"I'm known for my corny jokes. I love corny jokes."

"I'm honest and I like to help people. I like the excitement of firefighting and the fact that it's different every day."

"I'm a family man."

"I love diving. ...A Navy SEALs diver taught me scuba diving when I was 8. I turned it into a part-time job as a teenager, doing moorings, propeller work and working for lobstermen."

THE SKINNY

RANK:Lieutenant

AGE: 49

HIRED IN PLYMOUTH: 2002

BIO: Roy was born in Boston and spent summers in Plymouth before the family moved to Plymouth permanently. He went to Plymouth schools and graduated from Plymouth-Carver High School. He was a commercial and construction diver and ran the family's hardware store, South Plymouth Hardware, for 20 years before becoming a firefighter. He and his wife, Judy, have three children, Caitlin, 24, Michael 22, and Stephanie, 18.

What did you want to be when you were a kid?A diver

What would you have been if not a firefighter? A commercial and construction diver

Best advice you ever got: "Always improve your area and follow the golden rule."

Person who gave it to you: Parents

What do you do in your spare time? Surf, go diving, play hockey on Sunday nights.