The ''Mary Firstenburg'' is a fireboat operated by Clark County Fire & Rescue. She was commissioned on March 16, 2014. She purchased through a FEMA Port Security Grant.

Clark County, Washington Clark County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 503,311, making it Washington's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Vancouver. It was the first co ...

received $370,000 to help pay for the vessel. She replaces a smaller vessel. She is capable of pumping up to 2,000 gallons per minute. She is equipped with side-view sonar and an infrared optical system. Her maximum speed is . Her infrared system is useful for the fireboat to undertake

search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

missions, to find survivors heat signatures, in addition to guiding the vessel's water cannons to the hottest burning parts of a fire. Although the vessel, and her boathouse, were paid for through Federal grants, she was named after Mary Elizabeth Firstenburg, a local philanthropist, in recognition of previous donations to the region's non-profit enterprises.

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{{Reflist, refs= {{cite news , url = http://obits.columbian.com/obituaries/columbian/obituary.aspx?n=Mary-Firstenburg&pid=124319648 , title = Mary Firstenburg: Featured , publisher = Daily Columbian , author = , date = 2009-02-17 , page = , location = , accessdate = 2017-03-20 , quote = She and her husband made significant charitable gifts to local nonprofits in SW Washington over the past 20 years. The Firstenburg Community Center, The Firstenburg Fountain and Firstenburg Student Commons at Washington State University Vancouver and E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower at Southwest Washington Medical Center were named after the couple in thanks for their generosity. In 2008, Innovative Services Northwest named their new headquarters the Mary Firstenburg Family Center. {{cite news , url = http://www.professionalmariner.com/August-2014/Mary-Firstenburg/ , title = Small Sounder-model fireboat boasts big water capacity, speed , publisher = Professional Mariner , author = Brian Guavin , date = 2014-07-31 , page = , location = , accessdate = 2017-03-20 , quote = The boat is a 30-foot Sounder model from North River Boats, a bustling operation in the unlikely inland location of Roseburg, Ore. Length from push bar on the bow to crash bar on the stern is 37 feet. {{cite news , url=http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_5251f3c8-aee3-11e3-ab0a-0019bb2963f4.html , title=Clark County Fire & Rescue christens new boat: Boat purchased entirely with Federal Emergency Management Agency funds , publisher= The Reflector , author=Steve Kadell , date=2014-03-19 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320044344/http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_5251f3c8-aee3-11e3-ab0a-0019bb2963f4.html , archivedate=2017-03-20 , accessdate=2017-03-20 , url-status=bot: unknown , quote=Bruce Firstenberg, son of former community benefactor E. W. Firstenberg and his wife Mary, swung a champagne bottle at the hull and the resounding crack was greeted with applause. Just like that, the $370,000 boat purchased entirely with Federal Emergency Management Agency money through the Homeland Security program, was officially ready for business. {{cite news , url = http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/mar/17/clark-county-fire-rescue-launches-new-fireboat/ , title = Clark County Fire & Rescue launches new fireboat: Family gets ride on boat bearing name 'Mary Firstenburg' , publisher = The Columbian , author = Patty Hastings , date = 2014-03-14 , page = , location = , accessdate = 2017-03-20 , quote = Bruce Firstenburg, 71, broke a bottle of champagne over Clark County Fire & Rescue’s new rescue boat Friday afternoon in the Ridgefield Marina. Fireboats of Washington (state)