Fire Fighters: Grain Ship Fire Put Out By Tug Boat

Stand by all stations. Attention, all districts. That's it. They're fighters. The true to life story of our unsung heroes who stand ready to ride by day or night against our most murderous enemy, the demon of fire.

In just a minute, we'll join Chief Cody and Tim Collins aboard the used-to-see, a squat powerful tugboat also known as Engine 210, the fire department's New Auxiliary Fireboat, engaged at this moment in combat with a waterfront fire.

that threatens to sweep into the heart of the city. But before we join Engine 210, here's something you should know. Let's go firefighters. Let's go to the waterfront where the fireboat known as Engine 210 is lashed to the burning grain ship, the lazy Jane.

Smoke, thick as fog, hangs over the whole district, and in a pilot house of Engine 210, which is equipped with shortwave radio, Chief Cody is set up as post of command. He calls an order to Tim Collins.

Collins yes sir get me the captain of this boat hi chief he's on our deck two ten I mean two ten engine two ten engine two ten this is chief Cody so he's completed chief we can now receive reports from all the target chiefs reports are coming in from the scene of the fire good buddy here the target chief three reports

fire on the burning ship is under control fire in the deck house has been knocked down right and they fire in the hole if you want more water poured into the ship to down the fire and hold also and to turn can stop popping right and he ought to cheat for the time and three