"The F.O.O.L.S. are about the brotherhood and tradition that the fire service is based on. When we are in our gear, and trying to make our way down the dark, hot hallway, we are all the same. All that matters is that you have my back, and I have yours. We do not care if you are a chief, a recruit, a volunteer, a career firefighter, a male, a female, or the color of your skin. All we ask is that you are true to your brother and sister firefighter and to the fire service."