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Original Feature Posted April 26, 2004 - Re-launched January 28, 2012
Updated February 22, 2020

DELAWARE BOATS
Bowers   Delaware City   Holloway Terrace   Leipsic  Lewes   Little Creek  
Port Penn   Slaughter Beach   South Bowers   Wilmington
             

BOWERS FIRE BOAT
(Kent County)

BOWERS, DE
Fire Boat 40
2013 Viking Welding FR 32
32' LOA - 10' beam
Twin Mercury 300 HP outboards
3000 gpm
Photos Nov 2015

DELAWARE CITY FIRE BOAT
(New Castle County)

DELAWARE CITY, DE
Fire Boat 15
2015 MetalCraft Firestorm 32
36' LOA, 10' 9" beam
2,700 gpm
Photos Nov 2015

New boat replaced 2011 boat that sunk in an accident in June 2014.

DELAWARE CITY, DE
Fire Boat 15
2011 MetalCraft Firestorm 30
34' LOA, 10' 9" beam
2,700 gpm
Photos Dec 2011

Note: 2011 boat was sunk in an accident in June 2014. A new boat replaced it in 2015.

HOLLOWAY TERRACE FIRE BOAT
(New  Castle County)

HOLLOWAY TERRACE, DE
Fire Boat 20
2008 Boston Whaler 27' Challenger
Twin Mercury 300 HP outboards
Fire pump and deckgun
Photos Nov 2015

Holloway Terrace is located on the Delaware River in the area of the
Delaware Memorial Bridges (I-295).

The fire station is located at 700 West Ave, New Castle, DE

HOLLOWAY TERRACE, DE
Marine 20-1
1982 Boston Whaler 20'

LEIPSIC FIRE BOAT
(Kent County)

LEIPSIC, DE
Marine 1
2013 Boston Whaler 27' Challenger
1000 gpm
Located on the Leipsic River at Route 9 in Leipsic

LEWES FIRE BOAT
(Sussex County)

LEWES, DELAWARE
Marine 82-1
2009 Moose Boats M1-44
43' 8"' LOA - 16' beam - 25" draft
750 gpm
Aluminum catamaran hull, jet drives
Photos Nov 2015

LITTLE CREEK FIRE BOAT
(Kent County)

LITTLE CREEK, DELAWARE
MARINE 54, Boat 1
2015 27' Boston Whaler Challenger Fire Boat
Approx 1000 gpm

Feb 2020
 

LITTLE CREEK, DELAWARE
MARINE 54, Boat 1
2000s 22' Boston Whaler Rescue Boat

Feb 2020
 

PORT PENN FIRE BOAT
(New Castle County)

PORT PENN, DE
29 Marine 1
2005 Boston Whaler 27' Challenger
250 gpm
Port Penn FD

SLAUGHTER BEACH FIRE BOAT
(Sussex County)

MEMORIAL FIRE COMPANY
SLAUGHTER BEACH, DELAWARE
MARINE 89
2007 Sea Ark 27' Commander Fire Boat
Twin Yamaha Outboards
1000 gpm

Feb 2020
 

SOUTH BOWERS FIRE BOAT
(Kent County)

SOUTH BOWERS, DELAWARE
MARINE 57
2019 Metal Shark 36' Defiant Fire Boat
32' x 10'
Twin 350 HP Mercury Outboards
Approx 1000 gpm

Feb 2020

SOUTH BOWERS, DELAWARE
AIRBOAT 57
2012 American Airboat

Feb 2020

WILMINGTON FIRE BOAT
(New Castle County)

Wilmington, Delaware Fireboat 7
"Firefighter"

Built in 2012
MetalCraft FireStorm 70
70 ' length, 22' beam
12,000 gpm
300 gals foam
Photos July 2014

Replaced 1977
65' length, 23' beam, 5' 10" draft
7,500 gpm capacity
photos July 1990

Wilmington, Delaware Fireboat 7
"Firefighter"

Built 1977
65' length, 23' beam, 5' 10" draft
7,500 gpm capacity
photo July 1990

RELATED SITES
WILMINGTON FIREBOAT 7

Wilmington, Delaware Fireboat 7
"Firefighter"
at Baltimore

Wilmington Fire Boat 7
December 2011
 

DELAWARE BOATS
Bowers   Delaware City   Holloway Terrace   Leipsic  Lewes   Little Creek  
Port Penn   Slaughter Beach   South Bowers   Wilmington
 

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