KAPA‘A – On Thursday, the Kaua‘i (HI) Fire Department held a blessing at Kapa‘a fire station for a new brush fire truck.

The blessing was attended by representatives from the Kaua‘i Fire Department, Kaua‘i Fire Commission, Hawai‘i Fire Fighters Association, Friends of Kaua‘i Fire Service, the Kaua‘i County Council, the Office of the Mayor, and others.

“Mahalo to the Kaua‘i Fire Department and the KFD Apparatus Committee for their work on the design of this truck and bringing this essential tool for the safety and protection of Kaua‘i and her people,” said Mayor Derek S. K Kawakami.

The new Truck 2, marked at $102,893 allocated from the General Fund, replaces the Kapa‘a fire station’s last truck after it reached its life service of 14 years. The KFD Apparatus Committee, led by firefighter Nohili Vierra, began work in 2019 to bring this truck to the island.

“This truck is designed for responses here on Kaua’i and is equipped with special features, including surf racks, a fire pump, a water tank, and hose reel,” said KFD Chief Steven Goble in a press release. “We are blessed to have Truck 2 for our island, which serves as a crucial safety response platform for land and water missions.

An online auction for three used Orange County (FL) fire trucks is now live and will run through next Wednesday, November 3.

The apparatus are 2002, 2003, and 2005 E-One Typhoon pumpers, and at the time of publishing each had a bid of $2,500. They’re all “fully operational,” but there’s a catch.

“This pumper fire truck is fully operational according to Orange County Fire Rescue when it was turned in for Surplus Auction,” said publicsurplus.com, the website running the auction. “However, the 6+ batteries that run this unit are now 100% dead and need to be replaced.  We tried hooking up a battery jump box to see if we could get the motorized hood up to take pictures of the engine and that did not work. Again, the batteries are 100% dead. Assume routine maintenance is needed.”

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The winning bidder will be provided with a Bill of Sale and the title.

To place a bid, or to find more information regarding the apparatus, click here.