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{{Short description|Fireboat operated by the St. Louis Fire Department}}
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|Ship image= Jack Buck St. Louis Fire Department rescue boat, 2012.jpg
|Ship caption= The ''Jack Buck'' in 2012.
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|Ship name=''Jack Buck''
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|Ship operator= [[St. Louis Fire Department|STLFD Marine Division]]
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|Ship launched= May 17, 2003
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The '''''Jack Buck''''' is a [[fireboat]] operated by the [[St. Louis Fire Department]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].<ref name=Upi2003-05-17>
{{cite news
|url         = http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/b51fe42a73c11e05faf6aa8891aef5ee/New-St-Louis-Fire-Department-fire-boat/
|title       = New St. Louis Fire Department fire boat
|publisher   = [[United Press International]]
|author      = Bill Greenblatt
|date        = 2003-05-17
|archivedate = 2013-10-01
|archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131001004005/http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/b51fe42a73c11e05faf6aa8891aef5ee/New-St-Louis-Fire-Department-fire-boat/
|url-status     = dead
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She was commissioned On May 17, 2003.<ref>
{{cite news
|url         = http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/fire/
|title       = Fire Department: Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States
|publisher   = [[City of St. Louis]]
|archivedate = 2013-09-16
|archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130916080606/http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/fire/
|url-status     = dead
|quote       = Marine Operations with a Boston Whaler called the "Jack Buck", which is permanently moored on the Mississippi River, along with several other small rapidly deploy-able boats.
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At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "[[Boston Whaler]]".  She is {{convert|27|ft|m}} long.
In 2010 the ''Jack Buck'' helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat [[Robert E. Lee (excursion)|''Robert E. Lee'']].<ref>
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|url         = http://williamgreenblattphotography.zenfolio.com/p619519673/h2B96407B#h2b96407b
|title       = St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee ...
|author      = William Greenblatt
|date        = 2010-03-21
|archivedate = 2016-03-04
|archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233535/http://williamgreenblattphotography.zenfolio.com/p619519673/h2B96407B#h2b96407b
|url-status     = dead
|quote       = St. Louis Fire Department fire boat Jack Buck throws water on the remains of the excursion boat The Robert E. Lee
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==References==
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{{Public Safety Department – City of St. Louis|state=autocollapse}}
[[Category:Fireboats of the United States]]
[[Category:St. Louis]]
[[Category:2003 ships]]