITA TAYLOR. STEWART JACK THURMAN PINNED MY GIRLFRIEND CARLY HUG. JUSTIN VARNER AND MY WIFE, MCKAYLA LAMB VARNER CODY WEST PIN. MY WIFE HANNAH, WEST KEVIN WHITE JR. PINNED BY FATHER KEVIN WHITE SENIOR AND MOTHER YOLANDA WHITE KYLE WILLARD PINNED BY FIANCE KAYDEN HER BUTT AND AND GRANDFATHER FRED WILLARD. CHRISTOPHER YOUNG KEN, MY FATHER-IN-LAW, WACO FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINEER DRIVER GEORGE LYDEN, [00:55:19] CHIEF BAKER WILL NOW ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE CADETS. PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND ON YOUR HONOR, WILL YOU BE LOYAL TO THE FIVE SERVICE, THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOUR COMMUNITY, AND YOUR FAMILY? I WILL. WILL YOU COMMIT TO UP TO UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER? I WILL. WILL YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO HOLD YOURSELF AND OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, TRAINING, FITNESS AND LEADERSHIP. ILL WILL YOU DISPLAY THE COURAGE TO BE SAFE? ILL WILL YOU UPHOLD THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATION OF THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE? SERVE ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY MANAGER, TC BURNETT AND OUR ANDRE MAYOR KURT WATSON AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU CHIEF BAKER AND CONGRATULATIONS. CLASS 1 39. YOU MAY BE SEATED. FIVE THREE. NOW READY? WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE FROM A SPECIAL GUEST WHO REGRETTED NOT BEING ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY. IN PERSON FOR TODAY'S CEREMONY, RETIRED UNITED STATES NAVY, SEAL COMMANDER ROURKE DENVER, WHO IS ALSO NOW AN ACTOR, AUTHOR, AND SPEAKER, SENT US THIS VIDEO, BOOM. CLASS 1 39 OF THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT CADETS, I GUESS NOW PROBABLY GRADUATES. AND ABOUT TO HEAD INTO YOUR, UH, CAREER IN THE FIRE SERVICE. I WANTED TO OFFER A WARM CONGRATULATIONS, A SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND EXCITED FOR YOUR CHOICE AND DESIRE TO SERVE AND GO DOWN THE PATH OF SERVICE. UH, MY NAME'S ROURKE DENVER. I'M A RETIRED NAVY SEAL COMMANDER. I DID 20 YEARS, UH, ACTIVE DUTY TIME IN THE MILITARY, DEPLOYED TO IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, EAST AND WEST AFRICA. AND CADET CASEY REACHED OUT TO ME TO COME, UM, SHARE SOME WORDS WITH YOU. I APOLOGIZE, I CAN'T DO IT IN PERSON. IF THIS GOES WELL OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, AS I SHARE SOME THOUGHTS WITH YOU, UH, YOU'VE GOT CASEY TO THANK. IF IT GOES POORLY, YOU KNOW WHO TO BLAME. UH, MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSED ON SERVICE. MY BROTHER'S A, A, A FIREFIGHTER AND A CAPTAIN OUT IN LA COUNTY FIRE. UM, SO THAT CALL TO SERVICE IS SOMETHING WE'VE FELT AND ANSWERED AS A FAMILY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND AGAIN, EXCITED FOR YOU IN THIS PATH AND THIS ADVENTURE YOU'RE ON RIGHT NOW. UH, THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING WHEN I TALK WITH MY BROTHER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF, OF THE JOB DOING THE JOB AND THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR IT AND BE THE BEST VERSION OF WHO YOU NEED TO BE TO DO THAT JOB. IT REALLY IS ABOUT TRAINING. IT'S ABOUT THAT TRAINING YOU'VE LEARNED IN IN THE, YOU KNOW, WEEKS, MONTHS YOU'VE JUST SPENT GOING THROUGH THE ACADEMY. AND THEN KEEPING THAT SWORD SHARP AND FOCUSED ON TRAINING AS YOU MOVE FORWARD. BE A DRILLER. BE SOMEBODY THAT THAT LEARNS IS CO CONSTANTLY SEEKING OUT MENTORSHIP, GUIDANCE, LEARNING AND CONSTANTLY, UM, GETTING WAYS TO IMPROVE AND, AND TO EXCEL AND LEARN AS YOU GO INTO THIS CAREER. