History’s 10 Most Famous Oil Spills
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To help promote our newly launched FireBoat Forum we write this post showing the Top 10 Fireboat Photos. Most are from Flickr so be sure to click on the photo for more information and photographer credit.
HDR Photo Of FDNY Fire Boat John D. McKean
Named John D. McKean this fireboat was built in 1954 and is still on active duty. She was on hand yesterday for the Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. Photo By NJ Photographer
FDNY Fireboat Harry M. Archer 1973
The fireboat: Harry M. Archer (Marine 6 – Harvey Fireboat) operates on the north side of this occupied pier. Marine 9 (The Firefighter) and the USCG are operating on the south side of the pier. This 5 alarm fire spread to several other land based buildings. By paulv2c
Fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie Collage
By Squeakyrat
Toronto Fire Dept. Fireboat
By jeffb477
Vancouver Fire Boat 1
By Mark Klotz
FDNY Fireboat Kevin Kane
By Lorcan Otway
Victoria Fire/Rescue’s The ‘Protector’
By Jaypeg21
City Fireboat

LA Fire Department Fire Boat “Fireboat 1”
Foreign Fire Boat
Photo By: L. Dalli
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Updated: February 5, 2026 (Originally published October 6, 2009)
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