VIDEO: When Exeter Firefighter/Paramedic Matt Greene took up the fiddle five years ago, his vow to practice every day meant he would need to play during downtime between emergency calls on his 24-hour shifts. But what started as a passion for the violin quickly became a therapeutic experience on a challenging job that regularly involves witnessing trauma and responding to tragedy.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

Brian Cummings, a retired former Los Angeles fire chief, joined Station 19 as the fire technical adviser, not entirely knowing what he would be doing on a day-to-day basis. But that didn’t really matter. When the opportunity arose, his wife, Mallory Lewis, said take it. Perhaps that was because, in a way that feels fated, Cummings’ career trajectory was eerily similar to Station 19’s Captain Andy Herrera’s.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shondaland

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters responded to a fire in a commercial building Monday morning in Pierce County. Crews battled what they called a two-alarm fire in the Watson Signature Event Center at 11521 Bridgeport Way SW. The event center is next to an apartment complex where about a dozen people live. “The smoke got thicker and a lot stronger, and that's when they came and knocked on the door and said there was a fire, so then we evacuated at that point,” said Rhonda Gallert, one of the evacuees.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Seattle Fire Department crews rescued a distressed swimmer who was offshore in Lake Union Sunday afternoon. The SFD said they received a call about a swimmer in Lake Union who went underwater and was not seen resurfacing. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Valley St., the SFD posted on X at 2:11 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: About 15 boats were damaged or destroyed after an early morning fire at Las Vegas Boat Harbor at Lake Mead. According to the National Park Service, the fire started around 12:30 a.m. and was contained by 3:30 a.m. As of Sunday evening, authorities were still investigating what caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas