Quote:The new numbers are the new county-wide system that they went to a few years ago. Tom can tell you when, but the first number is the department number...so the 100 series is Champaign, 200 series is Urbana, I believe Willard Airport (U of I) is the 300s, etc. The middle number tells the unit type, not 100% on this, Tom correct me if I goof it up...
50s = engines
60s = ladders
70s = rescues
80s = reserves
90s = special units
Last number is station number. So you are correct Firesafe.
Champaign has only 2 frontline trucks at Stations 1 and 4, the tower ladder is at 1. They have a reserve aerial. I have never known them to run 3 trucks. You may be thinking back to when U of I had their own department and operated a truck company. Urbana has a truck co as well. The heavy rescue is still there out of Station 1.
The Tele-Squrt was replaced by the engine pictured above. Engine 151 is out of Station 1 and was the Tele-Squrt, which is now a reserve.
Thanks for the update on Champaign and the numbering system.
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