PHOTO: Just over a year after losing their fireboat, the Buckskin Fire District has a new boat to replace it. On July 1, the Buckskin Fire District took possession of a new Nordic Boat equipped for fire-fighting and rescues. This boat replaces the 20-year-old 28-foot Conquest boat that sank in an incident in June 2019. BFD Spokesperson Capt. Jason Weatherford said the new boat was paid for through insurance payments from the old boat and grants from Arizona State Parks and Trails. The new boat is a 26-foot Nordic Boat that’s equipped with a 500-gallon-per-minute fire pump with a deck-mounted nozzle. It has a drop-down front deck for patient and diver access. Weatherford said the new boat has some equipment the old boat didn’t have. These include night vision and bottom and side-scanning Sonar.