Fire Boat 4. CFD said the city's location on the Intracoastal Waterway makes having advanced water response assets critical. The 44-foot, $1.2 million boat is the department's largest. It has four ...

The other crews on the dock would still be faster. What the boat would provide is large volumes of water and the ability to attack the fire from another angle, he said. Wescott told The News ...

The Chesapeake Fire Department has ... waters and shallow rivers. The boat is equipped with the latest technology, enabling crews to fight fires from the water, support land operations, and ...