Fireboats of Vancouver

The owners of these businesses committed to pay for the construction of a fireboat provided it would be stationed in False Creek, as the boat's presence reduced the cost of their fire insurance.

The new fireboat was named in honour of Vancouver's longest serving fire chief, John Howe Carlisle.

[2] In 2016 it was announced that the city would receive two new fireboats built by MetalCraft Marine of Kingston, Ontario.

At one point the heat grew so intense that four firefighters battling the blaze from a raft were forced to leap into the water after their hose was burned through.

With WWII still in its final stages, many initially thought the explosion was the result of a Japanese attack.

In 1959 the Norwegian freighter Ferngulf exploded in Burrard Inlet, killing two and seriously wounding several more.

Warnings were issued to people living in the vicinity to stay at home and lock their doors and windows to prevent toxic smoke from entering.