Index: E:/prj/src/sqlalchemy/lib/sqlalchemy/databases/firebird.py
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--- E:/prj/src/sqlalchemy/lib/sqlalchemy/databases/firebird.py	(revision 1571)
+++ E:/prj/src/sqlalchemy/lib/sqlalchemy/databases/firebird.py	(working copy)
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
         return "SMALLINT"
 class FBDateTime(sqltypes.DateTime):
     def get_col_spec(self):
+        return "TIMESTAMP"
+class FBDate(sqltypes.DateTime):
+    def get_col_spec(self):
         return "DATE"
 class FBText(sqltypes.TEXT):
     def get_col_spec(self):
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@
     sqltypes.Numeric : FBNumeric,
     sqltypes.Float : FBNumeric,
     sqltypes.DateTime : FBDateTime,
-    sqltypes.Date : FBDateTime,
+    sqltypes.Date : FBDate,
     sqltypes.String : FBString,
     sqltypes.Binary : FBBinary,
     sqltypes.Boolean : FBBoolean,