Fighting a vessel fire, Castle said, is a “different animal,” much different from a structure fire. Every gallon of water they pour onto the blaze weighs 8 pounds, Castle said.

The Bayville Fire Company, Bayville, N.Y., has purchased a 32-foot x 10.5-foot fire boat from Lake Assault Boats. It is equipped with Twin 250 hp Mercury Verado Outboards, a 300 hp KEM 5.7L ...

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Four years ago, Michael Fiedor, chief of the Scullville Volunteer Fire Department, watched firefighters desperately try to save several burning boats at the end of the ...

Last year, Fire Boat 1 was dispatched to 24 calls, but that doesn’t tell the vessel’s full story, O’Connor said. ... fighting fires or responding to a medical emergency.

Boats without built-in fire-fighting systems should have a port through which you can squirt a fire extinguisher into the engine box without opening the hatch. It’s well-known, afloat and ashore, that ...

Stafford firefighters want to update their resources in two growing areas, but the county doesn't see the need. Source The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Stafford County won’t be adding ...