‘America’s fireboat’ celebrates 85 years after storied career battling blazes, protecting US homeland

“Fire Fighter” is a heroic defender of the American homeland.  

The “most storied fireboat in U.S. history” served the nation in some of its darkest hours, from the Great Depression and World War II to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the War on Terror that followed. 

“Fire Fighter” today is a National Historic Landmark and the centerpiece of The Fire Boat Fire Fighter Museum at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. 

MEET THE AMERICAN WHO LAUNCHED MODERN SUBMARINES, JOHN PHILIP HOLLAND, ‘BRILLIANT’ SELF-TAUGHT ENGINEER

Supporters, patriots, tourists and local firefighters celebrate her 85th birthday on Saturday, while the floating museum seeks benefactors and volunteers help keep this eyewitness…