description: A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
language: English
title: Fireboat: The Heroic Adventure of the John J. Harvey
titlecomplete: Fireboat: The Heroic Adventure of the John J. Harvey
genres: Historical, 20th Century, History, Childrens, School, Realistic Fiction, Picture Books, New York, Kids, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1093
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: New York City Book Award
category: Children's Book
publisher: Live Oak Media