FIRE FIGHTING AT SEA
Private corporation broaches new concept for contract fire protection service
DOCKSIDE infernos are hard enough to put out, but ship fires in the harbor are even tougher. Still worse are the fires at sea where no assistance at all is available. These fires are feared either because there is no one to do the job, or if there is, they are not properly equipped. Municipal fireboats, if available, are mainly equipped to pump water and may be equipped with foam, but they are generally lacking the full effectiveness necessary for the job. Even if they were so equipped, there are no sea-going fire brigades as such. New York Harbor fireboats, for example, come under the aegis of the New York City Fire Department, essentially for protection of the immediate area.
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