Ron Wolkoff submitted several images of units that are not represented on the website yet.
Streamwood Fire Department ambulance 33. Ron Wolkoff photo
Hoffman Estates battalion chief’s 2011 Chevy Tahoe. Ron Wolkoff photo
2011 Ford Expedition for Rolling Meadows Battalion 15. Ron Wolkoff photo
1989 Ford Darley engine at a used car lot at the corner of Rand Road and Hicks Road in Palatine. Ron Wolkoff photo
Ron asks if anyone knows the origin or history of this engine which sits in a lot at the corner of Hicks Road and Rand Road in Palatine.
#1 by Bill Friedrich on August 19, 2012 - 10:00 PM
Rockford Engine 15 is a 1989 Ford C-8000 / Darley 1000/500. It indeed is x-Engine 4. If you look close or open the door you can see the Lime Green paint job on the inside of the cab. The rig was delivered with a white over lime green paint job. Photos to follow.
#2 by Asst. Chief Jeremy McCullough on August 19, 2012 - 2:04 PM
I am from New Milford F.P.D. We’re near Rockford, IL. That engine you were asking about looks like an old Rockford Engine. Believe it was a front line engine until they put it into reserve status. That’s why it is number engine 15.
#3 by chris on August 18, 2012 - 10:18 PM
if you look at the gallery in the link drew provided, the older fords with the small blue numbers on the door and the enclosed 888 in front top was first white red rigs even before the van style same type of rig converted to the old 631
#4 by Martin on August 18, 2012 - 7:48 PM
Thanks for the info. Does anyone know why they changed to just white and red?
#5 by Joel Hallstrom on August 17, 2012 - 8:30 PM
The old Ford C is indeed a retired Rockford engine. Fairly sure it was a Darley and I believe it last served at Rockford Engine 4, but they had a few of these so I could have them mixed up. Believe it or not this was a front line rig not that long ago…
#6 by Drew Smith on August 17, 2012 - 8:26 PM
The late 70s or early 80s saw CFD modular ambulances with black over red cabs on the pickup chassis but white over red on the box. Check out Bill Friedrich’s site
http://dgfd147.smugmug.com/CHICAGO-FIRE-DEPARTMENT/DOWN-MEMORY-LANE-AMBULANCES/5120601_c75r7z#!i=309217565&k=C8B7t
#7 by chris on August 17, 2012 - 7:53 PM
up until the early 80s chicago had ambos with black over red cabs but the boxes were white over red. that’s also the last time ambos had red and green lights in light bars
#8 by Bill Post on August 17, 2012 - 6:20 PM
Chicago hasn’t had black over red ambulances since 1972/73 when we received our last Cadillac Ambulance. If they were black over red, they would probably look like Air Bag Utility Unit 561 located at Engine 4’s house.
#9 by Martin on August 17, 2012 - 5:24 PM
Wow, nice International. Those colors just pop. Wish Chicago had black over red Ambulances.
#10 by Dan on August 17, 2012 - 4:37 PM
Not sure on the origin, but it’s been at that lot for over a year, possibly two. I think they also used it in the Palatine parade this year, not sure who rented it.
#11 by Keith Grzadziel on August 17, 2012 - 1:47 PM
Ron, that looks like an old Rockford engine.