Six weeks after the skyscraper fire, Ripley introduced them to Robert Sullivan, their new captain, who immediately established himself as a strict, by the book boss. He also said that if she came at him like that again, she'd be fired. Vic didn't believe he cared, but he insisted that he cares more than she could know. When Vic exited the building with Travis, he asked how they were all doing. Against this order, Dean re-entered the building. Ripley told him to help the people already outside. Dean soon came out of the building and also requested help to go rescue Jack, which was also refused. Despite this order, Andy stayed in the building to save Jack. (" Not Your Hero")Īndy asked Ripley over the radio for help to rescue Jack, but he refused and ordered Andy to leave the building herself because it wasn't safe to be there. He took the key back from her and went out down the stairs. Ripley told her making tough calls like this was part of the job she wanted. Despite this order, Andy took the elevator key and sent it up to them. Ripley said that wasn't possible because they couldn't jump the fire in the elevator or risk spreading the fire through the elevator shaft. Ripley was helping evacuate the base camp they had set up, when Jack radioed down and said there was a trapped civilian and they needed elevator rescue. While that was happening, the fire jumped floors between the panes of glass in the window. When he learned that there were combustibles on a floor above the fire, he sent Ben and Travis to vent the stairway so civilians on the top floor could get out. When Station 19 arrived at the fire, he gave them directions. He said the interviews were postponed until further notice. While doing the final interviews of the Captain candidates, he was paged away to a skyscraper fire in downtown Seattle. (" Every Second Counts") Skyscraper Fire After interviewing all of them, he went to the hospital to interview Pruitt, who said he wouldn't recommend either Jack or Andy to be Captain. (" Let It Burn") Captain Interviews īelieving that Frankel had shown bias in the issue, Ripley decided to interview the crew of Station 19 himself, getting their input on who should be captain. He was surprised to see Jack in charge instead of Andy, but Jack told him Andy had to take a personal day. He then told Andy that part of being captain is making tough decisions, like between the ethical choice to continue rescuing the dummy or the safer choice of coming out. He told her he'd speak to her about it later, as she was meant to judge the candidates impartially. After Andy had her turn and had to call for mayday when Cole Edmonds was hit by falling debris, he witnessed Battalion Chief Frankel berating her over her decision to stay in and find the dummy instead of coming out. When Jack decided to leave without the dummy after two sweeps turned up nothing, Ripley complimented him on being the first person in fire years to master that variation. He watched as each team of four took turns acting as captain. When the captain candidates came out for their practical tests after taking their written exams, Ripley unexpectedly came out to observe. While Ripley initially tried to fight him on it, he agreed and Ruiz was demoted back to Lieutenant.
Crushed by guilt, Ruiz asked for a demotion after the tragic event. Not too long after his promotion, Theo made a fatal error on a call that led to the death of his long-time friend Michael Williams, husband to fellow firefighter Travis Montgomery. When Station 54's Captain Kennedy was promoted to Battalion Chief, Ripley appointed the station's relatively new Lieutenant Theo Ruiz as Captain. (" Do a Little Harm.") Michael Williams' Death īy 2016, Ripley had become the Fire Chief of the Seattle Fire Department. Claire died, which strained their friendship. He tried to break protocol to help her, but Lucas told him he was too close to the situation and needed to back off. When they arrived, Robert recognized one of the cars as belonging to his wife, so he immediately rushed to help her. In 2003, Lucas was working with then-friend Robert Sullivan when they responded to a call about a car accident.
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