Fire Fighter II
{{Short description|FDNY Fireboat}}
{{about|the New York City fireboat|similarly named topics|Firefighter (disambiguation)}}
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Fire Fighter II is a Robert Allan Ltd. Ranger 4200 class fireboat put in service with Marine Company 9 of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) on December 7, 2010. The boat replaces the original Fire Fighter, and is sister to the fireboat Three Forty Three which serves with Marine Company 1.
In 2012, FDNY opened new quarters for Marine 9 at the Staten Island Homeport,[http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/publications/annual_reports/2012_annual_report.pdf FDNY Annual Report 2012], p. 7 a 1,410-foot-long pier in Stapleton{{cite web |url=http://www.nycedc.com/project/fdny-marine-9-barracks-homeport |title=FDNY Marine 9 Barracks at Homeport |website=New York City Economic Development Corporation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126021515/http://www.nycedc.com/project/fdny-marine-9-barracks-homeport |archive-date=2012-01-26}} that was built in 1980s to berth the Battleship Iowa as part of the former Naval Station New York.[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/staten_island.htm Naval Station New York]
Features
Construction of Fire Fighter II began in December 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=firefighterII|title=New York City Movers | Best Moving Companies in NYC - Move for Less|date=16 March 2020 }} The 140-foot, 500-ton, $27 million fast response boat is the country's largest fireboat, with a maximum speed of {{convert|18|kn}}. It incorporates the latest technology available for marine vessels, including the capability of pumping up to 50,000 gallons of water per minute,{{Cite web |url=http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=characteristics |title=New York City Fire Department - Characteristics |access-date=2009-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714215749/http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=characteristics |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }} nearly 30,000 gallons more than its predecessor. There is an operating crew of seven.