A vessel made nearly two decades ago in Northern New York is returning to the region to enhance public safety.
The Sackets Harbor Fire Department bought a fireboat for $138,000 from a municipal agency in the Ozark Mountains. The boat was made in 2004 by MetalCraft when it operated a manufacturing facility in Clayton.
The fireboat is fully equipped with three hoses, according to a story published July 5 by the Watertown Daily Times. If purchased new today, it would cost $700,000.
The fireboat will be used to respond to emergencies on the water. Such situations include fires at structures on islands in the area and cottages along the water as well as water rescues, the article reported. The U.S. Coast Guard previously covered these calls, but the Sackets Harbor unit is now only available on weekends, according to the story.
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SACKETS HARBOR â The volunteer department soon will have an apparatus that can go out on the water to fight a fire or respond to water rescues.
The Sackets Harbor Fire Department has purchased a used fully equipped fireboat with three hoses that can handle emergencies on the water.
The fire department acquired the 2004 MetalCraft fireboat from a fire department in the Ozark Mountains for $138,000, which would cost $700,000 if it was new.
âItâs going to be really important for us for public safety and fire protection,â Fire Department President Vincent J. Battista said. âItâs been many, many years since we had a fireboat.â