Firebrand 28/30 High Speed Fireboat
The Thomas Kevill, MetalCraft Marine Firebrand 30 for Norfolk, VA Fire-Rescue.
MetalCraft Marine Firebrand 28 for Bridgeport CT.
Testimonials
Scott Appleby
Director, Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security City of Bridgeport CT
Based on a fire truck design, the Firebrand 28/30 offers ease of maintenance and repairability. Simplicity is the key to this fire system. The FB-28/30 packs a huge punch for its relatively small size, and can get into the smallest of marinas.
The Firebrand 30 is based upon the Firebrand 28, but stretched to provide alternate equipment and cabin layouts.
The Firebrand 28/30 is a new generation of fireboat that provides more speed, maneuverability and pumping capacity than any other boat in its class. This is highest pumping 28' N.F.P.A. fireboat in North America.
Fitted with a Darley 1250 GPM pump, the FB-28 is able to produce flow meter results of 1500 GPM due to a unique MetalCraft Marine proprietary designed sea chest. Our sea chest has an intake of three times the cross sectional area of the main. It can also be inspected, cleaned and provide a positive head to the pump while underway.
The monitor, located close to the boat's center of buoyancy, permits the helmsman to pivot the boat around the thrust load at low RPM, similar to the load of a towboat. Operators are amazed at the boats' control under full steaming at any angle. The boats head never blows off its course.
FireBrand 28/30
| FireBrand 28/30 Standard Configuration | |
|---|---|
| Max speed | 40 MPH |
| L.O.A. | 33'5" |
| B.O.A. | 10'1" |
| Draft | 18" |
| Pumps | 1250 GPM Darley /w 4.3L Mercruiser |
| Flow | max flow was 1302 gpm |
| Monitors | Elkhart 8294 remote |
| Engines | Twin Bombardier 225, E-Tech Outboard, 200-250 HP |
MetalCraft Marine FireBrand 28 for Bridgeport CT.
