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Candlewood Fire Company expects delivery this summer of new fire rescue boat

Candlewood Volunteer Fire Company is expecting the delivery of Marine 25 in mid-summer.  They sold their old 26-foot boat last year to make room for a new fire/rescue boat.

The in-production Marine 25 is being built by Lake Assault Boats in Wisconsin. It will be an aluminum landing-craft style boat with a center console that will be docked on Candlewood Lake during the boating season. When needed, it will be able to respond to Lake Lillinonah for emergencies.

The bow gate on the front will allow direct access to the waterline so patients can be easily removed from the water. Marine 25 will have the space to have a patient on the deck giving EMS personnel the ability to work around them.

Under the deck there will be a fire pump which will be used to fight boat, forest and house fires on the islands and the surrounding shore.  The GPS system will have downscan and sidescan sonar.  Fire officials say adding sidescan sonar will allow them to identify people and objects submerged underwater, regardless of water condition. 

The vessel will also have 4 high-output scene lights on the corners of the boat will allow firefighters to light up the area around it for night-time fire and rescue incidents.  The vessel will be equipped with solar panels to help keep equipment charged. 

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