00:00 I have never met a leader so capable, so sure,
00:05 and simultaneously willing to ask for help,
00:08 and so...
00:12 passionate.
00:14 Not just about the job,
00:16 but about the people that she serves with.
00:20 Herrera.
00:22 [applause]
00:29 Thank you.
00:31 Can I, Bishop, if you could?
00:33 [applause]
00:51 It is with great honor
00:54 that I present Captain Andrea Herrera,
00:58 her official captain's badge.
01:00 The same badge that her father heroically served
01:04 during his illustrious career
01:06 as captain of Station 19.
01:09 Herrera.
01:11 [applause]
01:14 When my dad was promoted to captain,
01:23 he was the first Latino to be a captain in SFD.
01:27 It was so inspiring watching him lead.
01:31 Always humble,
01:33 always with his sense of humor intact.
01:35 I mean, by the time I was 6,
01:37 I knew I wanted to be a firefighter.
01:39 Every day that alarm goes off,
01:42 we're responding to someone's worst day,
01:45 their most terrifying moments.
01:47 And what we do is hard,
01:49 on the body, on the mind,
01:51 and too often on the soul.
01:54 And we don't always get along or agree,
01:57 but that's what families do.
01:59 And firefighters, we're family first.
02:02 I am so proud to call you my family.
02:06 I'm even prouder to answer the call
02:09 with each of you beside me.
02:11 Thank you.
02:13 [applause]
02:16 I've helped my father run Station 19
02:19 for longer than most people around here
02:21 have been doing this job at all.
02:23 I'm so glad I have you.
02:25 I'm done chasing the rabbit.
02:27 I am the rabbit.
02:29 We're just doing our job.
02:30 You have so much strength inside of you.
02:32 Whenever we feel like quitting,
02:34 that is our chance to dig deeper than ever,
02:36 to be the hero.
02:38 Every day here is the prize.
02:40 Every life saved, every fire put out.
02:43 I'm here.
02:45 But he wouldn't be with us at all
02:47 if it wasn't for the heroics of one woman,
02:50 my daughter, Andrea Herrera.
02:54 [applause]
02:57 [music playing]
03:00 [applause]
03:03 [music playing]
03:07 Congratulations, Herrera.
03:09 I hope you are so incredibly proud of yourself.
03:12 Thank you.
03:13 [music playing]
03:16 [applause]
03:19 [music playing]
03:22 [applause]
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03:28 [applause]
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