Historic Portland fireboat David Campbell finds new home on Oregon Coast

ASTORIA, Ore. (KOIN) — A piece of Portland fire history has a new home.

The historic fireboat David Campbell was moved to the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria Tuesday, where crews used a crane to lift the nearly 90-foot vessel from a barge and place it into its new permanent display area.

The 244,000-pound fireboat served Portland for more than 90 years before retiring in 2021…

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