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Cornelius Decatur Scully, served as Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1936 to 1946.
The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) provides firefighting, hazardous materials response services, technical rescue services and emergency medical response services to the City and County of San Francisco, California.
Edward M. Cotter is a fireboat in use by the Buffalo Fire Department at Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally named William S. Grattan, it was built in 1900 by the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth Port, New Jersey. Due to age, it was rebuilt in 1953 and renamed Firefighter upon its return to service. The following year it was renamed Edward M. Cotter. its namesake, Edward Cotter, was a Buffalo firefighter and leader of the local firefighters union who had recently died.
The Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, named for the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers at Pittsburgh, is an annual motorboat and river festival held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The festival was first held in 1978 and is often host to an F1 ChampBoat Series race. The F1 race, originally held in 1982, was the first F1 power boat race held in the United States. 2008 saw the return of F1 Power Boat racing at the Pittsburgh Regatta after a two-year hiatus following the 2005 festival. The festival had been scheduled to coincide with the July 4th holiday, however 2016 saw a return to the Regatta being held prior in early August, as it traditionally was prior to 2004. The festival is the largest inland regatta in the United States, drawing tens of thousands of fans along the Allegheny River. The F1 race course consists of a 4-pin 1.25 (2 km) course. In 2008, the Pittsburgh regatta F1 ChampBoat race was nationally broadcast on the Speed Channel.
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Phoenix is a fireboat owned by State of California and operated by the city of San Francisco in the San Francisco Bay since 1955. Phoenix is known for helping to save Marina District buildings from further destruction by fire following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Her worthy assistance resulted in a second vintage fireboat obtained for the city. Both Guardian and Phoenix are based at Firehouse No. 35 at Pier 22½ of the Port of San Francisco. Phoenix often leads parades of ships, and takes part in welcoming ceremonies.
The Christopher Wheatley is a fireboat delivered to the Chicago Fire Department in 2011. When she was delivered in April 2011, she was the first new fireboat to serve the city in sixty years. She replaced the Victor L. Schlaeger.
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The Curtis Randolph is a fireboat operated by the Detroit Fire Department. The 74.58-foot (22.73 m) vessel was launched in 1979, and is named after a young firefighter who died in the line of duty in 1977. Mayor Coleman A. Young commissioned the vessel.
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Leschi, named for the native American leader Chief Leschi, is a fireboat operated by the Seattle Fire Department. The ship was laid down in 2006 and commissioned in 2007; its sponsor was Sharon Nickels, wife of the then-mayor Greg Nickels.
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St. Francis is a fireboat operated by the San Francisco Fire Department on San Francisco Bay since 2016. Also known as Fireboat 3, she was given the official name on October 17, 2016, the anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Local schoolchildren helped pick the vessel's name.
The Sophie Masloff is a fireboat in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On December 16, 2016, Pittsburgh officials announced that half a million dollars had been budgeted to acquire a fireboat that was eventually named in honor of Pittsburgh's first female mayor. The new vessel, the city's first fireboat since 1973, was built by Lake Assault Boats, a Wisconsin firm for $542,750.
The C.D. Scully was a fireboat constructed for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The vessel was owned by Pittsburgh from its completion, in 1956, until its sale to Tampa, Florida, in 1973. She had been out of service for some time, when she was sold. She cost $91,500, in 1956, and was sold for $50,000.
Although it is a busy port, there is sparse record of fireboats in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Meanwhile, firefighters tried to run hoses and spray water from a ladder truck, but the burning craft was too far out in the water.
- 1 2 3 Bob Bauder (2016-05-13). "City of Pittsburgh eyes fireboat costing $400K". Tribune Live . Retrieved 2016-12-14.
Pittsburgh retired its last fireboat — christened the C.D. Scully in honor of former Mayor Cornelius D. Scully — and sold it in 1973 to Tampa for $50,000.
- 1 2 3 "$50,000 offer for city fireboat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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What proponents of this and like civil defense measures to dump money into civil defense schemes of doubtful and uncertain value apparently fail to appreciate is that (1) the gravest threat in any modern enemy attack on this nation is fire (from atom bomb, high explosive bomb and incendiary bomb) ; and (2) Fire is the most serious threat to our fire defense preparations—our defense production and stockpiling!
- ↑ Bob Allen (2015-11-07). "Boat Catches Fire On Ohio River, Prompts Discussion About Fire Boat Necessity". CBS News . Retrieved 2016-12-18.
The last time the city had a fire boat was in 1973, but at the time, the administration though the C.D. Scully wasn't needed and it was sold. Ralph Sicuro, president of the Pittsburgh Firefighters Union, wonders if the city is prepared to fight a fire on the river on a larger scale.
- ↑ Brian O'Neill (2016-06-01). "That $400,000 city fireboat serves a fluid population". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 2016-12-14.
Emergency response is the city's, not the county's responsibility. That's true for any municipality, but this boat will be able to cover more than 24 river miles without encountering any locks and dams. From the Point, it can go 6.7 miles up the Allegheny to Aspinwall, 11.3 miles up the Mon to Braddock and 6.2 miles down the Ohio to Emsworth.
- ↑ Lexi Belculfine (2016-05-12). "City wants to buy fireboat for riverfront safety". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 2016-12-18.
The city gave up an inactive fireboat in 1973, budget director and voting member Bill Urbanic noted during the meeting.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh considering purchase of fire boat". WPXI. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
Target 11 has learned that the city's equipment leasing authority has allocated $400,000 to buy a fire boat.
- ↑ Jonathan D. Silver (2016-12-16). "Pittsburgh accepts $542,750 bid from Wisconsin firm to build fireboat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh's brand new fire boat". WTAE. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ↑ "Fire boat will soon be cruising Pittsburgh's rivers". Pittsburgh: WPXI. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
The boat, which will be built by Wisconsin-based Lake Assault Boats, will have the capacity to pump 3,000 of water per minute and supply water from the rivers to on-shore fire-fighting operations. It will also be equipped with sonar and forward looking infrared cameras, according to the release.
- ↑ Bob Bauder (2017-08-03). "Pittsburgh's new fire boat is powerful enough to spray a bridge fire". Tribune Live . Retrieved 2017-08-03.
A fire on the Liberty Bridge in September cinched the city's decision to purchase the $540,000 fireboat from Wisconsin-based Lake Assault Boats. The fire sparked by a contractor's welding torch damaged the steel structure and nearly caused a collapse while firefighters were on the span.