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Meet Seattle's new lifesavers - highly trained, rapid-entry rescue swimmers. They can deploy from boats, beaches and piers and are on duty 24/7. Training is rigorous. See what it takes to earn a spot on this special unit of the Seattle Fire Department. And from rescuing to reading, firefighters say story time is a great way to teach youth about fire safety. And, when you are reading something on your smartphone, chances are you're using data. We consume it. But the city creates it. A lot of it. In fact, data is a valuable resource some call "the new oil." Host Jeff Renner has these stories from the new Fire Station 32 in West Seattle!