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Where are they now …

This from Martin Nowak: more X-Illinois fire trucks in Indiana

1976 Sutphen Pumper; purchased from Bourbonnais IL in 1990 by the Shirley Vol FD

1983 PemFab/E-one 95ft Aerial Ladder was purchased by Cambridge City Vol FD in 2002 from Gurnee, IL

Pump 101 2000 HME/Smeal; was purchased by Poe FD from Coal City IL. All rigs at Poe carry the orange color that Coal City carries

Truck 23; 1972 American LaFrance Aero Chief 90′ Snorkel served Mattoon, IL, then St. John, IN, and now Shelby Vol FD

Engine 5812; 1975 Mack CF685 pumper served Winfield FPD IL before the Lake Dalecarlia Vol FD

Rescue 862; 1994 Freightliner FL60/Wheeled Coach was a former Evanston Ambulance that was purchased in 2004 by Kingsbury Volunteer FD

East Chicago has two of the six units that were ordered by the City of Chicago in 2001 ( 2001 American LaFrance Eagle/3D Pumpers) They serve as Engine-1 and Engine-4 Only one stayed in Chicago as E-23. The other three were repainted and went to Baltimore County, Maryland where they served as Engine-2, Engine-4, and Engine-6.

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Where are they now …

Martin Nowak scoured the Indiana Fire Trucks website and found several X-Illinois units now serving in Indiana

Engine 193, 1976 Seagrave PB/1986 Pierce pumper formerly served Wheaton, IL. It now serves Gosport Volunteer Fire Department.

Engine 2, 1989 Pierce Lance formerly served Elk Grove, IL Elm Grove, WI. It now serves Bloomfield Fire Department.

Rescue 2, 1998 International 4900/Darley formerly served Melrose Park  until in 2009 when purchased by Center Fire Department.
 The Shawswick Township Volunteer FD has a 1976 Oshkosh P4 that served in Peoria IL. (Seen in St.4 picture.)
Engine 1, 1968 International Loadstar/Alexis formerly served Limestone Twp IL until being purchased in 1991 by Plainville FD.
Rescue 9, 1991 Ford E-350/Utilimaster formerly served Lawrenceville, IL until being purchased by Steen Township/Wheatland Volunteer  FD in 2007.

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