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY TIME IN THE NAVY, ACTUALLY IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS, I LEARNED FROM THE ARMY. WHEN I FINISHED NAVY SEAL TRAINING, I WENT TO ARMY RANGER SCHOOL. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR GUYS TO CROSS RATE TO DIFFERENT, UM, TRAINING, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, SCHOOLS AND, AND AND PLACES TO KINDA LEARN WHAT YOUR, YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WILL BE DOING ON THE BATTLEFIELD. BUT THE BASICS OF OF RANGER SCHOOL ARE TO PATROL, TO BASICALLY GO FROM POINT A TO POINT B ON THE BATTLEFIELD. AND THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO DO THAT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DEFINITELY KNOW AND HAVE TO DO WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE, UM, IN THAT ENVIRONMENT IS WHEN YOU'RE ON A PATROL TO PATROL'S GONNA START AND STOP. IT'S ALWAYS GONNA, YOU KNOW, BE MOVING FORWARD, THEN TAKE A BREAK, MOVE FORWARD, TAKE A BREAK. [01:00:01] WHEN YOU STOP, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE TALLEST THING ON THE BATTLEFIELD. SO THE VERY FIRST PATROL I WAS ON IN RANGER SCHOOL, THERE'S WHAT ARE CALLED RANGER INSTRUCTORS. THAT'S THE INSTRUCTORS RUNNING THE COURSE AND THEY'RE VERY STANDOFFISH. THEY KINDA WATCH HOW YOU DO THINGS. THEY WANNA SEE HOW YOU'RE GONNA HANDLE STRESS AND IN AN ELITE ENVIRONMENT. AND I REMEMBER AS WE STOPPED ON ONE OF THOSE FIRST PATROLS I WAS ON, I JUST GOT DOWN IN A FIGHTING POSITION. I'D JUST LEFT SEAL TRAINING. SO I KNEW, UM, TO DO THAT. SO I JUST GOT DOWN ON THE, I GOT MY GUN IN A GOOD POSITION TO GET READY TO FIGHT. AND, AND THERE WE ARE. I'M READY TO GO. AND AS THAT HAPPENS, ONE OF THE RANGER INSTRUCTORS LIKE RANGER 180 2, YOU'RE NOT EVEN NAME AT RANGER SCHOOL, YOU'RE JUST A NUMBER. HE SAID, RANGER 82, FREEZE RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE AT. I WAS RANGER 82. HE'S LIKE, EVERYBODY IN BRAVO COMPANY BRING IT IN CIRCLE AROUND RANGER 82. AND I'M LIKE, OH BOY. THIS IS WHEN THEY, UH, YOU KNOW, HIT THE NAVY GUY IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A SHOVEL, PUT 'EM IN A HOLE, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN IN AN ARMY SCHOOL. BUT AS HE BRINGS EVERYBODY IN, HE KIND OF JUST SPEAKS TO THE WHOLE GROUP. HE'S LIKE, HEY, THIS PATROL STOPPED. AND THE ONLY PERSON WHEN IT STOPPED THAT GOT DOWN INTO A FIRING POSITION THAT DOWN, GOT DOWN IN A POSITION WHERE HE COULD ACTUALLY DEFEND HIMSELF, PUT HIMSELF IN A GOOD PLACE TO WIN A FIGHT. IF IT WAS TO COME IS THE NAVY GUY THAT BOTHERS ME. IT'S NOW I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. AND HE SAYS, RAGE 82, I LIKE WHAT YOU DID. I LIKE THAT YOU GOT DOWN IN A FIRING POSITION. DID YOU REALIZE THOUGH, OR KIND OF FAIL TO REALIZE THAT NOT 10 FEET IN FRONT OF WHERE YOU TOOK A KNEE IS AN ENORMOUS PINE TREE? AND HAD YOU WORKED YOURSELF UP TO THAT TREE, GOT YOUR GUN UP IN THAT POSITION, YOU'D HAVE A DEFENDABLE