O.B.’s new fire boat can shoot 3,000 gallons of water per minute

O.B.’s new fire boat can shoot 3,000 gallons of water per minute

The Orange Beach Fire Dept., thanks to a port security grant which funded 75 percent of the cost, has added a 38’ fire boat to its fleet. Manufactured by Metal Shark in Jeanerette, Louisiana, the boat has twin 1,500 gallon per minute fire pumps capable of shooting 3,000 gallons of water per minute. It can be used for offshore firefighting as well as supply water for land based firefighting operations. It is also rigged for advance life support medical emergencies, dive & rescue and search operations.
Nicole Davis Woerner wrote the grant application, and Battalion Chief Bruce Nelson, Lt. Jeremy L. White, Lt. James Kinkead, Firefighter Johnny Ray Harrison, Fire Chief Michael Beth Kimmerling, Deputy Chief Jeff Smith, Mayor Tony Kennon and City Council also contributed to the effort to bring the boat to Pleasure Island.