Avon Fire Department Puts Older Pumper on The Auction Block

AVON, CT — The Avon Volunteer Fire Department has put its older yellow pumper truck up for auction.

The for sale sign showed up on the fire department's Facebook page on Monday and as well as the publicsurplus.com auction site.

The 1984 Ford 8000/Middlesex pumper truck was built in 1984 and has 54,973 miles on it, according to the bid specifications. Its tank has a capacity of 750 gallons, according to the bid specifications. It is in "fair" condition, according to the bid specifications.

The minimum bid is $1,500 and the auction runs until Aug. 15, though the town reserves the right to extend that time period, according to the bid specifications.