MABAS Division 5 includes McHenry County, home to 18 departments. Over the years, many of these departments operated non-red vehicles, though only a few had entire fleets in colors other than red. Specifically, three departments maintained fleets in lime green and white or yellow: the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District, the Lake in the Hills station of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, and the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District (which later became part of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District). According to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District’s website, in October of 1993, the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District, the Woodstock City Fire Department, and the Woodstock Rescue Squad merged to form the current district.
Eight other departments once had all-red fleets but included at least one vehicle painted differently. For example, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department purchased a small rescue squad in 1982 that met DOT specifications, one of which mandated that it arrive lime green. This particular unit became known as Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department Rescue 351, a 1982 E-ONE model.
The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District owned a brush truck that stood out among its otherwise red fleet—it was painted blue. This 1973 GMC chassis with a Stahl body could carry 250 gallons of water and pump up to 450 gallons per minute.
In Harvard, the Fire Protection District and the Harvard Rescue Squad shared a station. The rescue squad featured an orange-and-white scheme, making it distinct from the rest of the fleet. Similarly, the Richmond Fire Protection District had a white rescue squad, while the Spring Grove Fire Protection District operated a white squad unit and a white tanker.
The Union Fire Protection District briefly ran a white Ford/Darley engine in the mid-1970s, the only lime-green vehicle in their fleet. This 1975 model had a 750-gallon-per-minute pump and carried 1,000 gallons of water.
Meanwhile, the City of Woodstock Fire Department had some unusual color choices in the 1960s. They acquired a white Seagrave quad in 1967 and also operated a white brush truck—a 1969 Dodge W300/Welch 250/200.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District used to have two stations, each with its own color scheme. The Lake in the Hills station housed yellow vehicles, including a 1968 IHC/Welch rescue squad, along with two chrome-yellow pumpers: a 1972 IHC Cargostar-Alexis 750/750 and a 1975 IHC Cargostar-Bean 750/1000.
The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District eventually transitioned from lime green and white to red and black. Their 1984 Ford C8000/Darley 1250/1000 exemplifies the older color scheme.
Before the merger of the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection and the Woodstock City Fire Departments, the rural apparatus was painted lime green and white. One notable example is the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District's 1986 Darley engine mounted on a Spartan 4-door cab. This vehicle boasted a top-mount pump panel controlling a 1,000-gallon-per-minute pump and carried 1,000 gallons of water.
These examples highlight the diversity in firefighting vehicle colors across McHenry County, showcasing how even within a single region, departments experimented with different schemes to stand out.
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