Fireboats in New Jersey
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Multiple ports in New Jersey operate fireboats.
Newark, New Jersey has a long history of operating fireboats, on the Passaic River.[1] An 1976 profile of the John F. Kennedy reported that it was then the only municipally operated fireboat in the State. It was Newark's fourth fireboat.
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security has issued generous Port Security grants, to enable cities to acquire fireboats that can also serve to help counter attacks by Weapons of mass destruction.[2] Secaucus, New Jersey purchased a fireboat in the early 2000s, and replaced it with a more capable modern vessel in 2018.
References
- ↑ Newark's Fireboat Patrols the Passaic, New York Times, 1976-04-20, p. 75. Retrieved on 2022-07-17.
- ↑ Al Sullivan. To the rescue: Secaucus fireboat offers protection throughout Hudson County, Hudson Reporter, 2018-12-13. Retrieved on 2022-07-17. “The boat currently used by the fire department was purchased from the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue in the early 2000s, a pumper boat with two hose connections that draws water out of the river to help fight fires.”