Boatbuilder SAFE Boats International, Bremerton, Wash., on Thursday announced it has been awarded a contract to construct a new fireboat for the City of Bremerton Fire Department.
The new vessel will be a custom-built 33’ full-cabin fireboat equipped with a 1,000-gal.-per-minute fire pump, mounted aft to meet ISO standards. The boat will feature a drop bow for shore access, twin Mercury 400-hp outboards, and exceptional speed and maneuverability, the builder said in a press release.
“This project is personal,” Richard Schwarz, CEO of SAFE Boats International, said in a statement. “As a company rooted in Bremerton, we take great pride in supporting the safety of our local community. We pursued this opportunity with dedication, and our team rose to the challenge — engineering a new configuration that not only met the spec but will now become a part of our growing product lineup as a standard offering.”
The contract was awarded through a competitive bid process funded by the FEMA Port Security Grant Program.
“SAFE Boats International has been a trusted partner in maritime safety,” said Chief Pat McGanney of the Bremerton Fire Department. “Their commitment to quality and performance ensures that first responders, like us, can do our job with confidence, even in the most challenging conditions.”
The vessel is currently in production and will be put into service early next year.
In the weeks following the Bremerton Fire award, SAFE Boats has also secured contracts to build boats for the Tacoma Police Department and South Whidbey Island Fire/EMS, the company said.
