Fireboats of Pittsburgh
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Fireboats of Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of the United States' most active inland water ports, has been serviced by multiple fireboats. On December 16, 2016, the city placed an order for a modern fireboat, when recent waterfront fires, in 2015 and 2016, couldn't be fought properly without a fireboat. From 1956 through 1973 the city operated the C.D. Scully.
In 1973 Fire Chief Thomas Kennelly argued that the city didn't need a fireboat, that land-based crew and equipment could handle all fires. However, in
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