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You better stop, drop, and roll because

I'm bringing the heat and a big hose!

Woo-eey!

My name is Daniel Petronijevic.

I'm an actor...

You ever seen the Milky Way over Lake Titicaca?

...and I've played a ton of blue collar jobs on TV.

May the welding gods be with us!

But I've always wondered,

do I have what it takes to do it in real life?

Well...

We're about to find out...

'Cause this is Blue Collar.

When emergencies happen, it's the badass

first responders who answer the call.

The Guelph Eramosa Fire Department is a fearless team

of volunteers who charge into burning buildings,

pull people from car wrecks,

and tackle any disaster in between.

These guys are the real deal heroes.

I came here to do all the training to be a firefighter.

I just hope I don't start any fires.

We'll see.

Whoa!

Oh, yeah!

- Hi, there. - Hi.

- Daniel. - I'm Megan.

- Nice to meet you, Dan. - I'm here to work.

We're off to a call now, but you can head inside.

Great! Can I come? Let's go.

No, you can't come today, bud.

What do you mean, no?

You gotta get some training.

You got to go see Chief Petrik.

Alright, Chief Petrik!

This is going to be the coolest shit ever.

Hello!

Chief Petrik? Is anyone in here?

Oh-ho, yeah.

Oh, yeah. What's this button do?

I. Am. On a firetruck.

I can do all the firetruck things.

What are you doing up there?

- Oh! - Get off that truck!

Right away. Fuck, sir, sorry, sorry.

- Watch your step. - Yes, sir.

- Jim. - Jim? Daniel.

Get me geared up, get me in a truck.

Get me gone, I'm ready, sir.

That's not how it works.

What do you mean?

Volunteer fire hall, there's a lot to learn.

We have the same training and certifications as

professional full-time firefighters.

We just don't get paid for it.

Oh, that's actually pretty honourable of you.

A lot of people don't realise 80% of Canada is

serviced by volunteer fire departments.

Urban centres have full - time fire departments,

but as soon as you get outside of the cities,

it's the volunteer fire service that's providing

the emergency response.

We do a great service for our community.

I'm getting into training right now.

1, 2, 3...

That's good training.

We got some different training to do too.

We respond to people having the worst day of their lives.

Tell me what you know about fire.

Well, number one, I got the fire in my heart,

Jim, and I can see you got the fire in your eyes.

We got a lot of work to do.

I'll do anything I can to get on that truck.

Anything I can do to spray the hose.

I just want this mullet blowing in the wind, you know.

Let's come over here.

What the fuck?

You got a doll house going on here.

It is not doll house. It's our hazard house.

We use this to teach people about fire safety.

Hey, your shit's on fire already.

I know, it's careless smoking.

One of the two most common reasons why fires start.

What do you think's the other one?

I'd say cooking.

You got it, absolutely. Good job.

- Is it? I got it? - Well done, yeah.

- No shit! - Good job.

Tell me where we want to have

our smoke alarms in the house.

Maybe one in the bathroom.

This one here's set the toilet on fire

with his shit. If you had some heavy duty freaking,

you know, Mexican or Thai or something.

Yeah, it could be.

The regulations are you have to have one on every floor

including the basement,

and one outside the sleeping area.

Other important thing is,

you sleep with your bedroom door closed.

Oh really?

If there's fire outside the bedroom,

it buys you a lot of time to, you know, safely get out.

Right.

Let's have a look at this.

- Oh! - Yeah.

We have a grease fire.

Common way that we get flame on the stove.

So what are we going to do?

Just grab this. It's full of water,

and just fucking dump 'er right on it.

That's the worst thing you can do.

You never dump water on a grease fire.

What it does is just spreads everything everywhere

and now you have a house fire.

No water on grease fire.

What are we gonna do next?

Smother it.

Okay. How are you going to do it?

Yeah, absolutely smother it.

Put a lid on it. Perfect.

Can I get in the truck yet or what?

I got a much better idea.

How about we go wash a truck?

Washing it?

We look after our gear here.

We're not riding the trucks yet.

Thanks for breaking my spirit and heart

in one fell swoop.

This is some kind of wax on, wax off training or something.

How's it going, guys? I'm Daniel.

