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Perth Amboy Marine 5
September 03, 2024 | NEW JERSEY
DANIEL MIZAK JR, Correspondent
Photo by Middlesex County Fire BuffsMarine 5
Photo by Middlesex County Fire BuffsMarine 5
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Perth Amboy Fire Department (Middlesex County NJ) has this 2023 MetalCraft Marine Firestorm 38’. It is dedicated to Captain Mike Barcheski II. Mike was the founder and one of the key people in founding Perth Amboy’s marine program. Marine 5 is a fire and rescue boat. Responding to more than 30 calls yearly it is apart of the New Jersey Fire Boat Task Force which is compromised of a multitude of departments. Marine 5 is capable of flowing 7500 Gallons Per Minute out of 4 monitors (1 bow, 1 midship, 1 stern starboard, 1 stern port side).