Chase races ahead to block the intersection to let Marshall through, and soon the citizens, including Mr. With the ladder fixed, and Marshall panting excitedly, Ryder tells Mayor Goodway that they are on their way, then contacts Chase for a police escort for Marshall. Rocky finds a broom they can cut into pieces to use as new rungs to repair the ladder, and they soon have it fixed, just as Mayor Goodway calls asking about Marshall. With a catchphrase of 'Do my best, and forget the rest', Marshall accepts, and they head down to begin repairs to Marshall's firetruck. Rocky is to help find something to help repair the broken rungs on Marshall's ladder, while Marshall just has to stay focused on the competition and ignore anything else. Calling the pups to the Lookout, Ryder reveals that Marshall is their emergency this time. Ryder realizes that Marshall needs encouragement and help to fix his ladder. Now he loses confidence in himself that his clumsiness will get in the way of his performance.
But during the practice run with rescuing Cali, he breaks his ladder. The course is made-up of an obstacle course, rescuing a stuffed cat in a tree, putting out a fake fire, and ringing the City Hall bell. Marshall is going to try to break the World's Fastest Fire-Pup record, which currently stands at 10 minutes.