Operational history
The ''Eldon Trinity'' went out on its first operational call only two hours after her commissioning. On February 22, 2012, firefighters using the ''Eldon Trinity'' rescued a man who had fallen into the swiftly flowing Willamette River, near the vessel's mooring. He was rescued within eight minutes. Tom Williams, Portland's Fire Chief, called it ''"one of the fastest water rescues I have ever seen."''References
{{Reflist, refs= {{cite news , url = http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/204866-portland-fire-and-rescue-takes-delivery-of-new-boathouse , title = Portland Fire and Rescue takes delivery of new boathouse , publisher = Portland Tribune , author = , date = 2013-12-18 , page = , location = , archiveurl = , archivedate = , accessdate = 2017-03-20 , quote = At this time, Station 21 is currently under construction. The crew for the station continues to provide both land and marine based operations from a temporary facility adjacent to the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge, and also operates a rescue boat, the Eldon Trinity, located at the dock just North of the bridge. {{cite news , url = http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/08/quick-acting_portland_firefigh.html , title = Quick-acting Portland firefighters, combined with the right equipment, pull off another save , publisher = The Oregonian , author = Stuart Tomlinson , date = 2011-08-22 , page = , location = , archiveurl = , archivedate = , accessdate = 2017-03-19 , quote = Held lifted the man onto the litter, and then held on behind as Rychlick powered the Sea-Doo across the river to Station 21, where the bureau's newest rescue boat, the Eldon Trinity, is docked beneath the Hawthorne Bridge. Tyler said that dock is much more accessible for ambulances than any on the river's west side. {{cite news , url = http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/02/portland_firefighters_working_1.html , title = Portland firefighters working on rescue boat hear call for help, pull man from Willamette , publisher = The Oregonian , author = , date = 2012-02-22 , page = , location = , archiveurl = , archivedate = , accessdate = 2017-03-19 , quote = After calling for help from a fire station on the west side, the crew was able to get to the man and pull him aboard the boat, the Eldon Trinity, within a couple of minutes of first hearing the alert about 10 a.m. today. {{cite news , url = https://www.portlandoregon.gov/fire/article/330582 , title = Eldon Trinity Rescue Boat Fights Marina Fire Two Hours After Being Placed in Service , publisher = City of Portland, Oregon , author = , date = 2010-12-08 , page = , location = , archiveurl = , archivedate = , accessdate = 2017-03-19 , quote = {{'Portland Fire's newest rescue boat – the Eldon Trinity – was literally placed into service two hours before this fire occurred,{{' said Public Information Officer Paul Corah. {{'It was on scene fighting this fire within eight minutes of being dispatched. This demonstrates how having a dedicated rescue boat on the Willamette River is already protecting Portland's citizens.{{' {{cite news , url = https://www.portlandoregon.gov/fire/article/329572 , title = Rescue Boat Eldon Trinity Stands as a Memorial, Provides Hope , publisher = City of Portland, Oregon , author = , date = 2010-12-08 , page = , location = , archiveurl = , archivedate = , accessdate = 2017-03-19 , quote = Lacking a rescue boat dedicated to the Willamette River, it took PF&R's nearest fireboat 42 minutes to reach the scene. {{cite news , url = http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/11/portland_fire_boat_to_be_named.html , title = Portland fire boat to be named for children thrown from Sellwood Bridge , publisher = The Oregonian , author = David Rose , date = 2010-11-26 , page = , location = , archiveurl = , archivedate = , accessdate = 2017-03-18 , quote = Fireboats of Oregon