Tony Bonfiglio
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And then they gave us a new helmet, three sizes, small, medium, large.
And they had to have a damn chin strap to hold it on.
It was a lot heavier.
But you get charges if you didn't wear it.
You know, if you took your old helmet and you got caught with it, or you got caught without your bunker pants on, because it was like the takeover, you know, it takes a few years before the old timers really give in to all the changes.
Everything takes a few years to kind of seep in.
Oh, especially in the fire department, it's all tradition.
Well, I got off work that morning.
I did a 24-hour tour on the 10th.
And I just got home, and I had a power washing painting business on the side.
And I had my Dominican helper waiting for me at home, you know.
I'm making coffee.
And my wife calls me.
And she says, you see what happened?