As a major port, the Seattle Fire Department has maintained a fleet of fireboats in Seattle for over a century.[1]

Fireboats in Seattle, Washington
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Snoqualmie18911935
  • First fireboat on North America's west coast.[1]
Duwamish19091985
  • Duwamish was originally built with a "ram" bow, so she could sink a blazing vessel before it set other vessels ablaze.[1]
  • Currently a museum ship.
Alki19272013
Chief Seattle1984in service
Marine One2006in service
Leschi2007in service

References

  1. 1 2 3 Richard Schneider (2007). Seattle Fire Department. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634332. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
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