Small boat and Marina Fires – Almost every area of the country will have a marina or some body of water on which pleasure craft are able to navigate. Fires on these boats, whether underway or in a marina, will pose special challenges and hazards to the Land Based Firefighter.

The first part of this seminar will examine an actual case study of a Ten Million Dollar Marina fire to discuss what went wrong and what actions proved beneficial.

In part two we look at boat fires while the boat is underway or at anchor. How will you get to the fire? Should you get to the fire? We will look at the features of some small fireboats that can be inexpensively put into service and discuss what you can do if you don’t have a fireboat.

Tom Guldner of The Marine Firefighting Institute will conduct the seminar. Tom is a recently retired Lieutenant from the FDNY Marine Division where he acted as the Training officer for the Marine Division as well as Fireboat officer. Tom holds a Coast Guard license as a Ships Master and he is a certified instructor in New York State and nationally. His lecture combined with the extensive use of photos and graphics in this multi-media presentation will keep your interest in addition to instructing your members about this important topic.
 

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The Marine Firefighting Institute

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