Protector (fireboat, 2007)
In 2007 Victoria, British Columbia purchased a "Firestorm 30" fireboat, named Protector.[1][2][3]
Design and construction
The fireboat was built by Metalcraft Marine.[1][4] Her crew of three can operate all her firefighting equipment from within her sealed cabin. She is equipped with a single cot where an injured individual can receive emergency medical care.
Her water cannons can project 2300 gallons.[1][4] Twin diesels engines can propel her at 44 mph.
One of her two water cannon can be dismounted, which would be useful for fighting a fire, on land, if an earthqhake, or terrorist attack, had knocked out the city's fire mains.[1][4]
Operational history
On July 29, 2013, the Protector's crew provided first aid to a woman and her rescuers, after passersby plucked her from Victoria's Gorge waterway.[5]
Protector was employed to fight a fire on a burning barge on June 23, 2017.[6][7] The barge was loaded with crushed cars being shipped to be recycling.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fire Boat: The Victoria Fire Department is proud to be able to serve Victoria's citizens and visitors with its custom-built, multi-purpose, high speed fire boat, the Protector, Victoria Fire Department. Retrieved on 2017-06-25.
- ↑ Victoria Fire Hall 2 – 650 Michigan St., BC Fire Trucks. Retrieved on 2017-06-25.
- ↑ Victoria BC's New Fireboat, A Channel via YouTube, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2017-06-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Victoria Fire Department's new High-Speed 30 foot Aluminium Fireboat, Metalcraft Marine, 2008-04-28. Retrieved on 2017-06-25.
- ↑ Lindsay Kines. Unconscious woman rescued from Gorge Waterway remains in critical condition, Victoria Times Colonist, 2013-07-29. Retrieved on 2017-06-25. “Victoria firefighters used their fire boat and a high-angle ladder truck to pour water onto the barge.”
- ↑ Bill Cleverley. Victoria Fire Department won’t investigate cause of Friday’s barge fire, Victoria Times Colonist, 2017-06-24. Retrieved on 2017-06-25. “Victoria firefighters used their fire boat and a high-angle ladder truck to pour water onto the barge.”
- ↑ Car barge catches fire in Victoria's Gorge Waterway: Flames visible as smoke pours out of barge filled with crushed cars, CBC News, 2017-06-23. Retrieved on 2017-06-25. “Kirby said fire crews, including a fire boat, responded quickly and managed to knock down the flames.”