Tacoma’s historic Fireboat No. 1 served Tacoma for nearly six decades. When it was built, the 97-foot-long vessel was one of the most modern in the nation, boasting seven water cannons, which ...

Portland’s fireboat played a pivotal role in containing the Custom House Wharf fire, preventing what officials say could have been far more extensive damage along the waterfront.

"Fire Fighter" is a heroic defender of the American homeland. The "most storied fireboat in U.S. history" served the nation in some of its darkest hours, from the ...

Most Buffalonians that are familiar with the Edward M. Cotter Fireboat, may not be aware of its operational significance to Buffalo. Not only is the fireboat the oldest operational (in service) ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Some people are flocking to Sleepy Hollow's River Street to see a fireboat famous for its service with the FDNY after the September ...

The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and New York City have gained a powerful memorial to the 343 members of the FDNY who died in the Sept. 11 attacks on the city. A new fireboat, named the Three ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. – On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, Huntley Gill – pilot of the John J. Harvey, a quaint, 1931 fireboat – was spraying backlit water off Manhattan’s Pier 23 in the Hudson River. He’d been ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach investigators have not released the cause of a massive fire that destroyed a multi-million dollar home on McCullough Lane. Firefighters faced several challenges, ...

The fireboat Alki, which has changed hands several times since it left Seattle last fall — including being seized by a port district for a failure to pay moorage costs — is once again for sale. And ...

The Evergreen Shipping Agency made a special announcement about rescue efforts on its website on March 18. It noted that Donjon Smit, the appointed salvor, had conducted several underwater inspections ...

Years before it became a hero of the Loma Prieta earthquake, the San Francisco fireboat Phoenix helped douse a five-alarm blaze on Piers 30-32 in 1984 that destroyed the old cargo wharf there. It ...

For a second year in a row, a record number of shipwrecks were discovered in Wisconsin's Lake Michigan waters last year. According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, 17 total shipwrecks were ...