How to Use fireboat in a Sentence

fireboat

noun

• But Hudson said change has come slowly to the fireboats.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2017
• As the vessels came into the bay, water-spraying fireboats of the city and the Navy circled them.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• The Port of New Orleans came to assist with their fireboat, Kelly.
  — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 7 May 2018
• Norwich had ladder pipes, deck guns, hand lines and a fireboat working on the fire.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
• Smooth Sailing The bridal party boarded a fireboat, the St. Francis, for a short cruise along the waterfront.
  — Louise Rafkin, New York Times, 21 June 2019
• Firefighters used a tower truck to rescue the dog and kept a fireboat nearby in case the dog jumped into the river.
  — Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2021
• The Chicago Fire Department dispatched a fireboat to help fight the flame and was pumping water from the river to subdue the fire.
  — Javonte Anderson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2020
• Just then the San Francisco fireboat St. Francis came steaming to the rescue.
  — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 30 May 2020
• Other projects were in the works for later in the season, too, including a restaurant on a retired fireboat.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
• Detroit's newest fireboat and a Spirit of Detroit award was named in his honor.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2021
• The combined fire departments used a chain to tow the boat away from other vehicles and buildings, then used a fireboat to extinguish it, Hewlett said.
  — Kellen Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019
• The fireboat helped crews this week extinguish a fire at a marina in Southwest Washington.
  — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2018
• But there’s much more here, including live music, pop-up drinks and Santa arriving by fireboat.
  — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2020
• Highlighting the day’s activities at the harbor was a display by Los Angeles city and Navy fireboats, an aquatic show at Ft.
  — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 21 May 2017
• The Harbor Police department sent three fireboats that begin drenching the exterior of the ship with water.
  — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Sep. 2017
• In another apparent nautical mishap in the same area of the bay, an Anne Arundel County fireboat sank Monday afternoon.
  — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
• The fireboat will be in town as part of the National Fire Protection Association’s 125th anniversary.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
• Last Christmas, after driving home from a Warriors game, Mr. Buford detoured to the waterfront, ostensibly to retrieve something for work from a fireboat.
  — Louise Rafkin, New York Times, 21 June 2019
• Auerbach’s version is a wonder in the fireboat colors of red and white, filtered through her abstract and optical eye, combining painting with the laws of science into marbled swirls, liquid patterns, and blocks of color.
  — Eve MacSweeney, Vogue, 29 June 2018
• The bird was struggling to stay afloat as predatory catfish circled, when encountered by fireboat crews on a bridge inspection assignment, according to the fire department.
  — Washington Post, 7 June 2021
• From helicopter mountain rescues and lifeguard beach SOSs, to fireboats, hazmat units and California’s raging wildfires, the department does it all.
  — Josie Howell | [e-mail], al, 21 June 2023
• Crestodina takes readers aboard fishing vessels, a research ship, Coast Guard cutters, tug boats (every kid’s favorite at one time or another), the aforementioned ferry, and a fireboat.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
• Some are marine firefighters with specialized training for fireboat operations.
  — Adam Andrzejewski, WSJ, 12 May 2021

Last Updated: 18 Aug 2024