Boats

The Firehouse.com Boats product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire and rescue boats, inflatable, ice and water rescue craft.

Ribcraft 11 Meter

RIBCRAFT Announces 5-Year Contract with Navy

RIBCRAFT, a leading manufacturer of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs), has announced that the Navy has awarded the company a five-year indefinite quantity contract.

Flames engulfed two homes on the beach in Old Saybrook.

Boats Help Contain Blaze that Destroyed CT Beachfront Homes

Fireboats were called as flames ripped through two Old Saybrook homes Friday evening.

Lake Assault Boats Patrol Craft

Lake Assault Boats Unveiling New Patrol Craft

A brand-new patrol craft from Lake Assault Boats will be on display at the International Work Boat Show from Dec. 4-6 in New Orleans.

San Rafael, CA, Fire Chief Christopher Gray christens Saturday the department's newest fire boat, the 34-foot 'Fire Boat San Rafael,' which replaces the fledgling marine response program's former vessel 'Confidence.'

CA Firefighters Christen, Rename Fire Boat

A donation from a local nonprofit firefighter assistance group, the 34-foot vessel is a welcome addition to San Rafael's fledgling marine response program.

Metal Shark 70 Defiant Canaveral Fire

Metal Shark Expanding Presence in Fireboat Market

Metal Shark is significantly expanding its presence in the fireboat market with a diverse range of fireboats currently in production for multiple customers.

Metal Shark Sea Machines

Metal Shark and Sea Machines Launch New Sharktech Autonomous Vessel

The new 29-foot autonomous vessel now being offered through Metal Shark’s “Sharktech” autonomous division.

Lake Assault Boats Joins The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Buying Cooperative

The Secaucus Fire Department, located in Hudson County, New Jersey, placed this 28-foot Lake Assault Boats firefighting and rescue craft into service earlier this summer. The department is a member of the New York and New Jersey Regional Fireboat Taskforce, comprised of 12 fire departments, including FDNY and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Secaucus, NJ, Fire Dept. Places Firefighting and Rescue Craft in Service

The Secaucus Fire Department, located in Hudson County, New Jersey, placed a 28-foot Lake Assault Boats firefighting and rescue craft into service earlier this summer.

A Metal Shark 45 Defiant patrol vessel, similar to the vessels being built for the Peruvian Navy at Metal Shark’s Jeanerette, Louisiana USA production facility.

Metal Shark Expands into Peru with Multi-Vessel Patrol Boat Order and Co-Production Agreement

Production of 45-foot Defiant-class patrol boats for the Peruvian Navy recently commenced at Metal Shark’s Jeanerette, Louisiana production facility.

The Erie Bureau of Fire recently received this 27-foot, 2005 power boat. The boat will be used primarily by the bureau's dive team.

PA Fire Department Receives Free Rescue Boat

'The boat's free. We just have to maintain it and fuel it,' said Erie's fire chief about the 2005 boat the department received from the Glade Volunteer Fire Department.

A newly hired consultant will look at how San Diego crews handle fires in San Diego Bay by examining how firefighters tackled a large boat fire in 2017.

Study to Look at How Crews Fight San Diego Bay Fires

Ottumwa, IA, firefighters give their new river rescue boat a test drive Thursday.

IA Fire Department Unveils New Fire Boat

Sea Machines Expands European Sales Force with Addition of Frank Relou in The Netherlands

Southern Marin Fire District’s new fire boat, Liberty, sprays water in San Francisco Bay near Sausalito.

CA Fire Department Gets New $1M Fire Boat

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Norwich, CT, firefighters took out the department's new Marine 1 fireboat Thursday for the first time to rescue boaters on a sinking watercraft on the Thames River.

CT Firefighters' New Fireboat Used in First Rescue

With help from the Coast Guard, the Norwich Fire Department took out its Marine 1 fireboat for the first time to save boaters on a sinking watercraft on the Thames River.

Pittsburgh Ems River Rescue

Pittsburgh Selects Lake Assault Boats to Build Patrol, Emergency Response Craft

Lake Assault Boats will construct a 30-foot EMS river rescue vessel for the city.

Ed Watkins Marine of Denver, North Carolina is now the service center for Lake Assault Boats vessels in North Carolina. Ed Watkins Marine will provide a wide range of support services for first responders in the region. (Ed Watkins is third from left in this team photo.)

Lake Assault Boats Names Exclusive Service Center for NC

Ed Watkins Marine of Denver, North Carolina is now the service center for Lake Assault Boats vessels in North Carolina.

The Spotsylvania County, PA, Fire Department is spending $2.6 million to buy three pieces of apparatus and a boat to replace outdated vehicles.

PA Fire Department Spends $2.6M on Apparatus, Boat

The Spotsylvania County Fire Department is buying two new tanker-pumpers and a pumper to replace vehicles from the '80s and '90s, as well as a 24-foot, twin-engine boat.

In 2016, Newburgh, NY, Fire Department's sophisticated boat replaced the department's old 1998 water vehicle, something firefighters are thankful for now that boating season has begun.

NY Crews Thankful for New Boat as River Season Begins

''It was scary in the old boat,' Newburgh's training officer said about the fire department's sophisticated water vehicle, which replaced a 1998 fireboat about three years ago.

Portsmouth, NH, Fire Department Gets Inflatable Fire-Rescue Boat

The new RIBCRAFT expands the department’s firefighting and rescue capabilities while providing a safe and reliable vessel for their firefighters.

Lake Assault Boats has names MilPro Marine as its newest U.S. dealership. MilPro Marine will represent Lake Assault Boats in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

MilPro Marine to Represent Lake Assault Boats Across a Wide Section of the U.S.

Lake Assault Boats has names MilPro Marine as its newest U.S. dealership.

Lake Assault Fireboat Rabun County

Rabun County, GA, Fire Services Puts Fireboat in Service

Rabun County Fire Services, located in the northeast corner of Georgia, has placed a Lake Assault Boats fireboat into service on Lake Rabun.

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Sea Machines, Hike Metal Demonstrate Marine Autonomy for Search-and-Rescue Missions

The collaboration will help develop and demonstrate the capabilities of autonomous marine technology for the purposes of increasing the productivity and safety of SAR operations.

Boise Fire Dept Jet Boat (id)

ID Firefighters Without Boat as Float Season Nears

The Boise Fire Department's jet boat and Jet Ski have both been damaged recently, and firefighters might be forced to lean on shore-based rescue techniques.

Fire Fighter, the 80-year-old retired FDNY fireboat turned floating museum.

CT City Could be Summer Home for 'America's Fireboat'

New London has extended an invitation to Fire Fighter, but mechanical issues are keeping the 80-year-old FDNY fireboat turned museum from leaving its New York berth.

Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Boat (pa)

Pittsburgh Firefighters Train On City's Rivers

Almost two dozen Pittsburgh firefighters used the department's fire boat for training exercises Wednesday on the Monongahela River.

The Waco Fire Department has taken delivery of this 26-foot, custom-built Lake Assault Boats fire and rescue vessel. The new craft provides fire, rescue, and other emergency response services on Lake Waco (a 12-square-mile body of water located within the city limits) and portions of the Brazos River that flows through central Texas.

Waco, TX, Fire Dept. Takes Delivery of a 26-Foot Fire, Rescue Boat

The versatile emergency vessel serves on Lake Waco and portions of the Brazos River.