WEBVTT CAPTAIN: YES, IT IS TRADITION TOLEAVE THE FIREHOUSE WITH ASERVED IN.ANCHOR 2: DESCRIBE THAT WE ARESEEING A FRONT.CAPTAIN: THIS IS THE COLORGUARD.MULTIPLE COLOR GUIDES.OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE BAGPIPERS.WITHIN THE FAMILY TO FOLLOW.THE FAMILY WILL FOLLOW THEBAGPIPERS, I THINK SO.♪CAPTAIN:[INAUDIBLE]♪ANCHOR 1: TRADITIONAL BAGPIPES.AS YOU CAN SEE THERE AREMULTIPLE UNITS.HERE COMES THEENGINE.♪♪ANCHOR 2: THERE IS ALL THEEQUIPMENT, RIGHT ON TIME.♪♪ANCHOR 1: WE CAN SEE THEAMERICAN FLAG COVERING THECASKET OF DARYL GORDON.MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN FIFTH ANDSIXTH AND NORTHERN CENTRAL.THEY'RE GOING PAST THEFIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL.ANCHOR 2: THIS IS REALLYBEEN ASOURCE OF COMFORT FOR A LOT OFPEOPLE.THE MEMORIAL THAT IS TAKENDIFFERENT SHAPES OVER THE YEARS,REFURBISHED, ADDED TO IT.THE FLOWERS.THERE IS A TEDDY BEAR THERE.THEY ARE COMING IN THE MEMORIALAS WE SPEAK.I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A COMMONTRAIT OF FIREFIGHTING, YOU'RERUSHING IN HIS WE ARE RUSHINGOUT.THAT'S ON A CARD WE SAW PRINTEDIN FRONT OF THE MEMORIAL.CAPTAIN: DARRELL SPENT A LOT OFTIME AT THE MEMORIAL.HE REALLY ENJOYED THE MEMORIAL.ANCHOR 2: SO CLOSE TO THEIRFIREHOUSE.YOU CAN TO GET TO, EASY TO HELPCLEAN UP AND KEEP THINGS LOOKINGNICE.ANCHOR 1: I'M INTERESTED TO GETYOUR TAKE ON THE LEADERSHIP THATWE SAW.I HAVE TO SAY I THOUGHT IT WASPHENOMENAL, FROM YOUR LOCALUNION PRESIDENT TO THE CHIEF.VERY COMPASSIONATE, VERY CARING,VERY GIVING.THE UNION HOPES THAT HAVEFIREFIGHTERS NEED SOME TO TALKTO, AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT ISTHE MOST DIFFICULT PART IS JUSTHAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO, TOEXPRESS YOUR EMOTIONS.EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COMEDOWN.SO THEY CAN TALK TO PEOPLE.YOU JUST HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.ANCHOR 2: ALL THESE UNIFORMS MAYLOOK ALIKE BUT THERE ARE A LOTOF PEOPLE FROM A LOT OFDIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.NOT ONLY FROM HERE BUT FROMAROUND CINCINNATI SUBURBS,AROUND THE COUNTRY.WE HAVE LEARNED THIS MORNINGTHERE WAS A CONTINGENCY FROMENGLAND.ANCHOR 1: FROM MANCHESTER,ENGLAND.ANCHOR 2: SUCH AN IMPRESSIVESIGHT TO SEE.ANCHOR 1: VERY MUCH SO.♪ANCHOR 1: I GUESS THAT IS ONE OFTHE DIFFICULT PARTS OF THE JOB.YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOINGTO RUN INTO.HE CAN'T BE FAMILIAR WITH EVERYSTRUCTURE THAT IS OUT THERE.THAT'S WHAT MAKES WHAT YOU DO SOSPECIAL.GUEST: YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT LIESIN FRONT OF YOU.AS HE SAID,EVERY PLACE ISDIFFERENT.YOU JUST HAVE TO DO YOUR BEST TODO YOUR JOB.ANCHOR 1: LET'S TALK ABOUT THESIGNIFICANCE OF THE LATTER'S.--LADDERS.SUCH AN AMAZING SIGHT TO SEE.THIS YEAR POWER OF THEBLUE ASWE SEE THE FIREFIGHTERS MARCHINGHERE.WHAT AN AMAZING PICTURE.THECROSS ACROSS THE BADSIGNIFIES?CAPTAIN: GOING INTO THE NEXTLIFE.THERE IS ONE ON LATTER 32.AND THEY'RE PREPARING TO GO TOTHE CEMETERY.♪ANCHOR 1: I WOULD IMAGINE-- WETALKED ABOUT WITHIN A SPECIALPERSON DARYL GORDON WAS.BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A SPECIALPERSON TO BE A FIREFIGHTER.YOU DON'T GOING TO PROFESSION TOGET RICH.THE GOING TO -- GO INTO THEPROFESSION TO SERVE THECOMMUNITY.A PERSON HAS THE RIGHT KIND OFCHARACTER TRAIT TO BE THATPERSON.ANCHOR 2: WHAT ARE SOME OF THESTRAITS? -- THOSE TRAITS?CAPTAIN: YET TO BE CARING, BE AGOOD PERSON, BE SELFLESS.YET TO PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINEEVERYDAY DAY FOR THE CITIZENS OFCINCINNATI.TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO IN AFIGHT THE FIRES AND COME BACKOUT AND GO BACK AND DAY AFTERDAY.ANCHOR 2: AND TO LEARN.YOU MUST BE CONSTANTLY LEARNING,NOT ONLY ON THE JOB THEY GET TOKEEP UP ON.EVERYDAY IS A LEARNINGEXPERIENCE I WOULD IMAGINE.CAPTAIN: THEIR CONSUMMATETRAINING AND OUR TRAININGDEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS KEEPINGTHEM UP-TO-DATE.THEN THEY GET OUT TO THE ACADEMYSEVERAL TIMES A YEAR.THEY TRAINED TWO HOURS A DAY ONFIREFIGHTING THERE IT --ANCHOR 2: CHANGING THINGSUP ANDLEARNING ALWAYS.CAPTAIN: HE WAS ON HEAVY RESCUEAND HEAVY RESCUE WAS THERE THATDAY.ANCHOR 1: THE CHIEF MENTIONEDTHAT HE WAS ALWAYS TEACHING.HE WAS SHARING INFORMATION.HE WAS OBVIOUSLY A WEALTH OFKNOWLEDGE BECAUSE OF HOW LONGKEY OF BEEN ON THE FORCE BYSHEER YEARS.AND HONESTLY HAS PASSION FOR THEJOB.CAPTAIN: YES THERE ITANCHOR 1: WAS HE THE CHEF IN THEPRIOR -- FIREHOUSE?CAPTAIN: YES, HE COOKED THEREIT-- HE COOKED.ANCHOR 2: A LOT OF MOUTH'SDEFEAT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.CAPTAIN: YET THE DOUBLE ORTRIPLE YOUR RECIPES.WE EAT A LOT.TOO MUCH.ANCHOR 1: TAKING ALOOK AT THEFLAG DRAPED CASKET HERE.WE COVER A LOT OF STORIES, BUTCAPTAIN, THEIR ART STORIES THATJUST TAKE WITH YOU.THE COMMENTS THAT THOSE FOLKSTHAT WERE RESCUED MADE OUT OFTHAT BURNING BUILDING THEY --THEY WILL STAY WITH YOU.THEY SAID IF THEY HAD NOT BEENTHERE FOR US ME AND MY SON WOULDNOT BE HERE.AND YOU CAN SEE THE SHEER TERRORAND HOW THINGS WILL THEY ARETHAT THEY HAVE ANOTHER DAY.ANOTHER DAY TO BE AROUND.THEY MAY NOT BE SAYING THANK YOUBUT THEY ARE SAYING THANK YOU.CAPTAIN: WHEN SHE OPENED THEDOOR AND THERE'S BLACK SMOKE INHER APARTMENT IT TURNS