00:00Six minutes.
00:05Wait.
00:07Like, the trucks aren't even running.
00:09We all got the 911 text.
00:11Took you six minutes to respond.
00:13You know how many acres can burn in six minutes?
00:15But you're saying right now zero acres burning?
00:19Oh, James, you're back.
00:21Hey, Jave, good to see you.
00:22I'd hug you, but I...
00:24Are we hugging?
00:25Or are we drilling?
00:28I'm back, and I'm behind, and I'm confused.
00:35Like an under-trained firefighter in a bind.
00:38A situation I'm personally going to see to it
00:40that 42 is never in again.
00:43Again?
00:44What does that mean?
00:45Toes on the line, now!
00:47Now!
00:48Tens and 18s.
00:50The basics.
00:51Rapid fire, you're up first, cap 4 or 2.
00:53Know what the fire's doing at all times.
00:55This is basics, basics.
00:57Proby basics.
00:58Well then, let's try a Proby.
01:00Watch out, 9.
01:01Building fire line downhill with fire below.
01:04Watch out, 14.
01:05Weather becoming hotter and drier.
01:07It's the bread and butter of what I taught at 3 Rock.
01:09Yeah, that's 3 for 3.
01:10Word perfect.
01:11You done, Richard?
01:12Speaking of 3 Rock, Captain Edwards order 5.
01:14Post lookouts when there is possible danger.
01:17We're a seasoned crew.
01:19I agree.
01:20I know what you must be thinking.
01:22Who is this guy standing at Vince Leone's station lecturing his crew?
01:26A great crew, by the way.
01:28About those basics, though.
01:34Not good.
01:36So I'm gonna tell you my stats.
01:3830 years in the fire service.
01:41Two degrees.
01:42One in fire science, one in psychology.
01:45Ten stations Cal Fire sent me to, to leave them better than I found them.
01:49That's what I did.
01:50Diagnosed their problems.
01:52Their dysfunction.
01:53And in the case of 42, it comes down to the basics.
01:58Like you said, Leone, order 10.
02:00Fight fire aggressively.
02:02Damn good at that part.
02:04But the second part?
02:06Having provided for safety first.
02:08That part is why I'm standing here.
02:11And Vincent Leone is not.
02:18Mm-hmm.
02:20That is also why I lost my own mentor to a fire seven years ago.
02:24But that is a very sad story for another day.
02:33The 10s and 18s are lessons written in blood.
02:39And under me, you will rededicate yourself to every aspect of those 10s and 18s.
02:45You will meet or exceed my expectations.
02:50And if you don't, you will be gone.
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