This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:
I have new vehicles for the page and some updated information on some of the rigs.Here is the updated info.Squad 15 Is a 1952/1985/1995/2000 American LaFrance/Pierce/Ideal Beverage/RPI, X-Huber Heights,OhioExplanation: The rig started out as a 1952 ALF Tiller in Huber Heights, Ohio then in 1985 the tractor was sent to Pierce and the cab was replaced with a Pierce Arrow 4-door. Then in 1995, it was sent to Ideal Beverage to have the tractor frame stretched and box installed. In 2000, Peotone bought the rig from Huber Heights and sent it to RPI to be repainted and have some modifications done.Truck 15 is X-Fountain Valley,Cali.Tanker 14 is X-New Vernon,NJ.Amb. 14 the 2001 International/Horton is gone.
Peotone Fire Department’s new Ambulance 14 is a 2012 Ford F-450 4×4 with a Type I body by Horton. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Peotone Chief 2715 uses this 2008 Ford Explorer. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
#1 by Joe on November 2, 2012 - 7:57 AM
Fire apparatus guru Steve Hagy informed me that the Huber Heights rig actually was first built as a 700 series tractor-drawn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Huber bought the rig around 1980 or so.