SOMEONELIFE -- SOMEONE'S LIFE AROUND.IN THE FIREFIGHTERS COME TO VETSSMOKE -- COME TO THAT SMOKINGRESCUED HER.ANCHOR 2: SOME PEOPLE SAID THEYHEARD DARYL'S VOICEYELLING LETUS KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU ANDTHAT WAS COMFORTING FOR THEM INTHEIR PANIC.TO HEAR THAT STRONG VOICE SAYINGWE HEAR YOU, KEEP TALKING.WE ARE TRYING TO FIND YOU.THEY SAID A LOT OF LIVES THATDAY.CAPTAIN: YOU CAN'T SEE THEM BUTWE CAN TALK LOUD DRIVE BASKS--THROUGH OUR MASKS TO FIND THEMIN THE SMOKE.THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGHOBSTACLES TO GET TO THAT VOICE.ANCHOR 2: THE CATHEDRAL,SUCH ANIMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE.YOU SEE ALL THE UNIFORMS ON THEFRONT STEPS.AS THE TRUCK HAS STOPPED LIKETHEY HAVE.THEY AREMOVING THE LATTER IN TOGET THE CASKET MOVE-IN.HOW APPROPRIATE THAT ITIS ST.PETER IN CHAINS.CAPTAIN: SOME OF THE PALLBEARERSWERE BE FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS,MEMBERS OF HIS COMMUNITY.ANCHOR 1: NEVERS OF HISFRATERNITY.SUCH A DIFFICULT, TOUGH MORNING.IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST TOOSOON.SUCH A BIG PERSONALITY.SO MUCH TO OFFER TO THECOMMUNITY.OUR HEARTS, THE ENTIRECOLLECTIVE HEARTS GO OUT TO HISFAMILY AND HIS LOVELY WIFE ANDTWO DAUGHTERS.WE CAN ONLY LIFT UP IN PRAYERAND SUPPORT THEM AS A -- THEYDEAL WITH IS DIFFICULT DAY.ANCHOR 2: AND SO MUCH PRIDE THEYMUST BE FEELING AS WELL.A LOT OF PRIDE, I'M SURE.PRIDE FROM EVERYONE.CAPTAIN: PROUD TO BE AFIREFIGHTER.ANCHOR 1: CAPTAIN, ONE LOSS OFLIFE IS TOO MANYBUT THE GOODTHING IS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THATOFTEN.THE NUMBER OF CALLS YOU GOINGAROUND THE COUNTRY AND YOU ADDUP YEAR TOTALITY OF IT IN THESHEER NUMBER, IT DOES NOT HAPPENTHAT NOT -- MUCH.THAT'S A GOOD THING.THAT MEANS THE TRAINING ISWORKING.THERE MEANS THAT YOU ARE GREATAT WHAT YOU DO.AND MOST TIMES EVERYONE MAKESTHE BACK HOME.CAPTAIN: THAT IS CORRECT.THEY'RE OUT IN THE STREET MAKINGTHE ROUNDS.MOST OF THE TIME I DO MAKE ITBACK.ANCHOR 2: I JUST LOVE PUT MAYORJOHN CRANLEY HAD TO SAY ABOUTHOW EVERYONE MADE IT OUT BY GODDECIDED TO KEEP ONE BACK.IT WAS SO TOUCHING.LIKE YOU ARE SAYING, MARK, THECITY GET OUT IN FRONT OF THISAND EXPRESS CONDOLENCES.THEY SHOWED THEIR TEAMWORK.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY,THE POLICE DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT, EVERYONE COMINGTOGETHER TO SHARE THE GRIEF ANDSHARE THE PLAN AND THE FOCUS INTHE MISSION TO BURY ONE OF THEIROWN.AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEYARE DOING.[INDISCERNIBLE]PRESENT ARMS.[NO AUDIO]♪[BAGPIPE MUSIC]♪[BAGPIPE MUSIC][BELLSRINGING]