The ambulance was traveling west on Palatine Road when the van struck it at the intersection of Rohlwing Road, according to the preliminary investigation by Palatine police.

The ambulance rolled onto its side and the van spun before striking a light standard and knocking it down, police said.

Two other vehicles sustained minor damage after being struck by the van and the light pole, police said.

Along with a fresh coat of paint, an extended front bumper, brush rails, and slip-on unit was added. 

The slip-on has a 1,048-gallon water tank and foam capability. 

"The addition of the slip-on unit with foam capability will help to increase our firefighting capacity because the foam has a cooling, wetting effect," said Eliasville VFD Fire Chief Jason Henderson in the press release. "The combination of the foam and water increases the effectiveness of the water helping it to go further and making it wetter."

The Sand Hills Volunteer Fire Department can now rely on the assistance of a 2016 Ram 4500 brush truck when called out on the job.

The new brush truck came from a $100,000 cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program that Sand Hills VFD received in September 2016.

According to a press release from the Texas A&M Forest Service, the vehicle is in service and has already been used several times. It comes equipped with an 350-gallon water tank, spray nozzles, front bumper remote controlled monitor and foam capability.