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	Occasionally fireboats are used to carry ]s, ]s, and a ] with their equipment to islands and other boats. Also ]s, ]s, and even ]s and ]s are used in fire, rescue and medical emergency situations. They may also carry divers or surface water rescue workers. Passengers from ships in danger can be also transferred to various kind of rescue boats. Rescue boats may be used also for oil and chemical destruction on rivers, lakes and seas<ref>For example, the Helsinki Rescue Department in ], ] has various kinds of boats for various kind of firefighting, rescue, and oil destruction tasks. http://www.hel.fi/pel.</ref>.		Occasionally fireboats are used to carry ]s, ]s, and a ] with their equipment to islands and other boats. Also ]s, ]s, and even ]s and ]s are used in fire, rescue and medical emergency situations. They may also carry divers or surface water rescue workers. Passengers from ships in danger can be also transferred to various kind of rescue boats. Rescue boats may be used also for oil and chemical destruction on rivers, lakes and seas<ref>For example, the Helsinki Rescue Department in ], ] has various kinds of boats for various kind of firefighting, rescue, and oil destruction tasks. http://www.hel.fi/pel.</ref>.

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	==Gallery of fireboats==
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	Image:SFFDFBPhoenix.jpg\|Recently refurbished, the fireboat ''Phoenix'' has seen long service for the San Francisco Fire Department.
	Image:WLMBoat.jpg\|City of ] fireboat "William Lyon Mackenzie".
	Image:Vigili del Fuoco.jpg\|Fireboat in ], ].
	Image:Fireboat_in_venice_rushing_to_action.jpg\|Fireboat in ], Italy rushing to action. Photo:
	Image:Portland fire boat 02.jpg\|Portland, Oregon Fireboat, David Campbell. Built in 1927
	Image:bayportboat.jpg\|Bayport Fire Department Fire Boat.
	Image:Kuopio_vene_7.jpg\|A very specialized vehicle, ] used as a rescue boat in ], ]. (''Click the picture for more information'')
	Image:LFB fireboat.JPG\|A ] fireboat berthed at LFB Headquarters, London
	Image:Albert Krank.jpg\|A fire/oil destruction boat "Albert Krank" in ], ].
	Image:SFFBGuardian.jpg\|The fireboat ''Guardian'' was a gift of survivors of the Loma Prieta earthquake to ]
	</gallery>

	==List of modern fire boats==		==List of modern fire boats==

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A fireboat is a specialized watercraft, often resembling a tugboat, with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires.

They are frequently used for fighting fires on docks and shore side warehouses as they can directly attack fires in the supporting underpinnings of these structures. They also have an unlimited supply of water available, pumping directly from below the hull and can be used to assist shore based firefighters when other water is in low supply or is unavailable, for example, due to earthquake breakage of water mains, as happened in San Francisco due to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Modern fireboats are capable of pumping tens of thousands of gallons of water per minute. The most technologically advanced of these is Fire Boat #2 of the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Warner Lawrence, with the capability to pump up to 38,000 US gallons per minute (2 m³/s) and up to 400 feet (120 m) in the air.

Fireboats are most usually seen by the public when welcoming a fleet or historical ships with a display of their water moving capabilities, throwing large arcs of water in every direction.

Occasionally fireboats are used to carry firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and a physician with their equipment to islands and other boats. Also hydrocopters, rigid-hulled inflatable boats, and even hovercrafts and helicopters are used in fire, rescue and medical emergency situations. They may also carry divers or surface water rescue workers. Passengers from ships in danger can be also transferred to various kind of rescue boats. Rescue boats may be used also for oil and chemical destruction on rivers, lakes and seas.

