Without the boat, oakland is vulnerable to typical incidents of terrorism on the water. The outside consultants urge that the boat be restored as a vital tool to protect the port in the post 9 11 world. Theres another risk for not having a fire station on the citys water front. It comes from trait trains. They can cost precious minute foss crews responding from downtown to the waterfront. There is a chance you will not be able to get here because of a train. So youre taking a chance, a risk. Reporter he says each date some 52 freight trains pass by on the way to the port. Each creates a potential roadblock for first responders. Parker says thats unacceptable. If that fire boat is not reinstated, and they dont put firefighters back in there, someone will pay the pride. Zach unger says firefighters in port cities are astounded by the risk oakland is taking. When i go to other cities, seattle, long beach, i talk to the firefighters there, they are always amazed we dont have a boat. Were k