2Bells Fire Buff

Happy birthday to the oldest working fire boat in the world!
Edward M. Cotter (originally named the William S. Gratton) had her keel laid down on this day in 1900.
At 125 years young, she continues to work and thrive every day.

Truck 13 makes entry into the Number 4 Exposure of a second alarm fire at 1461 Kensington on 5 Aug 2023. Companies of the faced stubborn fire conditions, but were successful in achieving a knockdown just outside of the 60 minute mark.
Although hampered by water supply issues and locating the fire, again performed exemplary.