Equipment:

3 × manually-controlled 3 inch (7.6 cm) water cannon Water cannon A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-pressure stream of water. Typically, a water cannon can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of metres / hundreds of feet. They are used in firefighting and riot control. Most water cannon fall under the category of a fire... 2 × diesel-driven fire pumps, 2,500 gpm @ 150 psi Pounds per square inch The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units...  each

The CFAV Firebird (YTR 561) is a in the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

. Firebird is based in CFB Halifax

CFB Halifax

Canadian Forces Base Halifax is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic....

, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Her sister ship CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562)

CFAV Firebrand

The CFAV Firebrand is a in the Royal Canadian Navy.Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.Her sister ship CFAV Firebird is based in CFB Halifax....

 is based in CFB Esquimalt

CFB Esquimalt

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is Canada's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters....

.

Her three water cannons can fire water, or fire suppressant foam from her two 250 gallon tanks.

The Firebird suppressed a serious fire in 's engine room in 2005.

On 22 March 2001 a large container vessel, the Kitano

Kitano (container ship)

The Kitano is a Japanese container ship.She was launched in Japan, in 1990.-2001 fire:The Kitano left the Port of New York at 0730 on 21 March 2001....

, one day out of New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, requested help fighting an onboard fire after it had gone to sea.
The Firebird proved insufficiently seaworthy to leave the protected waters of Halifax Harbour

Halifax Harbour

Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.-Harbour description:The harbour is called Jipugtug by the Mi'kmaq first nation, anglisized as Chebucto...

to go to the Kitanos aid.