Deerfield Engine 712 was a 1977 Ward LaFrance P80 with an Ambassador cab. It had a 1,500-GPM pump with 1,000 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro collection Glenbrook Engine 144 was a 1976 Pioneer Series from American LaFrance with 750 gallons of water and a 1,250-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro collection Glenview had this one unit that was not painted red. Pumper-Squad 8 was a 1975 Seagrave P-Series with 300 gallons of water and a 1,500-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro collection Northbrook Engine 58 was a 1975 American LaFrance Pacemaker Series engine with 500 gallons of water and a 1,000-GPM pump. The Pacemaker was a conventional custom fire cab by TCM instead of an American LaFrance custom Century or Pioneer cab. Larry Shapiro collection Park Ridge Engine 44 shown here at a fire scene, was a 1958 conventional cab Pirsch with 500 gallons of water and a 1,000-GPM pump. Steve Redick collection Car Interior And Exteriors Parts Car Interior And Exteriors Parts,Auto Part Roof Antenna, Rear Bar Tow Hooks,Racer Rear Mudguard Dongguan Jiaxing Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. , https://www.jiaxautoparts.com
The next part of this series on Chicago area fire trucks explores departments in MABAS Division 3 that have transitioned to red fire apparatus over the years. It also features a department that was always red, but once had an engine painted in a different color.
Deerfield Fire Department originally operated two Ward LaFrance P80 engines with Ambassador cabs. Engine 720 arrived in 1973, equipped with a 1,250-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. Engine 712, delivered in 1977, had a 1,500-GPM pump and carried 1,000 gallons. Both were painted white over lime green, a common color scheme at the time.
The Glenbrook Fire Protection District, previously known as the Glenview Rural Fire Protection District, merged with the Glenview Fire Department in 1992. Initially, their trucks were red, but after the name change, they transitioned to yellow. They had three American LaFrance Pioneer Series engines, including a newer Pioneer II model, a small squad, and a 1968 Ford/Snorkel. The red 75-foot Snorkel was later refurbished in 1986 and returned yellow from Pierce with a new four-door Arrow cab. Later, they added a Hackney squad and two Pierce Arrow engines.
Glenview has always been a red department. In 1975, they acquired a Seagrave pumper-squad (Squad 8) with a 300-gallon tank. This unit was initially painted white over lime green but was later repainted red while keeping the white roof.
Northbrook had a long history of using yellow apparatus, having previously been red. They had three engines, a Sutphen tower ladder, two squads, and utility vehicles painted yellow. Their modular ambulances also featured matching yellow stripes. In 1996, they received new units from Pierce and switched to white over red.
Park Ridge Fire Department used white over lime green for many years. Alongside a conventional Pirsch engine, they had a Mack CF/Pirsch mid-mount ladder, a custom cab-over Pirsch engine, and two Seagrave WB Series low-profile engines that matched in color. Their modular ambulances also had matching stripes. Eventually, all but the mid-mount ladder were repainted red.
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