If a fire station is in need of a nearly 3-ton, 35-foot fire truck designed to carry heavy rescue equipment, there is an opportunity to bid for one owned by the St. George (LA) Fire Protection District, TheAdvocate.com reported.
As of Wednesday afternoon, a bidder only needed to offer more than $11,300 to take the lead in the auction for the 2013 Ferrara Igniter Heavy Rescue Fire Truck, which ends Sunday morning, the report said.
The St. George Fire Department is selling the truck because it’s been deemed a surplus, according to the report.
St. George bought the truck 10 years ago for just under $500,000 and is currently valued at $150,000, the report said. It’s only been operated by about 25 firefighters because of its specialized purpose for heavy rescues.
The truck doesn’t transport water to the scene of a fire like a normal fire truck, instead it’s designed to carry a vast array of heavy equipment like the jaws of life, generators and ladders, the report said.
The fire truck has an aluminum cab with four travel seats, a command desk with additional seats and mounts for computers and radios. The truck also includes a generator and an extendable light tower. For low oxygen settings, a breathing air storage system is included in the truck, the report said.
