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The next installment of The Color of Fire Trucks series highlights the fire departments within MABAS Division 10, showcasing their unique apparatus and color schemes.

Clarendon Hills Fire Department Mack Pierce TeleSqurt

Clarendon Hills Fire Department operated this 1986 50′ TeleSqurt built by Pierce on a Mack CF chassis. Engine 349 featured a 1,500-GPM pump and carried 500 gallons of water. Photo by Larry Shapiro.

The Clarendon Hills Fire Department is known for its striking white and bright yellow color scheme. The department currently maintains a fleet of four units in these vibrant colors.
Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District engine

One of several E-ONE units purchased by the Darien-Woodridge FPD was this 1990 top-mount Hurricane engine with 1,000 gallons of water and a 1,500-GPM pump. It ran as Engine 371. Photo by Larry Shapiro.

The Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District has traditionally used red and white apparatus. Their newest unit is solid red, marking the retirement of their once-dominant lime-green fleet.
Riverside Fire Department green fire engine

Riverside Engine 306 operated this 1978 Ford C-8000/Seagrave. It had a 1,250-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

The Riverside FD once had this Seagrave engine and later acquired another lime-green rig. The second unit was a Chevy/E-ONE (DOT) light rescue, similar to the one shown below from Forest View.
Forest View Fire Department EONE small rescue

Forest View operated one of the popular small DOT spec rescue squads, like this 1980 E-ONE model on a GMC chassis. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

The Forest View FD purchased this (DOT) light rescue, which was the only non-red unit in their fleet at the time.
Hinsdale Fire Department EONE engine painted black and yellow

One of many units purchased for Hinsdale Fire Department was this 1982 E-ONE Protector IV engine. Running as Engine 343, it was built on a Hendrickson chassis with an 1871-W cab and carried 500 gallons of water with a 1,250-GPM pump. Photo by Larry Shapiro.

Until 2008, all Hinsdale Fire Department apparatus was delivered in black over yellow. Except for their 2008 Spartan/Rosenbauer/Metz tower ladder, most units still maintain that classic color scheme.
Westmont Fire Department Pemfab Wedge engine by FTI

Westmont Fire Department purchased this white and lime green engine from FTI in 1978. It featured a 1,250-GPM pump with 500 gallons of water. Built on a Pemfab chassis with their ‘wedge’ (Model 932-T) cab. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

Westmont’s Fire Department had only this one non-red rig in their fleet.
Willow Springs Fire Department black E-ONE tower ladder

Willow Springs purchased this unusual 95′ tower ladder from E-ONE in 2001. Painted black, Tower 600 had a 1,500-GPM pump with 300 gallons of water on a Cyclone chassis. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

Willow Springs had this unique E-ONE tower ladder, which was painted black. According to reports, a developer required the fire department to purchase an aerial unit for a planned project, and insisted on the tower being painted black.
Argonne national Laboratory Fire Department

The Argonne Labs Fire Department built this brush rig using a 1975 IHC pickup. Brush 75 had a 70-GPM pump and a 250-gallon water tank. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

Argonne Laboratory FD built their own brush truck, which was the only non-red unit in their fleet.
Western Springs Fire Department Pierce Arrow engine white fire truck

One of the many units that served Western Springs when their apparatus was painted white was this 1981 Pierce Arrow engine. It was one of the early models with an Oshkosh chassis. Engine 437 had a 1,500-GPM pump with 750 gallons of water. The top-mount control station featured a hand-rail due to the large and spacious area. At this time, Pierce was building the cab and body, not the entire chassis. Photo by Larry Shapiro.

The current Western Springs Fire Department apparatus is red and white, although previously their units were all white with blue and gold trim.
Romeoville Fire Department white rescue squad

The Romeoville Fire Department operated this 1979 E-ONE (DOT) light-duty rescue on a Ford F-350 chassis. What made it unusual was that these units were typically delivered in lime green. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

Romeoville had a white light-duty rescue by E-ONE. Most of these units were normally delivered in lime green according to DOT specifications.
McCook Fire Department yellow Seagrave engine

This was one of two Seagrave engines purchased by the McCook Fire Department and painted yellow. Engine 379, built in 1979, had 500 gallons of water with a 1,250-GPM pump. Photo by Bill Friedrich.

Many years ago, the McCook Fire Department had red apparatus, then switched to bright yellow for several years before transitioning back to red and white.

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