- I'm Kurt. - Good to meet you.

- Kenny. - Kenny, Daniel.

Chief said come out here and help you guys wash the truck.

Grab a broom, man.

Grab a broom. How come all the time I drive by

and I see firemen just cleaning their truck?

Why do they gotta be so clean?

It's part of the routine, man.

Keeps the rust away and your rig looking good.

That's it.

How long have you guys been firefighters?

- About nine years. - Seven for me.

And what you guys work here all the time

or what's the deal?

Me and Kurt, we're both

full-time in Mississauga. - You do two firehouses?

- You got it. - That's right.

Are you guys like superheroes or some shit?

- We love it, man. - Do you?

- Yeah. - Good on you.

Well, I got a question, I heard tell about this

firefighter's calendar. Now look,

I don't want to get all bare naked and all that

shit 'cause I don't want these pig tits on it,

but I do think this fucking mullet

should headline the bloody thing.

Call me Mr. January.

Now you're talking.

What the hell going on?

Are you guys still washing this truck?

Geez Jim, why'd you sneak up on me like that?

Sir, Chief.

Pretty sure you're not going to find

what's coming next all that amusing.

Ah, boys, when you guys finally get done this truck,

can you come find Captain Gundy?

- Yes, Chief. - Thank you.

Why the fuck didn't you guys tell me he was there?

Chief, where you at?

- Whoa. - Dan...

- Welcome to Bootcamp. - Bootcamp?

- I'm Captain Gundy. - Okay.

We're going to take you through a little fitness

evaluation to see if you've got the strength

and endurance to be a volunteer firefighter.

It's a timed event to see how quickly you can do it.

Station number one,

it's going to be battle ropes right here.

It's going to be 15 hard slams as hard as you can.

Next station, the large tire flip.

Third station: tire sledge.

Last station, you're going to grab the redheaded dummy

and drag it all the way back to the ropes.

- Any questions? - I do, I-

Nope? Okay, great.

These three individuals here are going to

do the course with you. Let's go.

Right away, sir.

Alright, Kurt, you want to be

the first one to go?

On that first slam, I'll start the clock.

3, 2, 1, go.

Hard slams.

Let's go, Meg, let's go, Meg.

Let's flip the tire.

Use those legs to power that up.

That's it.

What's the fuck?

Alright, onto the sledge.

- Oh shit. - That's it.

Keep going, keep going, keep going. Almost there.

33 seconds...

35 seconds!

32 seconds. Great job.

- You ready, Dan? - Yes, sir.

I've heard you talk the talk.

It's time to walk the walk. 3, 2, 1.

Go.

Keep it up, keep it up.

Go, Dan. Here we go. Push it.

That 'a boy, Dan. Good job.

- Oh. - Go, Dan, here we go.

Give me one more, one more.

That's it, get on that tire now.

Hard as you can.

Let's go, Dan, let's go.

Keep going. Dan, finish strong.

Here we go, bud. Push it.

That 'a boy, Dan.

- That 'a boy, Dan. - Push through!

Push through!

Good, good, good!

That 'a boy, Dano! Nice work!

Yeah!

Good job. 59 seconds.

Woo!

I was like farting

the whole time lifting it.

They kind of like pushed me forward like jets.

Honestly, that's no joke.

Holy smokes. You guys are crazy.

That's crazy.

Well, Dan, I gotta say... you did

a lot better than I thought you were going to do.

- Thank you, sir. - Good job.

All rookies cook dinner. Why don't you

head upstairs and cook us a nice meal tonight?

Alright sir. I'll make you dinner.

I'll do anything to get on that truck.

- Nice job, Dan. - Good job, Dan.

Thanks, guys.

Just got to have a quick dump.

That's all. I promise I'll wash my hands.

It's done to perfection. Who's hungry?

- Definitely! - We are.

I don't have time for all this shit.

Ow! That's fucking hot.

- Washed those hands? - Yeah, of course I did.

Beautiful.

Oh, God.

Where we at, Dan?

One minute, please. Don't disturb the chef.

It's gonna be lovely.

Beautiful!

Beautiful dinner for yous!

It's the most delicious thing that you

probably ever eat.

You can stuff this down your gullets too.

Dinner is served.

Get eating!

