SFD
has now completed the major portion of their fireboat fleet modernization program with the arrival this month of Fireboat 2, the second of two fifty foot Fire/Rescue boats. The Firestorm 50 was built by Metal Craft Marine of Ontario, Canada, and has a speed of 40 knots and pumping capacity of 7250 gpm.
At the completion of trials she will be assigned to operate in the salt water and will respond as FB2 along with the Leschi, (FB4). The first fifty foot Metal Craft, aka Fire One, is already assigned to station 3 at the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal and will respond as FB1 along with the Chief Seattle (FB3).
Bob Lukas Photo
has now completed the major portion of their fireboat fleet modernization program with the arrival this month of Fireboat 2, the second of two fifty foot Fire/Rescue boats. The Firestorm 50 was built by Metal Craft Marine of Ontario, Canada, and has a speed of 40 knots and pumping capacity of 7250 gpm.
At the completion of trials she will be assigned to operate in the salt water and will respond as FB2 along with the Leschi, (FB4). The first fifty foot Metal Craft, aka Fire One, is already assigned to station 3 at the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal and will respond as FB1 along with the Chief Seattle (FB3).
Bob Lukas Photo