The Dayville Volunteer Fire Department is even more prepared for its next call out to a fire.
The department recently bought a 1991 Cummins 300 Big Cam fire engine from a private seller in Salem. Fire Chief Brandon Thompson said their other newest truck is 43 years old.
“Our truck was pretty worn out,” he said. “We’d been having problems with it overheating and decided to look for a new one.”
Assistant Chief Tim Briggs and firefighter Cody Clausen drove to Salem to take the Cummins 300 for a test drive, and they looked it over with the Salem Fire Department.
Because the truck had a problem with the pump, they were able to knock $2,000 off the asking price, purchasing the truck for $16,500, Thompson said.