Fireboats on the Mississippi River system

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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.

Since Al-Qaeda's attacks within the Continental United States on September 11th, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security has provided generous FEMA Port Security Grants to build new fireboats.

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|  | Clinton | Iowa | 2014-present | Paid for by federal grants.[1]
| Marine 1 | Alton | Illinois (U.S. state) |  | Ice deposits prevented the vessel fighting a nearby fire in February 2015.[2]
| Deluge | New Orleans, Louisiana | Louisiana | 1923-1992 | Served from 1923 to 1992, and now a historic landmark.[3][4][5]
| Jack Buck | St. Louis | [[Missouri]] | 2003-present |
| Stan Musial | St. Louis | [[Missouri]] | 2013-present | Named after Stan Musial, a St. Louis sports figure.[6][7][8]

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1. ↑ Clinton firefighters put new fire boat through its paces, Quad City Times, 2014-10-31. “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.”
2. ↑ Nathan Grimm. Crews fight fire on barge, The Telegraph, 2015-02-05. “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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4. ↑ Bonura, Chris (10 July 2000). Port hopes historic boat finds benevolent buyer. New Orleans City Business.
5. ↑ Delgado, James P. (28 December 1988). [[[:Template:NHLS url]] National Register of Historic Places Registration: Deluge / Firefighting Tug Deluge] (pdf). National Park Service.
Delgado, James P. (28 December 1988). [[[:Template:NHLS url]] Accompanying 8 photos, exterior and interior, from 1988] (pdf). National Park Service.
6. ↑ Brett Blume. New Rescue Boats To Patrol St. Louis Riverfront, CBS News, 2012-05-24. “St. Louis fire officials say they’ll be more prepared thanever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive.”
7. ↑ St. Louis Fire Department names newest marine unit "The Stan Musial", Fox News, 2013-09-29. “The St. Louis Fire Department bought the boat, because of the growth of the St. Louis inland ports, which is now the third largest port in the United States.”
8. ↑ Bob Hamilton. St. Louis Fire Department Getting New Boat, CBS News, 2013-09-29. “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.”