Fall River area Fireboats

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Original Feature Posted April 26, 2004 - Re-launched January 28, 2012
New Page August 16, 2016 Updated October 1, 2020

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Fall River Fireboat
"MARINE 1"
The City of Fall River, Massachusetts took delivery of their new 2020 34' Munson Fireboat
in the Spring of 2020.
The 1500 gpm, landing craft style boat is powered by twin 350 HP Suzuki outboards.

The boat replaced the former Marine 1 which started out as Boston's 31' 1000 gpm
"St Florian II" built in 1992.
That vessel also served New Bedford and the Fall River for the last 3 years.

The new Marine 1 is docked at the "Cove Restaurant and Marina" off of Davol Street
near the Battleship "Massachusetts" cove.

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Fall River Fireboat
"MARINE 1"
The City of Fall River, Massachusetts now has a fireboat. The boat is new to the city
which did not previously have a fire boat, but it is not a new boat. In fact, it has already
served two of the largest cities in the Commonwealth prior to coming to this old Mill town.

Marine 1
"Adam Chip Strong"
The 31 foot vessel has a pumping capacity of approximately 1000 gpm.
It has (2) deckguns and an enclosed cabin.
Fall River took delivery of the boat in the Summer of 2016.
It came from the New Bedford Fire Department where it had been called
both Marine 2 and then Marine 31 from 2008 until 2016.
In New Bedford it was named the "Robert Gonsalves."
The boat started out with the Boston Fire Department as the "St. Florian II"
where it served from 1992-2008.

The new boat is docked at a facility off Davol Street along the shore of
Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River just north of the home
of the battleship "USS Massachusetts" BB-59 at Battleship Cove.