“Sophie Masloff (fireboat)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In December 16, 2016, Pittsburgh officials announced that half a million dollars had been budgeted to a acquire a fireboat that was eventually named the Sophie Masloff.^[1] The new vessel was built by Lake Assault Boats, a Wisconsin firm with experience building fireboats.^[3] She was named in honor of Pittsburgh's first female mayor.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the vessel will be equipped with "sonar, forward-looking infrared cameras, and a state-of-the-art electronic suite". She will be {{convert|30|ft|m}} long and able to pump a modest 3,000 gallons per minute.^[3]

Two recent fires, a boat fire in 2015, and fire on a bridge undergoing maintenance, in 2016, convinced officials of the need for a fireboat.^[6]^[7] In May of 2016 local media reported that the new vessel had been provisionally budgeted at $400,000.^[8] In 1973 the city sold its previous fireboat, named after former mayor Cornelius D. Scully, to Tampa, Florida, for $50,000.^[9]^[10]

The vessel would be staffed by the crew of one of the city's regular fire-trucks, not by its own full-time crew.^[9]

On June 1, 2016, Brian O'Neill, writing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, characterized the purchase decision as "yet another case of an undersized city taking on metropolitan tasks with no help from the greater metro area," suggesting that, once built, the fireboat would routinely be called upon to deal with emergencies in neighboring municipalities that weren't sharing its costs.^[12]

On January 11, 2017, Lake Assault Boats, of Superior, Wiscconsin, was awarded a contract to build the boat, for $542,750.^[13] The firm beat out two competing bids.

The vessel was delivered in August, 2017. Firefighters underwent training so there would be a pool of trained personnel so the vessel could go operational in September, 2017

References

1. ^¹{{cite news |url = http://www.superiortelegram.com/news/business/4197045-pittsburgh-accepts-542750-bid-superior-wis-firm-build-fireboat |title = Pittsburgh accepts $542,750 bid from Superior, Wis., firm to build fireboat |publisher = Superior Telegram |author = Jonathon D. Silver |date = 2016-01-11 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116183353/http://www.superiortelegram.com/news/business/4197045-pittsburgh-accepts-542750-bid-superior-wis-firm-build-fireboat |archivedate = 2017-01-16 |accessdate = 2017-01-15 |deadurl = yes |quote = The proposed 30-foot boat, meant to fight fires along Pittsburgh's three rivers, would be decked out with sonar, "forward-looking infrared cameras" and a state-of-the-art electronic suite. It would be able to pump 3,000 gallons of water per minute and supply water to on-shore operations. |df = }}
2. ^¹{{cite news | url = http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/10459496-74/fireboat-pittsburgh-river| title = City of Pittsburgh eyes fireboat costing $400K| publisher = Tribune Live| author = Bob Bauder| date = 2016-05-13| page = | location = | accessdate = 2016-12-14| quote = Pittsburgh retired its last fireboat — christened the C.D. Scully in honor of former Mayor Cornelius D. Scully — and sold it in 1973 to Tampa for $50,000.}}
3. ^¹{{cite news |url = http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brian-oneill/2016/06/01/That-400K-city-fireboat-serves-a-fluid-population/stories/201606010065 |title = That $400,000 city fireboat serves a fluid population |publisher = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |author = Brian O'Neill |date = 2016-06-01 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205620/http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brian-oneill/2016/06/01/That-400K-city-fireboat-serves-a-fluid-population/stories/201606010065 |archivedate = 2016-12-20 |accessdate = 2016-12-14 |deadurl = yes |quote = Emergency response is the city’s, not the county’s responsibility. That’s true for any municipality, but this boat will be able to cover more than 24 river miles without encountering any locks and dams. From the Point, it can go 6.7 miles up the Allegheny to Aspinwall, 11.3 miles up the Mon to Braddock and 6.2 miles down the Ohio to Emsworth. |df = }}
4. ^¹²{{cite news |url = http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/05/12/Fireboat-could-come-to-Pittsburgh-s-three-rivers/stories/201605120191 |title = City wants to buy fireboat for riverfront safety |publisher = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |author = Lexi Belculfine |date = 2016-05-12 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205622/http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/05/12/Fireboat-could-come-to-Pittsburgh-s-three-rivers/stories/201605120191 |archivedate = 2016-12-20 |accessdate = 2016-12-18 |deadurl = yes |quote = The city gave up an inactive fireboat in 1973, budget director and voting member Bill Urbanic noted during the meeting. |df = }}
5. ^¹{{cite news |url = http://www.wpxi.com/news/pittsburgh-considering-purchase-of-fire-boat/279137015 |title = Pittsburgh considering purchase of fire boat |publisher = WPXI |author = |date = 2016-05-12 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170328012056/http://www.wpxi.com/news/fire-boat-will-soon-be-cruising-pittsburghs-rivers/476539035 |archivedate = 2017-03-28 |accessdate = 2016-12-14 |deadurl = yes |quote = Target 11 has learned that the city’s equipment leasing authority has allocated $400,000 to buy a fire boat. |df = }}
6. ^¹²{{cite news |url = http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/12/16/Pittsburgh-accepts-542-750-bid-from-Wisconsin-firm-to-build-fireboat/stories/201612160191 |title = Pittsburgh accepts $542,750 bid from Wisconsin firm to build fireboat |publisher = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |author = Jonathan D. Silver |date = 2016-12-16 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220204103/http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/12/16/Pittsburgh-accepts-542-750-bid-from-Wisconsin-firm-to-build-fireboat/stories/201612160191 |archivedate = 2016-12-20 |accessdate = 2016-12-14 |deadurl = yes |quote = |df = }}
7. ^¹{{cite news |url = http://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburghs-brand-new-fire-boat/8512604 |title = Pittsburgh's brand new fire boat |publisher = WTAE |author = |date = 2016-12-18 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221053700/http://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburghs-brand-new-fire-boat/8512604 |archivedate = 2016-12-21 |accessdate = 2016-12-17 |deadurl = yes |quote = |df = }}
8. ^¹{{cite news | url = http://www.wpxi.com/news/fire-boat-will-soon-be-cruising-pittsburghs-rivers/476539035| title = Fire boat will soon be cruising Pittsburgh's rivers| publisher = WPXI| author = | date = 2016-12-16| page = | location = Pittsburgh| accessdate = 2016-12-17| quote = The boat, which will be built by Wisconsin-based Lake Assault Boats, will have the capacity to pump 3,000 of water per minute and supply water from the rivers to on-shore fire-fighting operations. It will also be equipped with sonar and forward looking infrared cameras, according to the release.}}
9. ^¹{{cite news |url = http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/11/07/ohio-river-boat-fire/ |title = Boat Catches Fire On Ohio River, Prompts Discussion About Fire Boat Necessity |publisher = CBS News |author = Bob Allen |date = 2015-11-07 |page = |location = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170212052721/http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/11/07/ohio-river-boat-fire/ |archivedate = 2017-02-12 |accessdate = 2016-12-18 |deadurl = yes |quote = Meanwhile, firefighters tried to run hoses and spray water from a ladder truck, but the burning craft was too far out in the water. |df = }}