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Sacramento firefighters being featured on TV show

Sacramento firefighters being featured on TV show
THE BIG SLOW SPOTS. TEO: SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMEN IS SPRINGING TO ACTION IN A SHOW -- IN A TV SHOW THAT TAKES AN UNFILTERED LOOK AT THE CHALLENGES FIREFIGHTERS EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB. THE SHOW IS CALLED "LIVE DRIVE", AND IT WILL RUN ON THE A&E NETWORK. CAPTAIN KEITH WADE WITH SAC CITY FIRE IS JOINING US TO SHARE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO FILM THIS SHOW. THIS SHOW IS LIVE, RIGHT? HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT IS CALLED "LI RESCUE," AND EVERY MONDAY FOR THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS ON A IN THE, THEY HAVE SOME CREWS EMBEDDED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE ARE ONE OF EIGHT CITIES ACROSS THE NATION BEING FEATURED ON THE SHOW SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. TEO: THERE IS A LOT OF DOWNTIME SOMETIME. HOW DO THEY KEEP IT INTERESTING DURING THOSE DOWNTIMES? >> WHAT THEY ARE DOI IS THEY ARE RECORDING AND PACKAGING ON OTHER DAYS, SO IF WE HIT A SLOW PERIOD, THEY WILL GO BACK AND SAY, OH EARLIER IN SACRAMENTO. TE IF YOU ARE NOT IN TV, A PACKAGE IS LIKE A STORY THEY PUT TOGETHER TO KEEP THE PACE GOING. YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE JOB SEVEN MONTHS. DID YOU HAVE TO DO SOME THINKING? HOW DID YOU COME TO THIS DECISION? >> I CAME FROM THE EAST COAST>> WHERE I HAD A LOT OF YEARS THERE. WH I CAME OUT ARE THEY HAD NEVER HAD A TV SHOW. I KNEW THE YOU LADY FROM BACK EAST WHERE I CAME FROM. ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER, AND IT TOOK SOME NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY AND THE UNION, BUT EVERYBODY IS ON BOARD. TEO: THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGER CITIES THEY ARE PROFILING? >> THAT IS CORRECT. THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS IS ANOTHER ONE. CAL FIR DOMINIC INDEO AREA OF RIVERSIDE COUNTIES BEING FEATURED AS WELL. IT WAS A BIG THING FOR US TO BE CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE EIGHT LIKE THE CHIEF SAID, IT WAS HARD TO GET THROUGH BECAUSE OF A LOT OF RED TAPE, BUT IT IS OFTEN RUNNING. TEO: ONE OF THE GUYS -- WHAT DO THE GUYS AD WOMEN AT THE STATION BIG ABOUT THIS BEING FILMED? IT’S LIKE TH KARDASHIANS ME THE FIREFIGHTING WORLD. [LAUGHTER] >> AT FIRST, THEY WERE NERVOUS. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WERE, O MY GOD, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DON’T MESS ANYTHING UP. -- THEY ARE LOVING IT RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ARE LIKING THAT IT SHOWS WHAT THEY DO. EVERYONE THINKS WE JUST PU FIRES OUT OR THE MEDICAL CALLS, BUT WE DO SO MUCH MORE. IT IS A GREAT EDUCATIONAL PIECE. TEO: IT PREMIERES LIVE TONIGHT. WHAT TIME? >> 9:00 EASTERN ON A NATO -- E. TEO: ARE YOU HAVING A WATCH PARTY? NOPE, BECAUSE YOU WILL BE RECORDING. [LAUGHTER] TEO: THIS ONE’S FOR HOW LONG? >> THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS. SACRAMENTO FIRE WILL BE A PART OF EVERY SHOW.
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Sacramento firefighters being featured on TV show
The Sacramento Fire Department is springing into action in a show that offers a look at the challenges firefighters face on the job. The show, called "Live Rescue," will air on A&E starting Monday, April 22. Watch the video above to hear from Chief Gary Loesch and Capt. Keith Wade about the show.

The Sacramento Fire Department is springing into action in a show that offers a look at the challenges firefighters face on the job.

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The show, called "Live Rescue," will air on A&E starting Monday, April 22.

Watch the video above to hear from Chief Gary Loesch and Capt. Keith Wade about the show.