CFAV Firebird

CFAV Firebird

The CFAV Firebird (YTR 561) is a sclass2|Fire|fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command. "Firebird" is based in CFB Halifax, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.cite news
url=http://www.sfu.ca/casr/101-navy-aux-ytr-fire.htm
title=Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats
page=
pages=
publisher=Canadian American Strategic Review
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=] Her sister ship CFAV "Firebrand" (YTR 562) is based in CFB Esquimalt.

Her three water cannons can fire water, or fire suppressant foam from her two 250 gallon tanks.

The "Firebird" suppressed a serious fire in HMCS|Toronto|FFH 333|6's engine room in 2005.

On 22 March 2001 a large container vessel, the "Kitano", one day out of New York City, requested help fighting an onboard fire after it had gone to sea.cite news
url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/2001/m01m0017/m01m0017.pdf
title=Marine Investigation Report, Container Fire, Container Vessel Kitano, Off Chebucto Head, Nova Scotia, 22 March 2001
page=
pages=
publisher=Transportation Safety Board of Canada
author=
date=28 January 2003
accessdate=2008-02-13
quote=The wind and sea conditions stopped the fire tug CFAV "Firebird" from proceeding beyond themiddle harbour and prevented the other surface SAR vessels from getting alongside the vesselfor any length of time to assist.] The "Firebird" proved insufficiently seaworthy to leave the protected waters of Halifax Harbour to go to the "Kitano"'s aid.

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