NL fire chief hopes to replace rusted, aging pickup used as fire truck

LITTLE BAY , N.L. — A Newfoundland volunteer fire department is asking for provincial funds to replace the rusted, ramshackle pickup truck it’s used as a fire truck for decades.

Little Bay and Area Fire Department chief Steve Walker says the once-standard 1983 pickup truck is no longer road safe and lacks the capacity to cover the four communities the department serves.

He said the truck swayed back and forth so much during last year’s Christmas parade that some residents thought the driver was drunk.