New battalion buggy for the Crystal Lake Fire Department

From the Eby Graphics Facebook page:

Incident command van we striped for Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department

Eby Graphics photo

thanks Danny and Tyler

Tags: Crystal Lake Fire Department, Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department

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11 Comments

#1 by harry on February 4, 2021 - 4:53 PM

mike c i would say it is more practical at a fire scene orr incident but just daily driving no
#2 by harry on February 4, 2021 - 4:52 PM

dan lincolnwood runs a bc van lincolnshire runs an f150
#3 by Jeremy B. on February 4, 2021 - 11:08 AM

https://youtu.be/yshfTuP_WQU?t=7

You can see the lighting at the timestamp.

Looks to me like they have an interior visor bar and grille lights for the front, running board lights, and a medium-sized light head below the mirror by the fender for the side, 2 deck lights in the rear windows, and flashing taillights with hide-a-ways in them for the rear.
#4 by Mike C on February 4, 2021 - 7:09 AM

What are the intentions for lighting? It already has a high roof line, by the time they put a lightbar on it, they won’t be able to go through the drive-thru. I’m being sarcastic.

Actually, I don’t like vans but they seem to be very practical!
#5 by Crabbymilton on January 31, 2021 - 8:27 PM

Plus, full size vans are much less costly than medium to large SUV’s.
#6 by Dan on January 31, 2021 - 5:40 PM

Lincolnshire runs a bc van. So does Arlington Heights. Evidently these departments find some value in it. They can run a moped if they want to. As long as the vehicle does the jobs the department expects, run with it.
#7 by Crabbymilton on January 31, 2021 - 2:43 PM

I’m guessing that this is a passenger van. They could carry relief crews and or rehab or small command post.
#8 by Mikey T on January 31, 2021 - 8:33 AM

So what do you suppose the BC’s in Crystal Lake carry that is more involved than every other battalion in the country that seems to make a regular SUV work? Curious.
#9 by Crabbymilton on January 31, 2021 - 1:45 AM

Perhaps they didn’t want to cram everything into a small SUV or crossover. Then people would say why did they buy such a small vehicle.
#10 by David G on January 30, 2021 - 2:59 PM

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Why in the world do they need to drive around in a mobile office? Are they running a fire scene or a Fortune 500 company?
#11 by crabbymilton on January 29, 2021 - 12:45 PM

FORD finally moved the tailpipe to the side where it should be instead of underneath. I don’t know why they didn’t do that to start with about 6 years ago. The van does look sharp though.