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Last week’s post about fire apparatus color schemes touched on departments that have used colors other than red (or red and white, or red and black). Some departments have since switched to red, while several readers noted that some older units still remain in their original colors. This is the first in a series highlighting departments that either changed their color scheme or once operated with units in non-standard colors.
**Division 1:**
Arlington Heights once acquired a demo Mack CF engine that arrived in white over lime green. This unique color scheme stood out among their fleet at the time.
*Engine 411 was a 1975 Mack CF with a 1,500-GPM pump and 500-gallon water tank. Larry Shapiro collection.*
Elk Grove Village also had a lime green Mack CF engine, another example of a department that used a different hue before standardizing on red.
*This 1977 Mack CF600 engine carried 700 gallons of water and featured a 1,250-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro collection.*
Mt. Prospect painted their entire fleet in a striking white-over-yellow scheme for many years. This included at least five engines and two mid-ship aerials.
*One of two Hendrickson 1871-S cab engines built by Pierce, this unit had a 1,000-GPM pump and 500-gallon tank. Larry Shapiro collection.*
Palatine had a white-over-lime-green Seagrave engine, another example of a department that used a distinctive color before transitioning to more traditional hues.
*This 1973 Seagrave PB engine came with a 1,500-GPM pump and 500-gallon tank. Larry Shapiro collection.*
Rolling Meadows had two units in white-over-lime-green, including a Pierce Suburban engine and a medium-duty squad with a PTO pump from E-ONE.
*Built on a Ford L9000 chassis, this 1979 engine had a 1,250-GPM pump and 500-gallon tank. Larry Shapiro collection.*
Wheeling Fire Department maintained a white-over-lime-green scheme from the late 1960s through the 1990s, when they acquired a Sutphen tower ladder. Their early Ward LaFrance engines were part of this iconic look.
*This 1969 P80 engine had a 1,250-GPM pump, 500-gallon tank, and a mid-ship elevating platform. Larry Shapiro collection.*
Finally, here's an image showing the famous "Palm Beach Gardens green" mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article.
*This 1999 Pierce Arrow was originally built in 1990 on a Javelin chassis. It features a 1,250-GPM pump and 750-gallon tank. Larry Shapiro collection.*