A 1969 fire truck is being retired and the Solid Waste Department has purchased a 1996 Ford F350 Brush Fire Truck from the city of Wilson for $14,300. Solid Waste Director Jennifer Hamby asked the Barton County Commission to officially approve the purchase at Tuesday’s commission meeting. The truck was purchased through the Purple Wave online auction site and the funds will come from the budget for the county landfill.
There are areas at the landfill that are prone to fires even though the Solid Waste Department has taken measures for fire suppression. Some time back, the department bought an old truck from the Claflin Fire Department and that is being replaced. Hamby said it is smaller than the brush truck and can get stuck easier.
Commissioner Duane Reif helped Hamby find the newer truck on Purple Wave and checked it out. “I talked to the mechanic at Wilson – he assured me there is nothing wrong with it,” Reif said, describing recent maintenance. It has a 300-gallon water tank and Wilson had purchased a bigger, newer truck.
As for the 55-year-old truck the landfill acquired from the Claflin Fire Department, Hamby said she’d consider donating it to the Barton County Historical Society. “It’s a beautiful old truck.” If that doesn’t work out, Hamby said it could be sold at the Barton County Surplus Auction on Oct.
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