SPOT TO SHOOT FROM. AND I SAID, HUA, WHICH IS THE ONLY ANSWER YOU CAN GIVE IN THE ARMY. AND HE SAID, I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER SOMETHING AND TAKE THIS WITH YOU BOTH ON AND OFF THE BATTLEFIELD. CONSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR POSITION, CONSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR POSITION. HE SAYS, BEAT IT. WHICH MEANS THE KIND OF RUNAWAYS WE ALL TAKE OFF. PROBABLY TWO WEEKS LATER WE'RE ON ANOTHER PATROL. YOU ALMOST NEVER SEE THE SAME RANGER INSTRUCTOR TWICE. AND SURE ENOUGH, THE PATROL'S MOVING ALONG, IT STOPS. I TAKE A KNEE, I SEE A TREE, I GO SCOOTING OUTTA THAT TREE. I GET MY GUN UP. UNBELIEVABLY THAT SAME BOOMING VOICE COMES OUT OF THE DARKNESS AND SAYS, RANGER 82, FREEZE RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE AT. AND I'M LIKE, YES. THIS IS WHAT THEY GIVE MEDALS FOR NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. HE SAID, EVERYBODY IN BRAVO COMPANY, BRING IT IN. CIRCLED AROUND RANGE 82, EVERYBODY COMES IN, GETS TIGHT, HE WALKS UP TO ME, HE SAYS, RANGE 82. AND I WAS LIKE, SHOWERED ON ME. COME ON. HE SAYS, I SAW WHAT YOU DID. YOU GOT DOWN A KNEE, YOU WORKED YOURSELF OUT ON THAT TREE. HE SAID, DID YOU FAIL TO REALIZE THAT THAT 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THAT TREE, HE IS AN ENORMOUS GRANITE ROCK OUTCROPPING. AND HAD YOU GOT BEHIND THAT, YOU'D PROBABLY SURVIVE A NUCLEAR BLAST. YOU AIN'T THAT GOOD AT THIS JOB. IT WAS CRUSHING IN THE MOMENT TO GET THAT, I THOUGHT I'D KNOCKED OUTTA THE PARK. AND HERE HE IS TELLING ME ANOTHER MISTAKE I MADE. TO HIS CREDIT, HE TOOK A KNEE NEXT TO ME. HE IS LIKE, HEY, YOU DID EXACTLY WHAT I SAID TO DO. YOU FAILED TO LEARN THE LESSON. I SAID, CONSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR POSITION. THAT MEANS IF A ROCK IS THE ONLY THING YOU CAN GET BEHIND IN A FIGHT, YOU GET BEHIND THAT, A FENCE, A TREE, A WALL, A BUILDING. YOU USE EVERYTHING TO YOUR TWO ADVANTAGE. AND THAT'S NOT JUST PHYSICAL THINGS, IT'S THE CREATIVITY YOU CAN BRING TO THE FIGHT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP A TEAMMATE IN NEED. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN WHEN OTHERS ARE GONNA RUN AWAY FROM A PROBLEM. AND YOU CAN BRING SOMETHING SWEET TO THE TABLE, CONSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR POSITION. THINK ABOUT THIS AS YOU WORK IN THE FIRE SERVICE. THAT MIGHT NOT JUST BE A BETTER POSITION IN A FIRE OR AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. IT MIGHT BE, HEY, IS THERE A MENTOR THAT CAN TEACH ME SOMETHING? IS THERE A PLACE I CAN SET UP TO LEARN MORE FROM SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS JOB BETTER THAN I CAN DO IT? I WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR ADVENTURE. I'M PROUD OF YOU. I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT I'M PROUD OF ANYBODY THAT SERVES. I THINK THE MILITARY, FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE, FIRE, ALL HAVE KIND OF A COVENANT THAT WE UH, WE WE HOLD WITH ONE ANOTHER. I USED TO KIND OF THINK IN MY MIND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE MILITARY'S JOB WAS TO GO TO EMERGENCIES AND PUT OUT FIRES OVERSEAS. WE DID THAT COMFORTABLY KNOWING PEOPLE LIKE YOU WERE, WE'RE GONNA RESPOND IF MY FAMILY WAS IN TROUBLE, IF MY LOVED ONES WERE IN TROUBLE. SO I TIP MY HAT TO YOU. