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The color of fire trucks (part 7)
MABAS Division 5 covers McHenry County, and within the division, there are 18 fire departments. Over the years, several of these departments had apparatus that deviated from the standard red color. Only three departments maintained fleets with a lime green and white or yellow paint scheme: 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 painted differently. These included Crystal Lake, Hebron, Harvard, the Marengo Rescue Squad, Richmond, Spring Grove, Union, and Woodstock City. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department acquired a small rescue squad in 1982 that met Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications, one of which required it to be delivered in lime green. This unique unit stood out in their fleet and was one of the few non-red vehicles in the area.
The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District had a brush truck painted blue, which contrasted with the rest of their red fleet. This unit, on a 1973 GMC chassis with a Stahl body, carried 250 gallons of water and had a pumping capacity of 450 gallons per minute. It was a rare deviation from the typical color scheme of the department.
The Harvard Fire Protection District and the Harvard Rescue Squad operated from the same station, but the Rescue Squad had an orange and white vehicle, making it the only one with that specific paint scheme. Similarly, the Richmond Fire Protection District had a rescue squad painted entirely white, while the Spring Grove Fire Protection District had both a white rescue squad and a white tanker. These variations highlighted the diversity in local fire department aesthetics.
The Union Fire Protection District once operated a white Ford/Darley engine in the 1970s, which was the only lime green piece in their fleet at the time. This unique unit, with a 750-GPM pump and 1,000 gallons of water, stood out among their otherwise red vehicles.
The Woodstock City Fire Department also had some non-red units, including a white Seagrave quad from 1967 and a white brush truck, a 1969 Dodge W300/Welch 250/200. These vehicles were notable for their distinct appearance compared to the rest of the fleet.
At the Lake in the Hills station of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, the apparatus was painted yellow. This included a 1968 IHC/Welch rescue squad and two additional pumpers painted chrome yellow. These vehicles were a striking contrast to the red apparatus found at the Algonquin station.
The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District originally used a lime green and white color scheme, but later transitioned to red and black. This change reflected evolving standards and preferences over time. Similarly, when the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District and the Woodstock City Fire Department were separate, the rural department's apparatus was painted lime green and white, emphasizing their distinct identity within the region.