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A Birthday Worth Noting.

Authors :
Amparan, Henry J.
Source :
Fire Chief; Apr2012, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p98-100, 2p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article reports that Fireboat Number (No.) 4 of the Los, Angeles, California Fire Department has its 50th anniversary on February 22, 2012. It says that in 1954, Los Angeles Fire Department Assistant (Asst.) Chief Bethel F. Gifford began to research on marine firefighting and concluded that a fireboat must be designed by experienced marine firemen. It adds that Fireboat No. 4 was engineered and designed by L. C. Norgaard Naval Architects and built by Albina Engine and Machine Works.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00152552
Volume :
56
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Fire Chief
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
74512824