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New Page Added September 28, 2016     Updated October 30, 2016

WASHINGTON BOATS
Bellingham   Kingston-North Kitsap  Pasco  Port Townsend-East Jefferson
Ridgefield-Clark County  Seattle 1  Seattle 2  Seattle 3  Seattle 4  Seattle 5  Seattle 6
Tacoma 1  Tacoma 2  Tacoma 3  Vancouver  West Pierce

SEATTLE FIRE BOATS
P1-Older Boats  P2-Fireboat 1  P3-Fireboat 2
P4-FB Chief Seattle  P5-FB Leschi  P5-Other Boats

SEATTLE FIREBOAT "LESCHI"

Seattle Fireboat
"Leschi"
The Seattle Fire Department's largest, most powerful fireboat is named "Leschi."
The 108' vessel was built in 2007 by Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, WA.
It features a 55' crane - telescoping ladder, CBRNE technology, and is capable
of 14 knots.  The pumps can discharge 22,000 gpm thru a variety of nozzles.

108' LOA - 26' 4" Beam - 10' draft

The "Leschi" is normally assigned to Station 5 on Alaskan Way.
It is shown in these photos at Pier 90 while Station 5 area is being
rebuilt and improved.

Chief Leschi was a native American chief of the Nisqually tribe.

Sept 2016

STORY ABOUT LESCHI
Professional Mariner.com

WASHINGTON BOATS
Bellingham   Kingston-North Kitsap  Pasco  Port Townsend-East Jefferson
Ridgefield-Clark County  Seattle 1  Seattle 2  Seattle 3  Seattle 4  Seattle 5  Seattle 6
Tacoma 1  Tacoma 2  Tacoma 3  Vancouver  West Pierce

SEATTLE FIRE BOATS
P1-Older Boats  P2-Fireboat 1  P3-Fireboat 2
P4-FB Chief Seattle  P5-FB Leschi  P5-Other Boats
 

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