Apparatus - Retired Engine 1

July 15, 2009
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This is the first apparatus owned by the department. It had a 750 gal. tank and came from Joliet, IL. Chief Davis remembers driving it from Joliet to Champaign in the dead of winter! Among other descriptives, he said it was quite chilly.

Apparatus Type: Pumper
Engine: Unavailable
State: Illinois
Year: 1948

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