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Everyone’s on (he lookout for a super bargain but few people are lucky enough to find the real thing. The Washington Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad members were fortunate to stumble on a bonanza this week and like all good bargain hunters, they snapped it right up. Now, they need a little help from the community to pay the bill.
Since the company's rescue ambulance broke down, squad members have been using a vehicle that the Warrenton Rescue organization was generous enough to lend. At Monday’s squad meeting, Lt. Ron Hawkins reported that the folks in Warrenton were willing to sell the vehicle Washington had on loan at the cut-rate price of $2,000. The Squad voted to accept the deal but only had $500 to put down on the ambulance so Warrenton agreed to take that as initial payment with the balance of $1,500 due in 120 days.
According to Lt. Hawkins, the vehicle was made specifically to run as an ambulance instead of being the kind of converted truck remodeled for rescue purposes that small squads often have to settle for. The ambulance was purchased new by Warrenton in 1972'and has been used as an
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