The North Park (IL) Fire Protection District’s 75-year-old fire truck is now on display.

Unit One arrived at the station in January 1947, just six months after the fire district was formed. It was retired in 1973.

“Soon after [delivery of the apparatus], the department began answering calls for service,” the district writes on Facebook. “2022 marks 75 years of service for the department. Unit One, the department’s antique, responded to those first calls for service. We’re fortunate to still own this piece of our department’s history!”

The apparatus was made by the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation, according to a report in wifr.com. It features a bell, has two seats in the front, and holds 400 gallons of water.

Rosenbauer—Northwest Homer Fire Protection District, Homer Glen, IL, tanker. Freightliner 114SD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Waterous CSCU 750-gpm pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon water tank; Federal Signal warning lights. Dealer: Bill Schreiber, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO.

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