Skokie has received a new ambulance for station 18. This 2009/2010 unit is t he first Horton in Skokie. The previous ambulances were Medtec units and prior to that they were from Road Rescue. Skokie buys through the Northwest Municipal Conference Suburban PurchasingCooperative list of approved suppliers and Horton was on that list when this unit was ordered (Wheeled Coach and Foster Coach/Medtec were also on that list which has since expired).
![SKOK_A18-8240A Skokie Ambulance 18 Horton Type I](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SKOK_A18-8240A.jpg)
Skokie's new 2009/2010 Horton Type I for Ambulance 18. Larry Shapiro photo
![SKOK_A18-8252A Skokie Ambulance 18](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SKOK_A18-8252A.jpg)
Passenger side of the new Horton ambulance at Station 18. Larry Shapiro photo
The previous 2003 Medtec Ambulance 18 is now Ambulance 17R and the 2000 Road Rescue which had been Ambulance 17R was traded in.
![SKOK_A18-8258A Horton ambulance interior](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SKOK_A18-8258A.jpg)
The interior of the new Horton ambulance. Larry Shapiro photo
![SKOK_A18-8253A rear chevron on Horton ambulance](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SKOK_A18-8253A.jpg)
A rear view of the ambulance showing the full chevron striping and LED lighting. Larry Shapiro photo
The Ford/Taylor Made command unit for Battalion 16 has, until now, been missing from the site. The photo is now available HERE.