Jack Buck (fireboat)
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The Jack Buck is a fireboat operated by the St. Louis Fire Department in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
She was commissioned On May 17, 2003.[2] At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "Boston Whaler". She is 27 ft (8.23 m) long.
In 2010 the Jack Buck helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat Robert E. Lee.[3]
References
- ↑ Bill Greenblatt. New St. Louis Fire Department fire boat, United Press International, 2003-05-17.
- ↑ Fire Department: Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States, City of St. Louis. “Marine Operations with a Boston Whaler called the "Jack Buck", which is permanently moored on the Mississippi River, along with several other small rapidly deployable boats.”
- ↑ William Greenblatt. St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee ..., 2010-03-21. “St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee”