Protector (fireboat, British Columbia)

Protector is a "Firestorm 30" fireboat in Victoria, British Columbia, purchased in 2007.^[1][2][3]

Design and construction

The fireboat was built by Metalcraft Marine.^[1][4] Her crew of three can operate all her firefighting equipment from within her sealed cabin. She is equipped with a single cot where an injured individual can receive emergency medical care.

Her water cannons can project 2300 gallons.^[1][4] Twin diesels engines can propel her at 44 mph.

One of her two water cannon can be dismounted, which would be useful for fighting a fire, on land, if an earthquake, or terrorist attack, had knocked out the city's fire mains.^[1][4]

Operational history

On July 29, 2013, the Protector's crew provided first aid to a woman and her rescuers, after passersby plucked her from Victoria's Gorge waterway.^[5]

Protector was employed to fight a fire on a burning barge on June 23, 2017.^[6][7] The barge was loaded with crushed cars being shipped to be recycling.