End of Seasonal Boats 2021.....
END OF SEASONAL BOAT PROGRAM
Marine Operations Rapid Response Craft Program (RRC) will conclude this season on Thursday, October 28th, 2021 at 2400 hours. Marine Co. 3 (Brooklyn/Queens), Marine Co. 4 (Queens/Bronx) and Marine Co. 8 (Staten Island) will no longer be in service.
Marine Companies 1, 6, and 9 will remain in service with a tiered response that includes:
- Marine Battalion - A 33ft shallow-draft Rapid Response Craft equipped with a 1000 GPM fire pump located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
- Marine 1 - “343” a 140ft, 50,000 GPM Large Platform Fireboat, a 33ft shallow-draft Rapid Response Craft, equipped with a 1000 GPM fire pump (M1 Alpha), and a 31ft shallow-draft medical boat (M1 Bravo) located on Pier 53, Bloomfield St. and the Hudson River in Manhattan.
- Marine 6 - “Bravest” a 65ft, 6,000 GPM Fireboat, “William M. Feehan” a 70ft, 6,000 GPM Fireboat, a 33ft shallow-draft Rapid Response Craft equipped with a 1000 GPM fire pump (M6 Alpha), and a 31ft shallow draft medical boat (M6 Bravo) located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
- Marine 9 - “Firefighter II” a 140ft, 50,000 GPM Large Platform Fireboat, a 33ft shallow draft Rapid Response Craft, equipped with a 1000 GPM fire pump (M9 Alpha), and a 31ft shallow draft medical boat (M9 Bravo) located in the Staten Island Homeport.
Chief Officers are reminded that a Marine Company should be special called for any waterfront operation in the five boroughs of New York City. Applications for the 2022 Marine Seasonal Boat Program will be accepted throughout the month of February 2022.