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I never thought I was going to be
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Fireboys

I never thoughtI was going to be a firefighter at all. - How manypeople can say, you know...

I never thought
I was going to be a firefighter at all. - [Firefighter 5] How many
people can say, you know my house was saved by
somebody that's incarcerated. - [Firefighter 6] Brave?
I mean I'm just human. Nothing to be brave about. As long as you just do it. It makes you feel good. Make you feel like, it makes me feel like
my life has a purpose. You know what I mean? Even if it is just
helping a few people. - [Firefighter 7]
It's the freedom part. Oh yeah. It feels good. You're not locked up but it also makes you feel good that you're not just
sitting there rotting away. (fire burns)

Full Transcript

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I never thought I was going to be
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a firefighter at all.
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- [Firefighter 5] How many people can say, you know
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my house was saved by somebody that's incarcerated.
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- [Firefighter 6] Brave? I mean I'm just human.
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Nothing to be brave about.
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As long as you just do it.
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It makes you feel good.
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Make you feel like,
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it makes me feel like my life has a purpose.
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You know what I mean?
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Even if it is just helping a few people.
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- [Firefighter 7] It's the freedom part.
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Oh yeah. It feels good.
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You're not locked up but
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it also makes you feel good
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that you're not just sitting there rotting away.
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(fire burns)
Duration
42 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:10
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Fireboys is the untold story of young men incarcerated in California who are offered a way out: by fighting wildfires. Immersive and personal, this coming-of-age story examines a correctional path that is both hopeful and destructive.
- [Alex] Well, my first couple of weeks - Fireboys 00:07
- [Alex] Well, my first couple of weeks
{\an8}After that I started realizing, oh like - Fireboys 00:18
{\an8}After that I started realizing, oh like
(Key inserts and unlocks door) - Fireboys 00:05
(Key inserts and unlocks door)
Go! - Fireboys 00:06
Go!
- You memorize that just by looking at the first letter. - Fireboys 00:26
- You memorize that just by looking at the first letter.
- And buckle your seat belt. - Fireboys 00:04
- And buckle your seat belt.
All right. - Fireboys 00:11
All right.
(checkers pieces shuffle) - Fireboys 00:06
(checkers pieces shuffle)
(shaver whirs) - Fireboys 00:09
(shaver whirs)
- Watch your step. - Fireboys 00:14
- Watch your step.
Hey, how does that feel? - Fireboys 00:07
Hey, how does that feel?
{\an8}(acoustic instrumental music) - Fireboys 00:05
{\an8}(acoustic instrumental music)
{\an8}(leaves and grass rake) - Fireboys 00:40
{\an8}(leaves and grass rake)
At Pine Grove all the staff like me. - Fireboys 00:15
At Pine Grove all the staff like me.
{\an8}(fire camp trainees laugh) - Fireboys 00:08
{\an8}(fire camp trainees laugh)
{\an8}- Yep. When we get out. - Fireboys 00:10
{\an8}- Yep. When we get out.
{\an8}- Yeah, I think training crew. - Fireboys 00:08
{\an8}- Yeah, I think training crew.
- Let them know man. - Fireboys 00:10
- Let them know man.
- [Chuy] I have to say I've grown a lot. - Fireboys 00:16
- [Chuy] I have to say I've grown a lot.
what's weird is a couple months ago. - Fireboys 00:21
what's weird is a couple months ago.