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The color of fire trucks (part 4)
The next part of this series on fire trucks in the Chicago area focuses on departments within MABAS Division 3 that have transitioned to red fire apparatus over time. It also highlights a department that was always red, but once had an engine painted a different color.
Deerfield Fire Department originally operated two Ward LaFrance P80 engines with Ambassador cabs. Engine 720 was delivered in 1973, equipped with a 1,250-GPM pump and carrying 750 gallons of water. Engine 712 arrived in 1977, featuring a 1,500-GPM pump and 1,000 gallons of water. Both units were painted white over a lime green base, which was a common color scheme for many departments at the time.
Glenbrook Fire Protection District, formerly 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 gradually transitioned to yellow. They had three American LaFrance Pioneer Series engines, including a newer Pioneer II model, along with a small squad and a 1968 Ford/Snorkel. The red 75-foot Snorkel was later refurbished in 1986 and returned in yellow from Pierce with a new four-door Arrow cab. Later, they acquired a newer squad from Hackney and two Pierce Arrow engines.
Glenview Fire Department has always maintained a red color scheme. However, in 1975, they purchased a pumper-squad from Seagrave with a 300-gallon water tank. Squad 8 was initially painted white over lime green, but it was later repainted red while keeping the white roof. This unit stood out as an exception to the usual red color.
Northbrook Fire Department used to paint its vehicles yellow, having previously been red. They had three engines, a Sutphen tower ladder, two squad units, and utility vehicles all painted yellow, along with matching yellow stripes on their modular ambulances. In 1996, they received new equipment from Pierce, including two engines, a squad, and a ladder, and changed their color scheme to white over red.
Park Ridge Fire Department had white-over-lime-green apparatus for many years. They operated a conventional Pirsch engine, 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, most of these units were repainted red, except for the mid-mount ladder.
For more information, check out previous posts in this series by searching for the word "color."