The CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562) is a Fire class fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence "MARCOM" redirects here For the historical (1936–1950 U Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island. Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt ( CFB Esquimalt) is Canada 's west coast navy base and home port to the Pacific fleet known as Maritime Forces Pacific Vancouver Island is a large Island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British ^[1] Her sister ship CFAV Firebird (YTR 561) is based in CFB Halifax. Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax is Canada 's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet known as Maritime Forces Atlantic.

Her three water cannons can fire water, or fire suppressant foam from her two 250 gallon tanks. ^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b c} "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats", Canadian American Strategic Review. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed  "Firebrand is a name with a heritage. The fireship Firebrand was launched in 1694 but the Crimea-era HMS Firebrand is better known. "