Smart enough man to least grab the leg.

Don't get near the plate with Gundy around.

Delicious meal.

Compliments to the chef.

- Yes! - Good.

Is there a mullet hair in my food?

- Mullet hair? - It's short, curly.

Ah! Ugh!

I was this close!

Well, thanks for dinner, Dan.

Don't forget to do the dishes.

Yes, sir. Right away, sir.

Thanks, guys.

Anything for that truck.

I will get on that fucking truck.

Well, it's day two at the fire hall,

and yesterday was a crash course.

Today, I hope we do a tonne of more cool shit

and I know we're going to. Yoo!

Hey, Cap.

You know, if you're 10 minutes early,

you're five minutes late.

Is that protein powder I smell in your breath?

Probably.

I want you to head in the bunk room.

- Get geared up. - Yes sir.

You got more training to do.

Yes, sir.

You're going to let me put a fire suit on and everything?

Yes.

- Can I give you a hug? - No.

Fine. You're a good man, Cap.

I love you.

- All right, Dan, let's go. - Let's go.

Hey, I'll see you guys out there.

Sounds good.

- Faster. - Faster.

How fast you got to take to get ready?

- 30 seconds. - How's my ass looking?

Yeah, great. Fantastic.

Oh, oh, Daddy likes the feel of this.

That's pretty heavy.

How much do you think it all weighs?

With your pack on, you're looking at

50 to 70 pounds.

- Where's the pole? - No pole.

If there was a pole here, I'd be using it.

Oh, I bet you would.

You guys have a slide instead?

We're on the main floor so we can just walk out.

Let's go, we got to go.

Hey listen. No glove, no love. Okay?

- There you go. - That's it.

Okay, come on, Dan, let's go.

Come on. You look good in your gear.

Thanks, sir. This gear is hotter than fuck.

I got more sweat leaking down the crack of my ass

than Niagara Falls has in a goddamn year.

We're going to do a little training on the aerial truck.

So you're good with heights, right?

I love heights.

Good, 'cause Kurt's stuck up on the roof.

We're going to use a ladder to go up and rescue him.

- Kurt's on the roof? - Let's go, Dan.

We're going to get the truck stabilised.

Sergeant Slaughter here can go underneath the back

and probably hold the fucking whole back end up.

Captain Gundy ain't sweating shit.

I don't know what it is about that, man,

but he's cold as steel.

I love you. I'll tell you something,

you're just a big old softie.

It's the hate-love relationship.

I'll get him hugging by the end.

Mark my words.

Move the stabiliser out.

Put the foot down.

I want you to run this side, okay?

I hope you know I like pushing buttons.

Alright.

Kurt's dying on the roof right now.

Hey, would you guys stop talking

and get over here?

Sorry, Kurt. Here we go.

Keep going. Perfect.

Push the yellow bar away. Awesome.

Fuck. Got me right in the fucking nose.

Oh yeah. Nothing like a little assist.

You know what I mean?

I know what you mean.

It's kind of like my penis.

I don't think it is. It's not even close.

- It's too short. - Let's do it.

It starts swaying a little bit.

Yeah, it does. Easy, easy!

Oh, you just pull it.

Suck the gut in and let her eat.

- Do this here, Dan. - Oh fuck, sorry.

I'm locked.

You ready to make your first rescue?

Yes sir. Let's rescue Kitty Kurt.

We're coming, Kitty Kurt!

- Let's go, man. - Let's go higher.

No, no, no, no, no. Come get me.

- Hang on, kitty! - We'll be back for you.

Extend this enormous ladder, slash,

penis to its maximum amount.

Ha-hey!

Holy shit!

I feel like a superhero!

Ladder keeps going up and up and up.

We just keep going further into the sky.

Is this as high as you can go?

110 feet. So that's where we're at right now.

High as a kite.

We have a nozzle on the bottom of this.

If that roof was on fire down there,

we'd be in a perfect position to spray water.

Just blast straight down.

Yep. Absolutely.

You ever get scared of doing this?

I've been scared many times.

I'm not afraid of heights, but we've been in

some intense situations before.

This is the slowest rescue ever.

You guys done goofing around?

We're coming, Kitty Kurt!

Meow.

My first real training exercise.

It's pretty scary.

I don't know how the chief does it all the time or

any of these guys, but it's cool as hell.

Oh man, that was awesome.

Guelph Eramosa firefighters, report of

a motor vehicle collision with patient trapped.

Oh shit. We got stuff coming down right now.

Dan, get in! Go time.

Dan! We got another rescue mission!

Come on, let's go!

Oh!

Okay, we got one male patient

trapped in the front driver's seat.

They'll need to be extricated.

Let's grab the cribbing from the back.

We're gonna have Dan do all of our extrication.

We have set up a scene with a vehicle.

There's a side impact collision.

Let's block both the back wheel and the front wheel.

- Back tire. - Rookie Dan?

- Kitty Kurt? - You again?

I already fucking saved you from the roof, Kurt.

I got a sunburn waiting for you up there.

I'm going to get in there and give you

mouth to mouth as soon as I can.

- Oh, no. - What do we do now?

Meg, we'll get the spreaders and the cutters.

Help her out, please.

You're doing great.

Yeah!

Holy fuck, these are heavy.

And they got super pinchers on them.

60 pounds.

You would not want your testicle caught in that,

I can tell you right now.

- Hey, you two, let's go. - I'm ready, sir.

We're going to work on popping the hood.

Why am I cutting the hood off

if he's stuck in the car?

'Cause we need access to the battery.

Disconnect the battery so the airbags won't go off.

That makes sense. I knew that,

I was just testing you.

You're going to pinch right here.

- Yep, all the way. - Holy shit!

Keep going. Open.

Whoa, daddy, CAPTAIN: Keep going.

Okay, good. Then we'll get the cutters.

- Hurry up, big tits! - Your jaw's broken.

Stop talking immediately, please.

Oh yeah!

Twist it, twist it, twist it.

Okay, let's disconnect this battery.

Where? Right here?

Yes. So let's get the heart protection, Meg.

Got it.

Protect the victim from glass or

any kind of sharp metals.

We take the back window.

Make sure the victim is aware of what you're doing.

Kitty, I'm breaking some shit. Don't die.

Hurry up.

Alright, so what do I do? I just smash it?

Nope. Place it in the bottom corner.

What a crock of shit.

Ah!

What the heck was that?

Meg? Let's bring the heart protection in.

What do you say before breaking glass?

- Breaking ass! - No.

- Breaking glass. - Breaking glass.

Got it.

Ah!

Sorry, Kurt! I got to tell you,

this is way harder than I thought it was going to be.

Your anus is next, Kitty.

Easy, ram rod!

There we go. Oh!

- Keep going. - Whoa!

Okay. Now we get the cutters.

Agh! Coming right away, Kitty!

Big titty for the win!

It's like Captain when he eats chicken bones.

Whoa!

Okay, listen, Kitty.

Don't get all fucking frisky on me, okay?

Your Captain said to choke you out.

It's not my fault.

Argh!

Come on, you greasy bastard!

There you go.

Well, Dan, I gotta say.

Not a bad job.

A little faster than I expected.

- Really? - Yeah.

I truly appreciate it. Thank you, sir.

Way to go, partner.

Another alarm? What the hell?

Emergency.

Dan, stop playing with your hose.

Personal time is for at home.

Heard you had some fun with extrication.

Yes. Defecation. Yes, sir.

I had plenty of fun with it.

Welcome to search and rescue training today.

We have a bunch of obstacles that you're going to work

through to replicate some of the challenges that

we see when we're searching a house.

Ultimate goal is to quickly get through

and rescue our down firefighter.

Who am I saving?

You're going to be saving Megan today.

In a real fire, you can't see hardly anything.

Kurt's gonna lead you through.

You're gonna rely on following that hose,

because we know that the firefighter

is gonna be at the nozzle.

- Question. - Yes.

Can you change this smoke to

marijuana smoke, please.

We can't. Let's get your gear on.

Let's start doing this.

- Can't see fuck all. - That's the point.

It's been painted to reduce the visibility.

You're going to have to rely on your other senses.

We're gonna be connecting the breather to your mask.

Okay, take a breath in. There you go.

Now you're on air.

My breath reeks so bad.

It almost smells like I had

a dog shit sandwich for lunch.

