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The Kankakee Township FPD has been added to the site. Located in MABAS Division 7 in Kankakee County, they cover 18 square miles out of two stations. 18 paid-on-call firefighters have three engines, a tender, a brush truck, and a utility used as an EMS chase car.
Kankakee Township FPD Station 1. Karl Klotz photo
The Kankakee Township FPD is having an open house at Kankakee Township’s Fire Station #1 on Sept. 28. They will be displaying their new Engine 82 and commissioning it that day. Illinois State Marshal Larry Matkaitis will be making a “special” presentation that day at 11:00am. Food & drinks will be served and there will be special activities for the kids. This event will be from 11:00am to 2:00 pm.
The Kankakee Township Fire Protection District has taken delivery of a 2013 Spartan Metrostar / US Tanker Engine.
Engine 82 for Kankakee Township is a 2013 US Tanker 1500/750/20 on a Spartan Metro Star chassis. Kankakee Township FPD photo
- Specifications:
- 2013 Spartan Metrostar raised roof cab
- US Tanker Fire Apparatus stainless steel body
- 1,500-gpm Hale QMAX pump
- 750-gallon UPF tank
- 20-gallon Class A Foam Pro system
- Command Light Tower CL615-2MH
- 5 Whelen Pioneer scene lights
- Task Force Tips xtend-a-gun monitor
- 15kw Harrison generator
- Front suction
- Pull out oil dry storage
our thanks to:
Steven Spraker
Fire Chief
Kankakee Township Fire Protection District
This next installment (our 9th) in our series highlighting The Color of Fire Trucks, comes again from Bill Friedrich and looks at MABAS Division 7. This MABAS division covers Kankakee County and part of Iroquois County.
Essex ran Squad 1974, a 1974 Dodge Power wagon that was modified by the department. Bill Friedrich archives
This was the only white vehicle in the Essex FD fleet.
The City of Kankakee had two units on CF Mack chassis that were white over lime-green. One was this 1983 Mack CF600 with a 100′ Pirsch aerial ladder, a 1,250-GPM pump and 200 gallons of water. This was Ladder 6. Bill Friedrich archives
In Kankakee, this was one of two lime-green Macks in the fleet, both of which had white roofs. The other was a Mack-CF engine. Both are now gone from the roster.
The Kankakee Township FPD had this 1975 IHC Cargostar 1910 with an Alexis body, 1,000-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. It ran as Engine 84. Bill Friedrich archives
The Kankakee Township FD was all lime-green at one time. All subsequent vehicles are painted red.
Pembroke FPD Engine 139 was a 1972 IHC Loadstar 1800 built by Central with a 500-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich archives
The Pembroke FPD had a few lime green rigs. Now they are all red.
Otto Township Engine 38 was this 1986 IHC S1900/Luverne with a 750-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich archives
The Otto Township FPD had lime green at one point. Now they too area all red.
This X-Glenside FPD engine is now running as Engine 1533 for the Papineau FPD. It is a 1981 Pierce Arrow with 750 gallons of water and a 1,250-GPM pump. Bill Friedrich photo
This is the only yellow rig in the Papineau FPD fleet. It was purchased last year from the Glenside FPD in MABAS Division 12.
Bourbonnais Engine 63 was a 1976 was built by Howe on a Hendrickson 1871 with 800 gallons of water and a 1,000-GPM pump. Bill Friedrich archives
The Bourbonnais FPD had a few yellow rigs. All the others were red.
Engine 112 for the Grant park FPD was this 1963 IHC/Central with 1,000 gallons of water and a 1,000-GPM pump. Bill Friedrich archives
This was the only lime-green rig in the Grant Park Fire District fleet. Everything else has always been red.
Chebanse Township FPD Tanker 2871 was a 1994/2001 Peterbilt 379 built by Midstate Tank. It carried 3,000 gallons of water with no pump. Bill Friedrich photo
The Chebanse Township FPD, in Clifton, had two white rigs, all the rest are red.
Salina Township FPD ran Tanker 164 which was built on a 1985 GMC F-7000 chassis by Midstate Tank. There was no pump alongside the 2,000-gallon tank. Bill Friedrich archives
Salina Township still has this white rig. At one point they had a white brush truck. Everything else is red.
Rescue 10 saw service with the St. Anne Fire Department. It was a 1967 Chevy Step Van. Bill Friedrich archive
St.Anne FD had the blue rescue truck. This was repainted white/red. Everything else has always been red.
