Fryeburg Fire Truck engine 96

Fryeburg Fire Department will be replacing Engine 96 and has the money to do so. (COURTESY PHOTO)

FRYEBURG, Maine — The Fire Department is seeking a new fire engine to replace a 33-year-old truck that’s in need of costly repairs. The hope is to have the new one in service by the end of the year.

Chief Andrew Dufresne said he’s trying to replace Engine 96, a 1986 Middlesex with a 1,250 gallon-per-minute water pump and a 1,000-gallon water tank.

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