We're at our first obstacle here, Dan.

I'm going through.

The entanglement box simulates an area

where we have to crawl through.

Okay Dan, it's your turn!

Hands and knees.

Don't you get all kinky on me, Chief!

I won't. Think low.

There you go.

Yeah, there you go, you got it, you got it.

That a boy, you're almost here.

Keep going, Dan, keep going!

Stay on that hose.

Keep going, you're going to the next obstacle, Dan.

We got a wall here,

we just gotta climb over, alright?

There you go, perfect.

One leg over, swing it over, good.

Stay on that hose!

Good job, almost there.

- Whoa! - Whoa, whoa, whoa!

This obstacle, that mimics a situation

where we might have to breach a wall.

You want to smash a hole in there and clear it.

Yeah, keep going! There you go!

Keep ripping it, keep ripping it.

Now we've got the studs in the way.

Put one arm through,

Perfect, push through, push through!

Good job, good job, Dan.

Good job, good job, Dan.

I know, I got it!

I found the hose!

Are you there, Dan?

Oh, thank god.

Meg! I found her!

Oh Meg, I love ya!

We don't typically hug upon rescue,

but he did really well.

Holy fuck.

You did a great job, Dan.

Got to Megan really fast.

That was actually pretty fucking intense.

Ugh! Holy shit, that was crazy.

Really kind of scary and dangerous.

You're getting fucking high fives all around.

Thanks, Dan.

Just a humbling experience.

- Excellent training. - Thank you, sir.

Working with these firefighters gave me

a glimpse into what it takes to do this job.

One thing I learned is it's not about the training

and it's not about the strength.

It's about the grit, the teamwork,

and the heart. If you're stuck in a burning building,

these are the people you want saving your life.

Truly blue collar heroes.

Now, I didn't get to put out a fire,

but I did get to do a tonne of other cool shit and-

Oh, shit. What's that?

Dan, grab your gear.

We have an emergency, let's go.

- Oh, shit. - Come on, let's go.

Oh, shit, I think something's on.

Guelph Eramosa firefighters, respond to the hall.

Report of material burning behind 5-1-4-1

County Road 27.

First call, Dano, first call.

Let's go!

Holy shit!

Ready?

What's going on?

Got reports of a fire, Dan.

What the fuck are you doing?

Are you turning back into the fucking station?

We got a fire.

Dan wants to put out a fire so bad.

We didn't have a call that came in,

so we decided we wanted to give him his fire.

Time to go to work, Dano.

My fuck, she's eating!

Alright, Dan, it's time to shine, baby!

Let's go!

Now that's a fire! Oh-ho-ho!

I love my life right now.

Do it.

Holy fuck. I hope you guys

are bringing some marshmallows and shit.

Heads up boys, heads up!

Tell me when!

Hit the bottom!

Right down low.

Side to side!

You got it, Cap!

Stop!

OK, this way.

Come here.

Okay. Move forward!

Ah!

Good job! Pull back.

- Holy fuck! - Woo!

Thank you Cap! I don't care if you don't like hugging.

That a boy, Dan!

I'd roll with you any day, Dan.

To the end then, Ken.

Well, Dan, it was love at first mullet.

Oh, my gosh!

- Good job, buddy. - Thank you so much.

Honestly, Megan, you're a bloody warrior.

It'd be a pleasure to have you

along my side in the back of the truck.

Thanks a lot, and you make a hell of a kitty.

Meow.

You did well, considering the

first day of training to where you are now.

Thanks very much.

Dan, really proud of you, man.

Thank you, sir.

You did a great job out there.

You showed a lot of heart. Worked your ass off.

We're proud to have you.

Whoa!

Here you go, my man.

Come on! It's got my name on it!

- This is an honour. - Good job, man.

- Nice hard work, buddy. - Congratulations.

Thank you, sir.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

I kind of want to move in, if you'll have me.

I won't fart as much.

You won't fit in then.

Then you wont fit in, yeah.

Well, I guess it's time for us to break out

some beers. Who's going to the beer store?

Whoa, Dan.

At the end of the day, you're still a rookie.

So guess what?

You get to clean that shit up.

Thanks, brother.

I think they left the keys in the truck!

Ha-ha-ha!