There hasn't been a class of graduates from the San Francisco Fire Department academy since 2005. Today, the 113th class graduated. After all the ceremonies and speeches from commissioners, captains, and his honor the mayor, the crew demonstrated a technique for climbing a 50-foot ladder with no support other than the firefighters' fellow crew members.
There were four people who climbed the ladder up and down, but I only recorded the first two. The first one is my brother. Definitely a badass. His stunt starts at the 6:49 mark.
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