The Sophie Masloff is a
fireboat in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
. On December 16, 2016,
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
officials announced that half a million dollars had been budgeted to acquire a fireboat that was eventually named in honor of Pittsburgh's
first female mayor.
[ The new vessel, the city's first fireboat since 1973,][
Two fires, a boat fire in 2015, and fire on a bridge undergoing maintenance, in 2016, convinced officials of the need for a fireboat.][ In May 2016 local media reported that the new vessel had been provisionally budgeted at $400,000, but one year in, operational costs raised concern.][ In 1973 the city sold its previous fireboat, named after former mayor ]Cornelius D. Scully
Cornelius Decatur Scully (November 30, 1878 – September 22, 1952), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1936 to 1946.
Early life
Scully was born in Pittsburgh in 1878, ascending into public service by becoming City ...
, to Tampa, Florida
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...
, for $50,000.[
The vessel was to be equipped with ''"sonar, forward-looking infrared cameras, and a state-of-the-art electronic suite"''. She will be long and able to pump a modest 3,000 gallons per minute and would be staffed by the crew of one of the city's regular fire-trucks, not by its own full-time crew.][ The vessel was delivered in August 2017.][
]
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Fireboats of the United States
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History of Pittsburgh