Confidence (fireboat)

The city of San Rafael, California, purchased a fireboat, they named Confidence, in 2016.[1][2] The 27 feet (8.2 m) boat, built in 2003, was purchased for $50,000, from San Juan Island, Washington, by the San Rafael Fire Foundation, a local charity.[3] The Foundation then donated the vessel, to the city.

She was built in 2003, arrived in California in October 2016, and underwent maintenance.[2] Testing and training began in March, 2017. She is scheduled to become operational in May, 2017.[4]

The vessel is capable of performing search and rescue, as well as fighting fires.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Adrian Rodriguez (2016-10-14). "San Rafael Fire Department adds fire boat to fleet". Marin Independent Journal. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. With their own boat, local firefighters will be able to immediately respond to emergencies in San Rafael Bay. First-responders have had to call Tiburon or Southern Marin fire districts to use their boats, and sometimes they rely on the U.S. Coast Guard, Gray said.
  2. 1 2 3 "San Rafael firefighters test new fireboat". Marin Independent Journal. 2017-04-04. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. The 2003 Washington state boat was purchased last August for $50,000 by the San Rafael Fire Foundation, which donated it to the department.
  3. ↑ "Fireboat Confidence Returns to San Rafael 3/16/2017". San Rafael Fire Foundation. 2017-03-16. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2017-04-06. After several months of work at KKMI Marine in Pt. Richmond, fireboat Confidence returns to San Rafael. Next stage is crew training prior to becoming fully operational.
  4. ↑ "San Rafael fireboat Confidence". Marin Independent Journal. 2017-04-04. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. The department plans to put the boat into service in May.
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