00:00I'm Red Skubota. I work as a firefighter on Misawa Air Base.
00:05I want to be a firefighter because I have admired
00:10or firefighter since I was a kid.
00:15My uncle is also a firefighter and I think he has influenced me.
00:20In order to receive your helmet, you need to graduate tech school via...
00:25...academy and then you can get yellow helmet.
00:28In an emergency situation,
00:30usually yellow helmet's responsibility is flagman or lineman.
00:34Flagman is...
00:35...is looking for hydrant and connect to the hydrant and track and lineman.
00:40And then pull the hose and adapt to fire.
00:43Don't limit yourself.
00:45You can do it.
00:48I am in first class Cooper.
00:50I am the driver operator at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
00:52The car on my helmet signifies...
00:55...going past the yellow helmet into the flag and become a driver operator.
00:58We need a dedication to the craft.
01:00And try to get better every single day.
01:02My favorite part of the job is being able to...
01:05...be a part of a team with something bigger myself...
01:07...and be able to do community outreach and volunteer events throughout.
01:10I am Staff Sergeant Holliday and I am a lead firefighter here at Misawa Air Base.
01:14I want to become a firefighter.
01:15...just to help people.
01:16I've been helping people all my life.
01:17And this was kind of the avenue that I wanted to go.
01:20My favorite part is just rolling around and seeing people's faces light up.
01:24Just seeing...
01:25...in the fire truck.
01:26Just seeing that on everybody's face.
01:27Especially kids.
01:28Like, wow!
01:29That's a fire truck!
01:30Yeah!
01:31Oh my god!
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