New Champaign, IL Engine 151

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The leading numbers are the dept. (many rural departments have 4 digit numbers), the next number is type and the last is unit.

xx0x- Chief officers

xx1x- Command and staff (xx10 is usually a shift command)

xx2x, xx3x, xx4x- staff and other various units

xx5x- Engines

xx6x- Ladders and Water Tenders, ladders usually are 1 or station number, tenders are usually xx66, xx67

xx7x- Rescue Squads, small squads (ie F-450 cab, ect) are often xx75 or 79 instead of xx71

xx8x- Utility/ Reserve, Champaign's reserve engines are 185 and 186, most pickups and bush trucks are 80 series

xx9x- Special, ie Haz-mat, Tech Rescue

 

Champaign currently has 6 stations with 6 engines, 1 tower ladder, 1 regular ladder (both have pumps), and one large Squad. They use to have 2 reserve engines but I think they now 3 after this last purchase. There is also a reserve squad and reserve ladder that is a twin to the one in service as 164.

Urbana has 4 stations with 4 engines and 1 ladder. I think they have 3 reserve engines but no reserve ladder.