Fireboats of Toronto

At least seven Fireboats in Toronto have helped protect the city's waterfront and maritime commerce.

T.J. Clark		1911-1923	A private vessel.^[1] Converted to a passenger vessel.^[1] Named for Tom "T.J." Clark, co-operator of wooden screw ferry in Toronto that began service in 1890, it was a part-time fire boat only.
Nellie Bly		1906-1909	Steam tug provided fire protection on Toronto Islands.^[2]
Charles A. Reed		1923-?	The city's first full-time official fireboat.^[1]
William Lyon Mackenzie		1963–present
Sora		2005–present	Formerly a Canadian Coast Guard vessel.
William Thornton	File:CCGS Cape Hurd moored in Toronto.jpg	pending	In June 2015 Toronto Fire Services announced that the Sora was to be replaced by another former CCG vessel, the Cape Hurd, which would be renamed after William Thornton, a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter who died while fighting a fire in 1848.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ship of the Month No. 35 T. J. Clark, Maritime History of the Great Lakes. “"T. J." was fitted with fire fighting equipment and she served, in addition to her regular duties, as harbour and island fireboat until 1923 when the Toronto Fire Department took delivery of its own vessel, the wooden pumper CITY OF TORONTO T. F. D., soon renamed CHARLES A. REED.”
↑ https://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/fire_services/fire_station_locations/files/pdf/334-information.pdf
↑ David Rider. Toronto fireboat to be named after fallen firefighter, Toronto Star, 2015-06-24. Retrieved on 2015-06-25. “It will replace the Sora, another former Coast Guard vessel obtained by Toronto in 2006.”
↑ Toni Vigna. Toronto Fire Services – Fireboat Naming, City of Toronto, 2015-06-09. Retrieved on 2015-06-25. “In November 2014, Toronto Fire Services (TFS) acquired a decommissioned vessel, "Cape Hurd" from the Canadian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has retained the name. The vessel will replace the current back-up vessel, "Sora", obtained from the Coast Guard in 2006”