SHAES purchasing new fire boat

SHAES purchasing new fire boat

South Haven Area Emergency Services is getting a new fire boat to enhance water-based fire suppression, rescue, and dive response. SHAES Director Brandon Hinz tells us the agency has had a fire boat for 26 years, but the current boat isn’t optimal for rescue operations, the main thing SHAES has noticed it needs the vessel for. So, the SHAES Authority Board has approved the $400,000 purchase of a new 28-foot Sounder vessel specially equipped to s…

SHAES To Acquire New Fire Boat; Legion Auxiliary Grant Supports Project

South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) will be bolstering its water rescue capabilities. The SHAES Authority Board recently approved the $400,000 purchase of a new fire boat to enhance water-based fire suppression, rescue, and dive response capabilities. When it is put into service in 2027 it will replace a 27-year-old (1999) Zodiac vessel, according to Chief Brandon Hinz. The area served by SHAES includes 10 miles of Lake Michigan shoreli…