This is Why US Invented this Gigantic $27 Million Fire-Boat

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[joebusdriver]

The one minute clip on the $27 million dollar Fire-Boat? Maybe we'll see more about this boat in a video for fire-fighting planes and helicopters.

[AnitaJobby]

What a fantastic documentary about the fire boat. I enjoyed **all 3 minutes and 11 seconds** of it. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[JPOC]

1:42 You meant to say AIR not Oxygen. Air Tanks... They dont carry Oxygen with them, just normal air.

[Chuckish]

The personnel on the fireboats and rescue craft are the most modest people you'll meet, but when the need arises, they rush in while others leave the scene as fast as possible.

[chancedemei]

I thought this was about a $27 million dollar fire boat ?

[markgoddard]

“Repurposing the water they are floating on”. Only in America.

[Freesavh]

Love the fact they use a tractor tug lay out. A very well proven design.

[omaraziz]

Not the largest. The Three Forty Three in NYC is the largest.

[cad]

You don't use oxygen masks! Your B.A. sets use air! Oxygen is flamable.

[markbakovic]

My father was LAFD firefighter in 50s, 60s and 70s and he did work on a fireboat he was a enginer. When I was kid I got to go on the fireboat and see the engine room and how all the pumpers it awesome, it was great moments God Bless

[oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[tomherndon]

I was visiting Seattle several years ago. I was given a personal tour of their new fire boat. It was not in service yet. It was awesome! Then a few days later it was out in the bay running trials when we up in the space needle.

[davidclarke]

I'm impressed with the repurposing of the water.

[Glenonica]

They don't use oxygen they use air, otherwise they'd blow themselves up with oxygen.

[You_are_Right_]

What happened to these videos? Love them but please, please, stay on the topic!

[Msradell]

Why do people keep calling the tanks that firefighters wear oxygen tanks, that's not what they are! They are just compressed air, if they were pure oxygen they would create a hazard

[bradjames]

Actually most modern day large fireboats are designed by robert Allen naval architects in Vancouver BC, Canada

[scottsasser]

Well, yeah, because they get access to water constantly. That's why they can put more water on a fire than a firecraft. Now what they need to do is all these fires that are on land they should send fire water trucks, so didn't it have a supply of water? Constantly and the hoses need to be up-to-date. They don't leak. They keep their fire truck so spotless and shiny, but they don't keep there. Hoses and good shape all the fittings. Have you ever seen it on TV? Look at the ground underneath the fire truck. Is it dry or is it wet if it's wet? Then it's leaking

[Steve-tjon]

Not O2 breathing apparatus but compressed air. SCBA.

[gewglesux]

The protector is similar to NYC big boat?