Because water transport is an important industry on the rivers of the Mississippi River system, there are a number of
fireboats on the Mississippi River system.
Named after Stan Musial, a St. Louis sports figure.[6][7][8]
References
^"Clinton firefighters put new fire boat through its paces". Quad City Times. 2014-10-31. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Fire Chief Mike Brown said no general fund money was used for the boat. The majority of the funding was from a federal grant, and the local match came through donations from ADM and the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency with enough left over for operating the boat for several years.
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Nathan Grimm (2015-02-05). "Crews fight fire on barge". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-02-12. The biggest issue firefighters faced was actually getting to the fire. Alton's Marine 1 fire boat was called to help battle the fire, but the boat was iced in due to the freezing temperatures.
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Brett Blume (2012-05-24). "New Rescue Boats To Patrol St. Louis Riverfront". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-30. St. Louis fire officials say they'll be more prepared thanever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive.
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Bob Hamilton (2013-09-29). "St. Louis Fire Department Getting New Boat". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-30. It can pump up to 7,000 gallons of water or fire-suppressing foam per minute and can fight fires even while it's moving.