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. KEEP THE SWORD SHARP, DRILL HARD, TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER EVER. ONWARD. LIEUTENANT WARD, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD CLASS 1 39 IN RECITING THE AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES. THANK YOU CHIEF CLASS 2039, STAND UP CLASS 1 39. WHAT IS OUR MISSION? LOST S IS [01:05:02] WHAT IS OUR VISION. SAFETY INCLUSION. WHAT ARE OUR CORE VALUES? IES, RESPECT, MOTION, WISDOM. PROBIES. PLEASE BE SEATED. THE THANK YOU LIEUTENANT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEFORE WE GO, WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU OF WHAT CLASS 1 39 HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST 28 WEEKS. PLEASE SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE INSIDE. LOOK AT THE LIFE OF AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT CADET. YOU KNOW WHAT? FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO EVERYTHING. WE'RE ALL HAZARDOUS, HAZARDOUS CONDITION. THERE WE GO. THERE'S A SHOOTING. WE GO. UM, IF SOMEONE'S SICK, WE GO WHERE? DEEP BREATH OUT. IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, I SAT HERE AND I WAS LIKE, WHY AM I LEARNING THIS? HOW YOU FEELING LIKE YOU HAVE A LITTLE FEVER OR ANYTHING BUDDY? AND I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING SAME TIME. READY? 1, 2, 3, THERE. THIS IS ON EVERY SINGLE CALL YOU WILL RUN. YEAH. LATELY YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT? OTHERWISE, WHY, WHY CAN'T WE? IT'LL TOTALLY CHOKE. YEAH, TOTALLY CHOKE ON IT. AND GOING THROUGH, STARTING AT THE AXILLARY AND COMING THROUGH, TAKING FOR BLOOD. BLOOD LEFT, RIGHT ON THE SAME THING. YEP. SO YOU TREATING THE TRAUMA AND THE, AND THE MEDICAL IS SECONDARY. LET'S LIFT LIFTS FOUR RESPONDING CADETS FROM CLASS 1 39 ARE ON THE FIRST UNIT TO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE OF AN EXPLOSION IN WHICH A BOMB HAS GONE OFF INSIDE A CLASSROOM. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 5. YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU'RE GOOD TO GO, YOU HOP IN HERE AND YOU KEEP GOING. KIND OF DRIVE THE ENGINE AROUND. LET YOU GUYS ALL, ALL TAKE TURNS AS YOU TURN THEM ON. OH YEAH, NO, LET'S, LET'S LEAVE THEM ON, BRO. THERE WE GO. WE'RE DOING IT FOR REAL MAN. WE'LL DO ANOTHER CIRCLE AND THEN IF, IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN HEAD OUT TOWARDS THE PUMPS, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A TIGHTER CORRIDOR TO DRIVE THROUGH. YOUR APPROACH WAS A LOT BETTER. SEE, YOU DIDN'T HIT ANY BRANCHES MAN. ALREADY. WAY BETTER THAN PETER'S. YOU PUT YOUR SEATBELT ON. YES SIR. THAT'S RIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO GET IN THIS UNIT, YOU GOTTA BE COOL. ARE YOU COOL SIR? , YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB. YES SIR. WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THIS CREW? TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. THERE IS ONE, SETTING THE PRESSURE. TWO, WE'RE MAKING SURE THERE'S NO DEBRIS OR ANYTHING IN OUR LINE. SEE THAT LITTLE FLAP THERE? I'LL OPEN THIS UP. THAT WATER IS COMING IN THROUGH THE HYDRANT THROUGH THE END OF THE TANK THAT IS FULL. READY? READY. FOX 1, 1 0 7. ALRIGHT. 