10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIREBOAT»
Discover the use of
fireboat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fireboat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures Of The John J. Harvey
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
2
An Illustrated History of Fire Engines
R. S. Hayes tPembroke Dock) Ltd was given an order by the BP Tanker Co in
1959 for a fireboat to be used in Swansea Harbour. A twin-hulled vessel with a
25-ton-capacity foam tank and fire- fighting tower with nine Merryweather foam/
water ...
3
United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With ...
ing vessel, which the fireboat had taken in tow, to get loose and to drift near and
set fire to the libelant's bark. The negligence charged and proven consisted not at
all in the lack of proper equipment or of proper management of the fireboat as a ...
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United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With ...
ing vessel, which the fireboat had taken in tow, to get loose and to drift near and
set fire to the libelant's bark. The negligence charged and proven consisted not at
all in the lack of proper equipment or of proper management of the fireboat as a ...
United States. Courts of Appeals, 1918
This fireboat had been summoned by a passenger from a Staten Island ferryboat,
who saw the fire on a trip up the bay. Shortly afterwards the fireboat Gaynor also
came from Thirty-Eighth street, Brooklyn, where a fireman had discovered the ...
6
Special Report: Fireboats; Then and Now
In 1809, when New York City volunteer firefighters first mounted a crude hand-
operated pump on a small boat, the era of the American fireboat was born. The
fireboat would not become a mainstay of the American fire service, however, until
...
7
Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II
The NFPA classifies fireboats as Class A, B, or C. Class A is the largest class of
fireboat.3 It must be 65 ft in length or larger, with at least a 5,000-gpm pumping
capacity. This is followed by the Class B fireboat, which is between 40 ft and 65 ft
in ...
8
The New York Supplement
Plaintiff, a fireman on a fireboat was Injured while casting off lines from two
coalboats belonging to defendant, which had tied to the fireboat. The line in
which plaintiff's foot caught had an eye-spllce in the end, and the same had been
fastened ...
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Fireboat:
Fireboat, Fire, Tugboat, Firefighting, Dock ...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History
Launched in 1909, the fireboat Duwamish is now a floating museum exhibit and
education vessel. Address: 860 Terry Ave. N. City: Seattle State: WAZip: 98109-
4332 Visitors welcome? Yes Hours: Contact attraction directly Admission: ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIREBOAT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fireboat is used in the context of the following news items.
SD Lifeguards to City Management: 'No Tommy Bahama Gear …
They want to insure that fireboat the city spent $800,000 on has a training plan and funding so it's not sitting there like it is today." Another ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Jul 15»
One man's trash is another man's tourist destination in New York
For instance, searching for the Abram S. Hewitt, a coal-fired fireboat used by the Fire Department of New York from 1903 until 1958, Pagani ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
What a Week
... the crews at Station 31 looked at the TV and saw a huge fire in the marina where we house our fireboat, Endeavor, they wasted no time. «The Suburban Times, Jul 15»
Bastille Day NOLA puts festive New Orleans spin on the 2015 …
Look for water-cooled breezes and fireboat tours, with a 3:30 p.m. water show marking the climax of the fete. Of course, you'll want to come a lot ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
July 9, 1910: Popular First Ward fireboat lieutenant is dead
O'Donnell was assigned to the Ohio Street Firehouse and to the fireboat George R. Potter — one of three fireboats working in Buffalo at the time ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
Francophile city celebrates Bastille Day at free festival
“This is a real working fireboat, used to fight fires along the river by the Port of New Orleans,” Matthews said. The boat will be open for tours from ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
Naturalization Ceremony recognizes 129 new American citizens
The Sunny Point fireboat shot streams of red, white and blue water above the Cape Fear River, while the cannon “Thor” boomed several times. «State Port Pilot, Jul 15»
US festivities set as Queen Mary 2 celebrates 175 years of Cunard …
The John J. Harvey Fireboat, built in 1931, will be there to greet the cruise ship (the fireboat will take passengers for free; check the fireboat's ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Four things council OK'd Tuesday
FIREBOAT NAMED FOR FALLEN FIREFIGHTER. Council voted unanimously to name the city's new fireboat in honour of William Thornton. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
Crescent City neighborhood briefs for July 8, 2015
Roy S. Kelley fireboat, along with live music from Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots, TMonde and the Hot 8 Brass Band. Among the vendors of ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
