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Can KDT provide a boat to move fire crews across a lake?
Boats with Operators
Yes.
KDT provides boats with operators for wildfire incidents, meeting U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements, hired daily with the operator to move crews and supplies across lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
Typical configuration
- Ordering name
- Transportation, Boat
- Compliance
- Meets U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements
- Method of hire
- Daily, wet, with operator, per shift
Fires burn along lakes, reservoirs and rivers where the fastest way to the line, or the only way, is across the water. A boat with an operator shuttles crews, tools and supplies to the far shore and back.
KDT supplies the boat and a qualified operator together, by the day, meeting U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements, and works to the incident's schedule and safety plan.
Available as
- Boat with operator, by the day
What's included
- Boat and operator
Where it's used
- Shuttling crews across lakes and reservoirs to the line
- Moving tools, food and water to crews reached by water
- Supporting spike camps on shorelines
Questions, answered.
Can KDT provide a boat to move fire crews across a lake?
Yes. We supply boats with operators, meeting U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements, to move crews and supplies across water on a fire.
How are boats hired on a wildfire?
Daily, wet, with an operator.
What rules does the boat have to meet?
U.S. Coast Guard and state requirements for the vessel and operation.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.