Because water transport is an important industry on the rivers of the Mississippi River system, there are a number of fireboats on the Mississippi River system.
Since al Qaeda's attacks within the Continental United States on September 11th, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security has provided generous FEMA Port Security Grants to build new fireboats.
image | name | municipality | state | years of service |
notes |
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Clinton | Iowa | 2014-present | Paid for by federal grants. [1] | ||
Marine 1 | Alton | Illinois | Ice deposits prevented the vessel fighting a nearby fire in February 2015. [2] | ||
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Deluge | New Orleans | Louisiana | 1923-1992 | Served from 1923 to 1992, and now a historic landmark. [3] [4] [5] |
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Jack Buck | St. Louis | Missouri | 2003-present | |
Stan Musial | St. Louis | Missouri | 2013-present | Named after Stan Musial, a St. Louis sports figure. [6] [7] [8] |
Fire Chief Mike Brown said no general fund money was used for the boat. The majority of the funding was from a federal grant, and the local match came through donations from ADM and the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency with enough left over for operating the boat for several years.
The biggest issue firefighters faced was actually getting to the fire. Alton's Marine 1 fire boat was called to help battle the fire, but the boat was iced in due to the freezing temperatures.
St. Louis fire officials say they'll be more prepared thanever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive.
The St. Louis Fire Department bought the boat, because of the growth of the St. Louis inland ports, which is now the third largest port in the United States.
It can pump up to 7,000 gallons of water or fire-suppressing foam per minute and can fight fires even while it's moving.
Because water transport is an important industry on the rivers of the Mississippi River system, there are a number of fireboats on the Mississippi River system.
Since al Qaeda's attacks within the Continental United States on September 11th, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security has provided generous FEMA Port Security Grants to build new fireboats.
image | name | municipality | state | years of service |
notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinton | Iowa | 2014-present | Paid for by federal grants. [1] | ||
Marine 1 | Alton | Illinois | Ice deposits prevented the vessel fighting a nearby fire in February 2015. [2] | ||
![]() |
Deluge | New Orleans | Louisiana | 1923-1992 | Served from 1923 to 1992, and now a historic landmark. [3] [4] [5] |
![]() |
Jack Buck | St. Louis | Missouri | 2003-present | |
Stan Musial | St. Louis | Missouri | 2013-present | Named after Stan Musial, a St. Louis sports figure. [6] [7] [8] |
Fire Chief Mike Brown said no general fund money was used for the boat. The majority of the funding was from a federal grant, and the local match came through donations from ADM and the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency with enough left over for operating the boat for several years.
The biggest issue firefighters faced was actually getting to the fire. Alton's Marine 1 fire boat was called to help battle the fire, but the boat was iced in due to the freezing temperatures.
St. Louis fire officials say they'll be more prepared thanever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive.
The St. Louis Fire Department bought the boat, because of the growth of the St. Louis inland ports, which is now the third largest port in the United States.
It can pump up to 7,000 gallons of water or fire-suppressing foam per minute and can fight fires even while it's moving.