'Station 19' moves into season 6 with more fires, rescues and romance

LOS ANGELES -- It's another season of fires and rescues for the team at "Station 19."

"We are serving the hottest drama -- like heat, full on flames!" said "Station 19" star Jaina Lee Ortiz.

For six seasons, the cast of "Station 19" has been diving into the lives, both professionally and personally, of this talented team of dedicated Seattle firefighters.

"We love the fact we can tackle these adversities and these challenges, individually as characters... and then in the end, no matter what we always come together as a team and we battle for the greater good," said Boris Kodjoe.

"It's creative, it's fun, it's impactful, and it means something to us," Ortiz said. "We have such a diverse cast, I mean, 85% of our cast is people of color. I feel like our writing room reflects that, and you can see that in the stories that we tell."

Week after week, the actors have to test their physical stamina while playing their fire-fighting alter egos. Even after several seasons, it does not get any easier.

'It is hard work, you know, putting on the gear, the oxygen tanks and the masks," said Kodjoe. 'It really has given us a lot of appreciation for what these real life superheroes do on a daily basis for sure."

"Sometimes I actually feel like a real firefighter, and I'm so not that," Ortiz said.

"I feel like I could come to the rescue for basic stuff. You would trust me right?" Ortiz asked Kodjoe.

"To get a cat out of a tree," Kodjoe deadpanned.

"Station 19" airs Thursday nights on ABC.