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John D. McKean (fireboat)
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John D. McKean is a fireboat
serving the New York City Fire Department
as Marine Company 1.
John D. McKean was one of the fire boats that responded to Manhattan during the September 11th attacks to supply firefighters with water after water mains broke following the collapses. The boat was also involved in rescuing the passengers of the US Airways Flight 1549
accident.
John D. McKean is scheduled to be retired in 2010, after being replaced by a new vessel, the Three Forty Three
, named for the FDNY members who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11, 2001.
Fireboat
A fireboat is a specialized watercraft and with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats, dating to the late 18th century, were tugboats, retrofitted with firefighting equipment....
serving the New York City Fire Department
New York City Fire Department
The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of the City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response...
as Marine Company 1.
John D. McKean was one of the fire boats that responded to Manhattan during the September 11th attacks to supply firefighters with water after water mains broke following the collapses. The boat was also involved in rescuing the passengers of the US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549 was US Airways' scheduled domestic commercial passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina...
accident.
John D. McKean is scheduled to be retired in 2010, after being replaced by a new vessel, the Three Forty Three
Three Forty Three (fireboat)
Three Forty Three is a RAnger 4200 Class Robert Allan Ltd. designed fireboat built to replace the John D. McKean to serve the New York City Fire Department as Marine Company 1...
, named for the FDNY members who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11, 2001.