1 35. DOUBLE BE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THAN THAT. DOES. UH, 41 43. YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE MASKED UP BUT YOU GOT SKIN SHOWING SO THAT DOESN'T COUNT. YOU WERE SECOND, RIGHT? UH, YEAH, YOU WERE SECOND. 1, 2, 3, 5. 1, 2, 3, 6. ONE, TWO. NEED A [01:10:01] LADDER. LADDER. LADDER. GOT LADDER RIGHT HERE. THAT IS HOT, RIGHT? YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT ALL IN ONE GO. WHATEVER IS, OKAY, BREATHE OUT. RELAX, YOU GUYS STAY CALM. THERE YOU GO. NOW ROTATE THOSE IN. OH, LIKE HOLD, HOLD, HOLD, HOLD. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. BACK UP JACKET. UNDERSTAND YOU. AND THEN NOW, NOW ALL THE GOTTA DO IS FIND YOUR SIDE, RIGHT? SO HALF THE BATTLE IS ONE RIGHT THERE. AND I'VE MADE POSITIVE CONTACT. EVERYONE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR CREW AND LET'S GO OUT AND DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE MOST AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE SHORT AMOUNT. YOU SAY YOU'RE GETTING OVER, YOU GOT FIGHT LONGER THAN THAT UP THERE. OKAY. POWERPOINTS I KNOW ARE SUPER FUN. THIS WILL BE MORE FUN. WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY GET TO FOURSOME DOORS. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COME UP TO AN INWARD OR OUTWARD SWINGING DOOR AND HAVE A PLAN OF ATTACK FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SKILL. AFTER WE GAP THE DOOR WITH THE ADS, WE'RE GONNA GO BEVEL TO DOOR. YES SIR. . HERE WE GO. YES SIR. LOOK AT THE GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO. BOOM. WE'D HAVE GONE IN AND SHOT THAT. IT TOOK 20 SECONDS. WE'D HAVE HAD SIX INCHES OF LIFT OR MORE AND WE'D HAVE HAD THE PATIENT OUT. ALRIGHT. RIGHT HERE. ALRIGHT. THAT'S WHY WE CLOSED ALL THIS. SO WE NEED THE CUTTERS. COME IN HERE AND CUT THIS PIECE. LET'S TRY TO ROTATE IT. YEAH, KEEP, KEEP RUNNING THAT THING. KEEP RUNNING. THERE YOU GO. SET UP OUR RAM. WE'RE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR THIS CORNER. ALRIGHT. IT'S PRETTY SLOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU USED IT YET, BUT IT HAS STAGES. ALRIGHT, THERE YOU GO. AND ALL THAT GETS CHARGED BEFORE WE SPRAY WATER. THAT'S HALF A TANK, RIGHT? SO I WANT TO CONSERVE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE TO USE WHAT YOU GOT RIGHT? AND USE IT. USE IT EFFICIENTLY. BUT BE COGNIZANT OF THAT, RIGHT? DON'T TRY TO LOAD UP. SO 150 FEET IN A TINY LITTLE SPACE. COOL. ALRIGHT, LET'S DO IT. THAT'S ON FIRE. TWO AND A HALF TO A CHAMPION. AND EVEN TRYING TO GET A MAN TO, IF YOU GOT, LET'S GO OFF ON THE NO DAYS OFF WHILE YOU SLEEPING. I GOT ADDICTED TO ALL THE THEM GRINNING FROM HERE TO HERE. I AIN'T HEARING NO COMPETITION. [01:15:18] FOX 35 0 4 AT 4,800 HAW LANE ON S 2 0 1 1, SQUAD TWO, SQUAD THREE, SQUAD FOUR, SQUAD FIVE. SO MANY LAYERS TO OUR JOB. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE FIRE STUFF, IT'S THE MEDICAL CALLS, IT'S THE, YOU KNOW, DRIVING INJURIES. PEOPLE RESCUES THE TECHNICAL CALLS. LIKE GUYS, THESE GUYS HAVE WORKED THE BUTTS OFF. NOBODY KNOW HOW MUCH WORTH THAT IS. AH, WHAT YOU NOT DAN? COOK SOUND. OH, D WORKS DE WORKS. FIREFIGHTER SALI. WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD OUR NEWEST PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS IN CLASS 1 39 AND THE TRAINING DIVISION MOTTO AND THEN DISMISS THE GROUP. OH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.