Coast Guard Cutter Fir

USCGC Fir (WLB-213) is a Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 2003. Homeported in Astoria, Oregon, Fir is tasked with maintaining aids to navigation along the Pacific Northwest coast, ensuring safe passage for commercial and military vessels. The cutter has also participated in search and rescue operations, environmental protection missions, and homeland security patrols. As the second Coast Guard vessel to bear the name Fir, WLB-213 continues a legacy of service that dates back to the original lighthouse tender commissioned in 1939.