List of modern fire boats

Asia

Hong Kong

Fireboat 1 (Elite)
Fireboat 2
Fireboat 3
Fireboat 4
Fireboat 5
Fireboat 6 (Excellence)
Fireboat 7
Fireboat 8
Command Boat (CB1 and CB2)
Diving Support Vessel (D1)
Diving Support Speed Boat (DV2 and DV3)
Speed Boat (SB1-6)
Sir Alexander Grantham - retired

Europe

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jan van der Heide

Zaandam, Netherlands

Blusboot De Weer

Rotterdam, Netherlands

RPA 2
RPA 10
RPA 11
RPA 12
RPA 13
RPA 14
RPA 15
RPA 16

Oslo, Norway

Erling Hagen #72

North America

Victoria, British Columbia

Rocket

Langford, British Columbia

#714

Toronto, Ontario

William Lyon Mackenzie

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Fire Marine 5

Bayport, New York

Bayport Fire Department 3-14-26 Rescue boat

Buffalo, New York

Edward M. Cotter

New York, New York

Firefighter
Governor Alfred E. Smith
John D. McKean
Kevin C. Kane
John J. Harvey

Los Angeles, California

San Francisco, California

Phoenix
Guardian

Seattle, Washington

Chief Seattle
Leschi

Portland, Oregon

David Campbell

Historic Fireboats

Pyronaut and steam tug Mayflower, outside the Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum

References

For example, the Helsinki Rescue Department in Helsinki, Finland has various kinds of boats for various kind of firefighting, rescue, and oil destruction tasks. http://www.hel.fi/pel.

External links

Los Angeles Fire Department Fireboats
Former NYFD Fireboat John J. Harvey
Exciting stories from the San Francisco Fire Museum: San Francisco Fire Department Fireboat Phoenix fights Marina District fire after the Loma Prieta earthquake; fireboat Guardian brought to San Francisco from Vancouver through a storm.
Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation, Seattle's Historic Fireboat Duwamish
MetalCraft Marine Fireboats - Photos and videos
Model Fire Boats Website
Voluntaire Marine firefighters Kring 6 Blusboot de Weer

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	Occasionally fireboats are used to carry ]s, ]s, and a ] with their equipment to islands and other boats. Also ]s, ]s, and even ]s and ]s are used in fire, rescue and medical emergency situations. They may also carry divers or surface water rescue workers. Passengers from ships in danger can be also transferred to various kind of rescue boats. Rescue boats may be used also for oil and chemical destruction on rivers, lakes and seas<ref>For example, the Helsinki Rescue Department in ], ] has various kinds of boats for various kind of firefighting, rescue, and oil destruction tasks. http://www.hel.fi/pel.</ref>.		Occasionally fireboats are used to carry ]s, ]s, and a ] with their equipment to islands and other boats. Also ]s, ]s, and even ]s and ]s are used in fire, rescue and medical emergency situations. They may also carry divers or surface water rescue workers. Passengers from ships in danger can be also transferred to various kind of rescue boats. Rescue boats may be used also for oil and chemical destruction on rivers, lakes and seas<ref>For example, the Helsinki Rescue Department in ], ] has various kinds of boats for various kind of firefighting, rescue, and oil destruction tasks. http://www.hel.fi/pel.</ref>.

			{{commons\|Fireboat}}
	==Gallery of fireboats==
	<gallery>
	Image:SFFDFBPhoenix.jpg\|Recently refurbished, the fireboat ''Phoenix'' has seen long service for the San Francisco Fire Department.
	Image:WLMBoat.jpg\|City of ] fireboat "William Lyon Mackenzie".
	Image:Vigili del Fuoco.jpg\|Fireboat in ], ].
	Image:Fireboat_in_venice_rushing_to_action.jpg\|Fireboat in ], Italy rushing to action. Photo:
	Image:Portland fire boat 02.jpg\|Portland, Oregon Fireboat, David Campbell. Built in 1927
	Image:bayportboat.jpg\|Bayport Fire Department Fire Boat.
	Image:Kuopio_vene_7.jpg\|A very specialized vehicle, ] used as a rescue boat in ], ]. (''Click the picture for more information'')
	Image:LFB fireboat.JPG\|A ] fireboat berthed at LFB Headquarters, London
	Image:Albert Krank.jpg\|A fire/oil destruction boat "Albert Krank" in ], ].
	Image:SFFBGuardian.jpg\|The fireboat ''Guardian'' was a gift of survivors of the Loma Prieta earthquake to ]
	</gallery>

	==List of modern fire boats==		==List of modern fire boats==

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