Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Fireboat Tiburon" in English language version.
The M2-35 vessel is fully equipped to mitigate open water emergencies including: search and rescue, medical support and transportation, hazardous material incidents as well as fire suppression, dewatering and dive operations.
A fireboat from the Tiburon Fire Department attempts to extinguish fires here Oct. 13, 2008.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency grant paid $294,000 of the $380,000 cost of the new vessel. That means the town paid just $86,000 for a 35-foot aluminum catamaran that some said handles like a Jet Ski.
Also, 911 was called and Fireboat Tiburon of the Tiburon Fire Protection District and Fireboat Liberty from the Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched, according to the Tiburon department.
Ayers said fire boat crews spent about two hours extinguishing the flames while keeping the yacht away from the shore and other bay traffic. He said the damage to the boat could exceed $200,000, if it is salvagable at all.
The United States Coast Guard sent a helicopter to conduct a search while the San Rafael, Tiburon, Southern Marin and Kentfield fire departments launched fireboats and deployed crews along the shore.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency grant paid $294,000 of the $380,000 cost of the new vessel. That means the town paid just $86,000 for a 35-foot aluminum catamaran that some said handles like a Jet Ski.
A fireboat from the Tiburon Fire Department attempts to extinguish fires here Oct. 13, 2008.
Also, 911 was called and Fireboat Tiburon of the Tiburon Fire Protection District and Fireboat Liberty from the Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched, according to the Tiburon department.
Ayers said fire boat crews spent about two hours extinguishing the flames while keeping the yacht away from the shore and other bay traffic. He said the damage to the boat could exceed $200,000, if it is salvagable at all.
The M2-35 vessel is fully equipped to mitigate open water emergencies including: search and rescue, medical support and transportation, hazardous material incidents as well as fire suppression, dewatering and dive operations.
