Protector (Fireboat, Victoria, BC)
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. http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/residents/public-safety/fire/fire-stations/fire-boat.html. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ↑ "Victoria Fire Hall 2 – 650 Michigan St.". BC Fire Trucks. http://bcfiretrucks.com/?page_id=1840. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ↑ "Victoria BC's New Fireboat". A Channel via YouTube. 2008-05-16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWO10cq4Qi0. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Victoria Fire Department's new High-Speed 30 foot Aluminum Fireboat". Metalcraft Marine. 2008-04-28. http://www.metalcraftmarine.com/html/2008.html#3780. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ↑ Lindsay Kines (2013-07-29). "Unconscious woman rescued from Gorge Waterway remains in critical condition". Victoria Times Colonist. http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/unconscious-woman-rescued-from-gorge-waterway-remains-in-critical-condition-1.564328. Retrieved 2017-06-25. "Victoria firefighters used their fire boat and a high-angle ladder truck to pour water onto the barge."
- ↑ Bill Cleverley (2017-06-24). "Victoria Fire Department won’t investigate cause of Friday’s barge fire". Victoria Times Colonist. http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-fire-department-won-t-investigate-cause-of-friday-s-barge-fire-1.20754212. Retrieved 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. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/car-barge-catches-fire-in-victoria-s-gorge-waterway-1.4176133. Retrieved 2017-06-25. "Kirby said fire crews, including a fire boat, responded quickly and managed to knock down the flames."
