FIRE APPARATUS

ASSIGNMENT RECORD OF FIRE APPARATUS

FIRE BOAT

'MV Firefighter'

Engine 47's fire boat, 'MV Firefighter' circa 1974.
Engine 47's fire boat, 'MV Firefighter' circa 1974.

Marine Unit 2's fire boat, 'MV Firefighter', circa 1978.
Marine Unit 2's fire boat, 'MV Firefighter', circa 1978.

Marine Unit 2's 1972 fire boat, 'MV Firefighter', operating at a fire, circa 1988.
Marine Unit 2's 1972 fire boat, 'MV Firefighter', operating at a fire, circa 1988.

FIRE BOAT APPARATUS

Shop# Year Maker Model
--- 1972 Built in Illinois. 76 ft in length, 14 knots, 2 "under-pier" monitors at lower bow, 6000 gpm fireboat.

Shop# Years Company
--- 1972-1976 Engine 47 'MV Firefighter'
--- 1976-circa 1984 Marine Unit 2 'MV Firefighter'
--- Circa 1984-present Marine Unit 'MV Firefighter'

Marine Unit, MV Firefighter, approaching its berth at Burroughs Wharf, North End, circa 2001.
Marine Unit, MV Firefighter, approaching its berth at Burroughs Wharf, North End, circa 2001.

Marine Unit, MV Firefighter, underway in Boston Harbor, 2008
Marine Unit, MV Firefighter, a 1972, 6000 gpm boat, underway in Boston Harbor, 2008



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