Fire Boats
VFRS has 2 aluminum fire boats, Fireboat two and five. They were designed by naval engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. They are two of 3 shared boats by municipalities within the Port of Vancouver area. Port Moody and Burnaby share the other boat. North Vancouver City and District Fire Departments used to each have a boat until 2011 when they cut the service.
Former fireboats:
- J.H. Carlisle 1928-1971
Read more about this topic: Vancouver Fire And Rescue Services
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