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Fireboat No. 4 on the ways in Seattle. |
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Los Angeles purchased Fireboat No. 4 as a
part of a master plan for long-range port protection. The $639,000
boat is rated at 9000 gpm at 150 psi and carries 550 gallons of foam
solution for petrochemical fires. Its super maneuverability
features includes the capability of moving side-to-side and
back-and-forth by means of jet-stream nozzles. The boat,
commissioned in 1962, was later renamed the Bethel F. Gifford in honor of the late LAFD battalion chief whose research and efforts were primarily responsible for the fireboat's innovations. FIREBOATS by Paul Ditzel |
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The
Story of Fire Boat Four The
New Girl Portrait
of a fireman-Bethel F. Gifford Three
Fire Boats are Christened
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Major Emergency in Harbor It took 26 Los Angeles City Fire Companies and 5 Fire Boats over two hours to extinguish this difficult fire in the San Pedro area. First arriving fire units reported 300' of Berth 77 on fire and spreading to adjacent boats. Loss estimated to be over $1,500.000 to the wharf and six boats. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation. March, 1988 Photo by Mike Meadows |
