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Mokena Fire protection District history

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-This was the Mokena FPD.’s Squad 1514, a 1975 Ford F/Pierce Rescue.

Mike Summa

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6 Comments

• #1 by Tom on May 10, 2022 - 8:52 PM

  

  Thanks Tim! You’re absolutely right! I’ve seen it as an Esda light truck and never realized it was the old lime green rescue/squad 2.

• #2 by DaveyB on May 9, 2022 - 1:37 PM

  

  Tim, I’m that old myself. I remember the 4 member districts of the old Community Firemens’ Association.

• #3 by Tim on May 8, 2022 - 6:36 PM

  

  Davey, I knew someone in the Third District had one, just didn’t remember. Am I aging myself by calling it the Third District?

  Tom, after Orland Fire was done with it, Orland Police/ESDA got it, painted it white with red and blue stripes and used it as a light unit for a while. It looked better white than it did lime green.

• #4 by DaveyB on May 8, 2022 - 12:00 PM

  

  Tim, Phoenix had a lime minipumper, Engine 175. Late 70’s, GMC, 250/350. The rescue truck was in Thornton, 1976 Chevrolet C-30. Purchased with a grant from IDOT.

• #5 by Tim on May 7, 2022 - 8:09 PM

  

  Tom, you’re right. Orland had one on a GMC chassis and had to be lime green because the feds paid for it (or something similar to that). Lockport had one and I believe Phoenix, IL had one too but can’t remember for sure.

• #6 by Tom on May 7, 2022 - 1:45 PM

  

  Nice picture Mike! I remember Orland had something similar too this. It was out of station 2 and if memory serves me right it was Lime Green.

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