Portsmouth Fire Department auctioning off 1989 pumper

Bids being accepted online until Jan. 27

Posted 1/14/25

PORTSMOUTH — If you’ve ever wanted to own your own fire truck, you’re in luck.

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Portsmouth Fire Department auctioning off 1989 pumper

Bids being accepted online until Jan. 27

Posted

PORTSMOUTH — If you’ve ever wanted to own your own fire truck, you’re in luck.

The Portsmouth Fire Department is auctioning off a 1989 Maxim Pumper fire truck. The online auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends on Monday, Jan. 27. Rhode Island residents are able to bid in these government auctions online, 24/7.

According to Municibid, the truck is “perfect for a construction business, landscaping company, or volunteer fire department.”

The truck has 80,883 miles on it and features a Detroit diesel engine, automatic transmission, and pumps 1,500 gallons per minute. The vehicle was refurbished in 2005 and drives and stops as it should, according to Municibid. It also has a Westerbeke diesel generator that creates electric power and pressure to hydraulic rescue tool reels (cutters/spreaders included).

All of the proceeds from the auction will go back to the local fire department to buy new water hoses, another vehicle, helmets, and other essentials the town needs to fight fires and save lives.

As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been three online bids, but the high bid of $2,500 doesn’t meet the reserve price, according to Municibid.

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