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[[File:Jack Buck St. Louis Fire Department rescue boat, 2012.jpg|thumb|The ''Jack Buck'' in 2012.]]
[[File:Jack Buck St. Louis Fire Department rescue boat, 2012.jpg|thumb|The ''Jack Buck'' in 2012.]]
The '''''Jack Buck''''' is a [[fireboat]] operated by the [[St. Louis Fire Department]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref name=Upi2003-05-17>
The '''''Jack Buck''''' is a [[fireboat]] operated by the [[St. Louis Fire Department]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref name=Upi2003-05-17/>
 
She was commissioned On May 17, 2003.<ref name=stlouismo/> At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "[[Boston Whaler]]".  She is {{convert|27|ft|m}} long.
 
In 2010 the ''Jack Buck'' helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat [[Robert E. Lee (excursion)|''Robert E. Lee'']].<ref name=williamgreenblattphotography/>
 
==References==
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{{cite news  
{{cite news  
| url        = http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/b51fe42a73c11e05faf6aa8891aef5ee/New-St-Louis-Fire-Department-fire-boat/
| url        = http://williamgreenblattphotography.zenfolio.com/p619519673/h2B96407B#h2b96407b
| title      = New St. Louis Fire Department fire boat
| title      = St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee ...
| publisher  = [[United Press International]]
| publisher  =  
| author      = Bill Greenblatt
| author      = William Greenblatt
| date        = 2003-05-17
| date        = 2010-03-21
| archivedate = 2013-09-30
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| quote      = St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee
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She was commissioned On May 17, 2003.<ref>
<ref name=stlouismo>
{{cite news  
{{cite news  
| url        = http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/fire/
| url        = http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/fire/
| title      = Fire Department: Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States  
| title      = Fire Department: Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States  
| publisher  = [[City of St. Louis]]
| publisher  = [[City of St. Louis]]
| archivedate = 2013-09-30
| archivedate =  
| archiveurl  = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstlouis-mo.gov%2Fgovernment%2Fdepartments%2Fpublic-safety%2Ffire%2F&date=2013-09-30
| archiveurl  =  
| deadurl    = No  
| deadurl    = No  
| quote      = Marine Operations with a Boston Whaler called the "Jack Buck", which is permanently moored on the Mississippi River, along with several other small rapidly deployable boats.
| quote      = Marine Operations with a Boston Whaler called the "Jack Buck", which is permanently moored on the Mississippi River, along with several other small rapidly deployable boats.
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>
At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "[[Boston Whaler]]".  She is {{convert|27|ft|m}} long.


In 2010 the ''Jack Buck'' helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat [[Robert E. Lee (excursion)|''Robert E. Lee'']].<ref>
<ref name=Upi2003-05-17>
{{cite news  
{{cite news  
| url        = http://williamgreenblattphotography.zenfolio.com/p619519673/h2B96407B#h2b96407b
| url        = http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/b51fe42a73c11e05faf6aa8891aef5ee/New-St-Louis-Fire-Department-fire-boat/
| title      = St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee ...
| title      = New St. Louis Fire Department fire boat
| publisher  =  
| publisher  = [[United Press International]]
| author      = William Greenblatt
| author      = Bill Greenblatt
| date        = 2010-03-21
| date        = 2003-05-17
| archivedate = 2013-09-30
| archivedate =  
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| quote      = St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee
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}}
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</ref>
</ref>
 
}}
==References==
<references />

Revision as of 23:15, 30 November 2023

The Jack Buck in 2012.

The Jack Buck is a fireboat operated by the St. Louis Fire Department in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

She was commissioned On May 17, 2003.[2] At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "Boston Whaler". She is 27 ft (8.23 m) long.

In 2010 the Jack Buck helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat Robert E. Lee.[3]

References

  1. Bill Greenblatt. New St. Louis Fire Department fire boat, United Press International, 2003-05-17.
  2. Fire Department: Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States, City of St. Louis. “Marine Operations with a Boston Whaler called the "Jack Buck", which is permanently moored on the Mississippi River, along with several other small rapidly deployable boats.”
  3. William Greenblatt. St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee ..., 2010-03-21. “St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee”