New Chicago fireboat

[grumpy grizzly]

Chicago recently took delivery of a Metal-Shark Boats 38' Defiant NXT fireboat. It is powered by triple 350HP Mercury Verado powerplants and it equipped with a FLIR 400 XR Thermal imagining system and a hindge dive door. The boat is all-weather and the bow monitor is powered by a 1000GPM Darley fire pump. It carries a crew of 4, 2 of which are qualified divers.

 

[Bulldog]

Is the boat staffed around the clock, part-time or only as needed? I'm assuming it's seasonal because it is not much of the waterfront in the winter.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Is the boat staffed around the clock, part-time or only as needed? I'm assuming it's seasonal because it is not much of the waterfront in the winter.

These boats are manned April-November. There is a Dive Team that is manned 24/7/365.

 

[fdny747]

Does anyone have a picture of the new boat? Also how come more cities don't have large boats like FDNY and LA have?

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Does anyone have a picture of the new boat? Also how come more cities don't have large boats like FDNY and LA have?

Go to Chicagoarefire.com for pixs, it should come up in the search. Chicago does not need a large boat, we do not have industry on the lake like LA and NY, our waterfront is mostly recreational. They don't call it Lake Shore Drive for nothing.

 

[firebuffkevin]

New fire boat for Chicago « chicagoareafire.com

chicagoareafire.com

 

[fdhistorian]

Chicago had six fireboat companies. As many as five were in-service at one time. They operated on the Chicago River branches, Lake Calumet, and Lake Michigan.

Engine 2 - Breakwater - 2012 to
Engine 37 - Navy Pier - 1885 to 2012
Engine 41 - Throop St - 1886 to 1981
Engine 58 - Lake Calumet - 1891 to
Engine 71 - Chicago River - 1892 to 1922
Engine 92 - Chicago River - 1902 to 1924

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Chicago had six fireboat companies. As many as five were in-service at one time. They operated on the Chicago River branches, Lake Calumet, and Lake Michigan.

Engine 2 - Breakwater - 2012 to
Engine 37 - Navy Pier - 1885 to 2012
Engine 41 - Throop St - 1886 to 1981
Engine 58 - Lake Calumet - 1891 to
Engine 71 - Chicago River - 1892 to 1922
Engine 92 - Chicago River - 1902 to 1924

Engine 2 has no quarters, hence E-58 is berthed behind it for quarters, This is from the 80's