How to Use fireboat in a Sentence

fireboat

noun
  • Norwich had ladder pipes, deck guns, hand lines and a fireboat working on the fire.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
  • As union members rushed to a pier to board a fireboat, burning debris rained down over the Potomac.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Two fireboats doused the vessel with water and foam to put out the blaze, with a helicopter assisting.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Detroit Fire sent its fireboat and EMS crews to the shore.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • As the vessels came into the bay, water-spraying fireboats of the city and the Navy circled them.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • Detroit's newest fireboat and a Spirit of Detroit award was named in his honor.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2021
  • But there’s much more here, including live music, pop-up drinks and Santa arriving by fireboat.
    — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2020
  • The Port of New Orleans came to assist with their fireboat, Kelly.
    — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 7 May 2018
  • Three other passengers on the fireboat were taken to the same hospital, where they were treated and released.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Police informed the relative that the male subject had not been arrested and launched a search with the assistance of a police fireboat.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The fireboat helped crews this week extinguish a fire at a marina in Southwest Washington.
    — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • An electrical malfunction is believed to have caused the fire, the department said, adding crews worked the scene for several hours as both land units and fireboats were deployed.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Per the Chronicle, officers were joined by a fireboat, hostage negotiators and marine units.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Witnesses reported that multiple people might have been inside the vehicle, prompting crews to launch a fireboat and dive team.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • 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
  • The Harbor Police department sent three fireboats that begin drenching the exterior of the ship with water.
    — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Seawater enters the system from 52 suction connections along the waterfront, and it’s pumped in from fireboats and two high-pressure pumping stations.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Some are marine firefighters with specialized training for fireboat operations.
    — Adam Andrzejewski, WSJ, 12 May 2021
  • The highly combustible siloed grain exploded and the resulting fire tested the ability of the city’s fireboats and firefighters to contain the roaring inferno.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • About a dozen relatives boarded the city’s fireboat, which chugged steadily toward the mouth of the Patapsco River where the Key Bridge once stood.
    — Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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 massive ship was welcomed to Port Miami with banner planes and fireboat salutes, according to a press release from Royal Caribbean.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • However, the last ferry to the mainland had already left the island for the night, meaning that the only way to get to the nearest hospital was on a fireboat, which is a specialized firefighting vessel designed to battle fires on or near the water.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • From helicopter mountain rescues and lifeguard beach SOSs, to fireboats, hazmat units and California’s raging wildfires, the department does it all.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 21 June 2023

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