The consortium was made up of six member agencies comprised of the port and five municipalities — Vancouver, Burnaby, Port Moody, and North Vancouver city and district. With the new boats, Gormick says the crew will be safe from the smoke in a pressurized cabin. Vancouver firefighters, eager to deploy two new boats, were disappointed last week when one of the vessels was, ironically, damaged by fire during transport. We have been really excited to get these new boats,” said Vancouver Fire and Rescue spokesman Capt. In 1991, a 20-year consortium was created between municipalities to provide a marine fire response service within the Port of Vancouver.

Source: National Post June 15, 2016 19:41 UTC