Fireboats on the Mississippi River system

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Because water transport is an important industry on the rivers of the Mississippi River system, there are a number of fireboats on the Mississippi River system.

Since al Qaeda's attacks within the Continental United States on September 11th, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security has provided generous FEMA Port Security Grants to build new fireboats.

image name municipality state years of
service		 notes
Clinton Iowa 2014-present Paid for by federal grants.[1]
Alton Illinois Ice deposits prevented the vessel fighting a nearby fire in February 2015.[2]
Deluge1.jpg Deluge New Orleans Louisiana 1923-1992 Served from 1923 to 1992, and now a historic landmark.[3][4][5]
Jack Buck St. Louis Fire Department rescue boat, 2012.jpg Jack Buck St. Louis Missouri 2003-present
Stan Musial St. Louis Missouri 2013-present Named after Stan Musial, a St. Louis sports figure.[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clinton firefighters put new fire boat through its paces". Quad City Times. 2014-10-31. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Fire Chief Mike Brown said no general fund money was used for the boat. The majority of the funding was from a federal grant, and the local match came through donations from ADM and the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency with enough left over for operating the boat for several years.
  2. ^ Nathan Grimm (2015-02-05). "Crews fight fire on barge". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-02-12. The biggest issue firefighters faced was actually getting to the fire. Alton’s Marine 1 fire boat was called to help battle the fire, but the boat was iced in due to the freezing temperatures.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Bonura, Chris (10 July 2000). "Port hopes historic boat finds benevolent buyer". New Orleans City Business. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ Delgado, James P. (28 December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Deluge / Firefighting Tug Deluge" (pdf). National Park Service.
    Delgado, James P. (28 December 1988). "Accompanying 8 photos, exterior and interior, from 1988" (pdf). National Park Service.
  6. ^ Brett Blume (2012-05-24). "New Rescue Boats To Patrol St. Louis Riverfront". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-30. St. Louis fire officials say they’ll be more prepared thanever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive.
  7. ^ "St. Louis Fire Department names newest marine unit "The Stan Musial"". Fox News. 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. The St. Louis Fire Department bought the boat, because of the growth of the St. Louis inland ports, which is now the third largest port in the United States.
  8. ^ Bob Hamilton (2013-09-29). "St. Louis Fire Department Getting New Boat". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-30. It can pump up to 7,000 gallons of water or fire-suppressing foam per minute and can fight fires even while it’s moving.
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