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On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:43:38 -0500, "Greg Borgwald"
wrote:

Nice sail by. Thanks for posting.
I have a sister in that area. She has probably seen it.

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Thank you.


Greg

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"joevan" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:43:38 -0500, "Greg Borgwald"
wrote:

Nice sail by. Thanks for posting.
I have a sister in that area. She has probably seen it.

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I used to work at Frankiln and Lake which is where the fireboast used
to be anchored for the winter. Theses are not them. The pictures you
posted appear to be new fireboats - I thought that there were to be no
more fireboats. I'm glad that the CFD has changed their minds because a
large part of the city is close enough to water for them to be of use.

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On Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:43:38 -0500, "Greg Borgwald"
wrote:

Info on the new CFD fireboat. Length of 90' with a height of 16' the
mast is collapsible. The cost was 8.8 million dollars, this is the
largest fireboat produced by this manufacturer. It is powered by 2
1500HP Cat engines with a speed of 12 knots, in ice-breaking mode
speed is 3 knots. It is capable of 14,500GPM, power supplied by 2
1000HP Cat engines. Crew of 5, with five more assigned to FF
operations.