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BOATBUILDING

State-of-the-art Technology controlled via joysticks in the “The boat is 100% custom-modi? ed

With all this state-of-the- pilothouse,” noted Lietzen- art technology and controls, mayer. “The two aft moni- and designed from scratch. A bid could one ? re? ghter operate tors are manually operated. went out to a group of shipyards and the sailing and pumping? The ? re? ghters will be able

Will Lietzenmayer replied, to see all the monitors from

Vigor won the bid at $11,637,660.” “It will not be possible for the Pilothouse with the ex- one person to operate the ception of the Pilothouse – Bryan Nichols, Director of Sales at entire ? reboat. An engineer [roof] monitor.” will be required to adjust For nighttime and adverse

Seattle’s Vigor Fab ? re? ghting valves locally and weather operations, the boat adjust ballast as there are very few remote controls for the comes equipped with a M-625L nighttime forward-look- engine room machinery.” ing thermal imaging camera (FLIR) on a 360 degree gim-

The Main Deck has the Command Center with a small bal mount with plus/minus ninety degree tilt and a twenty- portside window. “The Command Center will consist of ? ve by twenty degree ? eld of view. This FLIR camera has a a desktop in the forward part of the compartment with 640 by 480 thermal resolution with two to four times the two chairs,” says Lietzenmayer, adding, “The portside will zoom power and feeds directly into a PC-based Nobeltec have a settee that is convertible to a berth with seatbelts to navigation software for plotting, positioning, and maps.

secure a patient.” Even with all the technology and remote controls, some

There will be a small galley consisting of a sink, small equipment on this new ? reboat requires human muscle to refrigerator and a microwave oven in the aft-port corner. operate. For instance, the starboard deck crane is manually

The port side will consist of shelving for stowage. The operated with no remote control functions. Lietzenmayer

Command Center will be out? tted with a digital clock, pointed out, “This crane can lift 850 pounds up to twenty-

GPS, ? uorescent lights, a red ? uorescent light, a loud hail- ? ve feet and 2,500 pounds up to 10 feet.” An anchor that er, a touchscreen display for the Alarm and Monitoring will be stowed in a deck locker requires human muscle to

System (AMS) and a hookup for an AM/FM radio and lower or reel it aboard since it has no powered winch.

a television. The Fire Department will further out? t the space with Mobile Data Terminals. Nuts & Bolts

The San Francisco Fire Department uses state-of-the-art Vigor will build the boat in Seattle, in modules and sec- ? re? ghting technology by having “the bow monitor, pi- tions, 100% on land under lothouse monitor, and two underwharf monitors remotely the cover of buildings be-

Photo: Jensen Marine Consultants

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