Jack Buck (fireboat)

Jack Buck

The Jack Buck in 2012.
History
St. Louis Fire Department
Name	Jack Buck
Namesake	Jack Buck
Owner	St. Louis Fire Department
Operator	STLFD Marine Division
Builder	MetalCraft Marine
Launched	May 17, 2003
In service	in active service
Homeport	Port of St. Louis
Status	in Use
General characteristics
Length	27 feet (8.2 m)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Crew	6

The Jack Buck is a fireboat operated by the St. Louis Fire Department in St. Louis, Missouri. ^[1]

She was commissioned On May 17, 2003. ^[2] At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "Boston Whaler". She is 27 feet (8.2 m) long.

In 2010 the Jack Buck helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat Robert E. Lee. ^[3]

References

1. Bill Greenblatt (2003-05-17). "New St. Louis Fire Department fire boat". United Press International. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01.
2. "Fire Department: Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States". City of St. Louis. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Marine Operations with a Boston Whaler called the "Jack Buck", which is permanently moored on the Mississippi River, along with several other small rapidly deploy-able boats.
3. William Greenblatt (2010-03-21). "St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee ..." Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee