A vintage 1954 Seagrave fire engine is decked out in lights for Operation Candy Cane in December 2014. The Port Angeles City Council could approve the suprlus sale of the truck, known as Sparky, to the nonprofit Port Angeles Fire Department Auxiliary for $1 during its meeting today.
The association, a division of the nonprofit Port Angeles Fire Department Auxiliary, plans to restore the 1954 Seagrave fire engine and use it for community events, city officials said.
It has also been used in "Operation Candy Cane," a 32-year-old holiday food bank collection.
Every December, Sparky is adorned with holiday lights as firefighters cruise the neighborhoods handing out candy canes in exchange for nonperishable food and cash donations to the Port Angeles Food Bank.
"Repairs for the engine are cost prohibitive and parts are no longer available," Dubuc said in a memo to the council.
Sparky will be on display at City Hall at 321 E. Fifth St. beginning at 4:30 p.m. today.