MABAS Division 5 covers McHenry County, and within the division, there are 18 fire departments. Over the years, several of these departments had non-red apparatus. Only three departments maintained fleets with a lime green and white or yellow color 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 mostly red fleets, but at some point, 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 vehicle was purchased from E-ONE and marked a deviation from the department’s standard red color scheme.
The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District had a brush truck painted blue, standing out from the rest of their red fleet. This unit, built on a 1973 GMC chassis with a Stahl body, carried 250 gallons of water and had a pumping capacity of 450 gallons per minute.
The Harvard Fire Protection District and the Harvard Rescue Squad operated from the same station. However, the Rescue Squad had a single orange and white unit, making it distinct from the rest of the fleet.
The Richmond Fire Protection District had a rescue squad painted entirely white, which was unusual for the area at the time. This 1967 Dodge/Stahl unit was designated as Squad 1451 and served the district for many years.
The Spring Grove Fire Protection District also had a white rescue squad and a white tanker, both of which were notable in contrast to the typical red color schemes seen elsewhere in the county.
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 that time. This unit, Engine 1505, featured a 750-GPM pump and carried 1,000 gallons of water.
The Woodstock City Fire Department had a white Seagrave quad in 1967, along with a white brush truck, a 1969 Dodge W300/Welch 250/200. These vehicles stood out from the more traditional red units used by other departments.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District had two stations in the past. The apparatus at the Lake in the Hills station was painted yellow, including a 1968 IHC/Welch rescue squad and two additional pumpers in chrome yellow.
The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District originally used lime green and white apparatus, but over time, they transitioned to a red and black color scheme.
Before merging with the Woodstock City Fire Department, the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District operated a fleet of lime green and white apparatus. One such vehicle was a 1986 Darley top-mount engine with a Spartan cab, featuring a 1,000-GPM pump and carrying 1,000 gallons of water.
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