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The color of fire trucks (part 7)
MABAS Division 5 covers McHenry County, and within this division, there are 18 fire departments. While most of the departments had red apparatus, several had unique color schemes over the years. Only three departments maintained fleets with lime green and white or yellow paint: the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District, the Lake in the Hills station of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, and the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District (now part of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District). According to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District website, in October 1993, the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District, Woodstock City Fire Department, and Woodstock Rescue Squad merged to form the current Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.
Eight other departments had primarily red fleets, but each had at least one unit that stood out with a different color. These included Crystal Lake, Hebron, Harvard, the Marengo Rescue Squad, Richmond, Spring Grove, Union, and Woodstock City. For example, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department acquired a small rescue squad in 1982 that met Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications, which required it to be painted lime green. This unit was purchased from E-ONE and became a unique piece in their fleet.
The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District also had a distinct unit—a blue brush truck, which contrasted with the rest of their red fleet. This unit, known as Brush 805, was built on a 1973 GMC chassis with a Stahl body and carried 250 gallons of water with a 450 GPM pump.
The Harvard Fire Protection District and the Harvard Rescue Squad shared the same station, but the Rescue Squad operated a single orange and white unit, making it the only one of its kind in the area. The Richmond Fire Protection District had a white rescue squad, while the Spring Grove Fire Protection District had both a white rescue squad and a white tanker.
Union Fire Protection District once had a white Ford/Darley engine in the 1970s, which was the only lime green unit in their fleet at the time. The Woodstock City Fire Department also had a white Seagrave quad in 1967 and a white brush truck, a 1969 Dodge W300/Welch 250/200.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District had two stations in the past, with the Lake in the Hills station featuring yellow-painted apparatus. This included a 1968 IHC/Welch rescue squad and two additional pumpers painted chrome yellow.
The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District originally used lime green and white units, such as a 1984 Ford C8000/Darley. However, they later transitioned to red and black. Meanwhile, the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District, before merging with the city department, operated lime green and white apparatus. These color variations reflect the history and evolution of fire departments in MABAS Division 5, showcasing how each community developed its own identity through vehicle design and branding.