Engine Company 1 - Organized January 22, 1843 

1843 - 1846

Volunteer bucket brigade furnishing its own buckets.

1846 - 1849

Russell Skinner hand engine (Crank Style). Additionally, 100 leather buckets were purchased. Cost: $1.75 each.

1849 - 1867

Lysander Button & Co. piano-style hand pump Racine. Waterford, N.Y. Two-wheel hose cart. Cost: $750. 10 inch cylinder, 7 1/2 inch stroke. Turned over to Engine Company 4 in October 1867.

1866 - 1876

H. C. Silsby Co. steam fire engine Gem of the Lakes. Seneca Falls, N.Y. Renamed John Vaughan in 1871. Traded in as part payment on the purchase of the John G. Meachem.

1868 - 1882

J. I. Case Co. two-wheel hose cart. Racine WI. Cost: $450. One horse.

1876 - 1910

H. C. Silsby Co. second size rotary steam fire engine John G. Meachem. Seneca Falls, N.Y. 600 GPM. Cost: $2500 with trade in of Vaughan. Two horse team. Overhauled at Case shops in 1883. Designated a reserve in 1889. Sold to Watertown, WI. in 1910.

1882

Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. four-wheel hose carriage. Chicago, IL. Cost: $600. Placed with the Packard after its arrival in late 1882.

1883 - 1889

A. McAvoy two-wheel hose cart (Major overhaul of 1868 Case Co. cart). Racine, WI. Cost: $160.

1889 - 1900

Racine Wagon & Carriage Co. four-wheel hose wagon. Racine, WI. Cost: $265.

1900 - 1913

Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. combination chemical and hose wagon. Chicago, IL. Cost: $1,350.00.

1913 - 1943

American LaFrance Type 12 750 GPM triple combination auto. Elmira, N.Y. Rotary pump. 40 gal. booster. 105 H.P. Cost: $8,500.

1943 - 1963

1936 Pirsch-Case 1000 GPM pumper (X-E6). Kenosha, WI. Rotary pump. 100 gal. booster. 165 H.P. Cost in 1936: $11,275. Case cab. First closed cab rig in Racine.

1963 - 1988

Ward LaFrance 1000 GPM pumper. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 275 H.P. Cost: $21,410.

1988 -2003

Emergency One 1500 GPM inch Hush inch pumper. Ocala, FL. Four door cab. 500 gal. booster, 350 H.P. Cost: $157,000.

2003 -

Pierce Quantum 1500 GPM pumper / Appleton, WI.  Four door cab, 500 gallon booster, 350 hp.  $275,000

Location 

1843 - 1846

Equipment not owned by the volunteers was probably kept at some central location, possibly near the Court House.

1846 - 1849

West side of Market Square.

1849 - 1867

162 Wisconsin Street (Racine)

1866 - 1867

Throup livery stable, Main Street (Gem)

1867

162 Wisconsin Street (Gem)

1867 - 1871

41 (205) Main Street (Engine House No. 2 - Gem)

1871 - 1881

Sixth & Campbell Streets (Engine House No. 3)

1881 - 1882

700 Sixth Street

1882 - 1883

Battery House, Sixth and Campbell Streets (Hose Cart & Meachem)

1883 - 1894

1506 Junction Avenue

1894 - 1968

1412 Racine Street

1968 -

810 Eighth Street

Engine Company 2 - Organized June 24, 1849 

1849 - 1869

Edward J. Leslie hand pump Fire King. Newburyport, MA. Two wheel hose cart. Cost: $739.50. 6 inch cylinder, 16 inch stroke. Sold to West Bend, WI., August 1869, for $500. Active company was disbanded 1867. The hand pump was used at least once while in reserve.

1853 - 18??

Jacob Wratten two-wheel hose cart. Racine, WI. Cost: $95.00.

1871 - 1884

H. C. Silsby Co. second size rotary steam fire engine L. S. Blake. Seneca Falls, N.Y. Serial # 269. Cost: $4125. Overhauled at Case shops in 1883 at a cost of $350. In and out of service 1883-1884. Traded in to Ahrens Mfg. Co. for Michael Colbert.

187? - 1884

Two-wheel hose cart.

1884 - 1911

Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. four-wheel hose carriage. Chicago, IL. Purchased with trade of old cart. Cost: $550.

1885 - 1909

1882 Clapp & Jones first class crane-neck double-pump steam fire engine Stephen Freeman (X-E4). Hudson, N.Y. Cost in 1882: $3,980. Weight: 7500 pounds. Two horse team. Engine 2 did not get the Freeman until after it was redesignated Engine 2 and a newly formed Engine 4 got the Colbert in early 1885. The steamer went out of regular service on September 1, 1887.

1909 -

Nott Fire Engine Co. rebuilt Stephen Freeman. St. Paul, MN. A Nott boiler was installed. Cost: $1,865.00. Now housed at Firehouse 3 Museum - 700 6th Street Racine, Wisconsin.

1911 - 1934

American LaFrance combination chemical and hose auto. Elmira, N.Y. 40 gal. chemical tank. 70 H.P. Cost: $5,000. Taken out of service 1934. Remained in storage until sold in 1936.

1934 - 1935

Case Model 40 auto hose truck. Racine, WI. (Temporary). Kept as a reserve hose truck until 1939.

1935 - 1961

Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper. Kenosha, WI. Rotary pump. 100 gal. booster. 165 H.P. Cost: $10,796.

1961 - 1985

Mack B200 Thermodyne 1000 GPM pumper. Centrifugal pump. 200 gal. booster. 276 H.P. Cost: $19,879.

1985 - 1988

1968 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E7). Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 300 H.P. Cost in 1968: $29,596.

1988 -2008

Emergency One 1500 GPM inch Hush inch pumper. Ocala, FL. Four door cab. 500 gal. booster, 350 H.P. Cost: $157,000.

2008-

Pierce Quantum 1500 GPM pumper / Appleton, WI.  Four door cab, 500 gallon booster, 70 gallon AFFF Foam, 350 hp.  $357,000

Location 

1849 - 1867

45 Main Street

1867 - 1869

Fish Bros. Co., State Street

1871 - 1882

41 (205) Main Street (Destroyed in inch Great Fire inch )

1882

J. I. Case T. M. Co. barn (May-Sep)

1882

700 Sixth Street (with Engine 1)

1882 - 1911

1320 State Street (Engine 2 in reserve. Quarters of Engine 4 until 1885)

1911 - 1967

1322 State Street (Rebuilt)

1967 -

2430 Northwestern avenue

Engine Company 3 - Organized June 24, 1849 

1849 - 1871

Lysander Button & Co. piano style hand pump Star of the West. Waterford, N.Y. Two wheel hose cart. Cost: $750. 9 inch cylinder, 7 1/2 inch stroke. Sold to Savanna, IL. in 1871 for $825. Company disbanded.

1882 - 1917

Clapp & Jones first size steam fire engine W. P. Packard. Hudson, N.Y. Cost: $4,260. Out of regular service September 1, 1887. Sold for junk in 1917.

1882 - 1913

Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. four-wheel hose carriage. Chicago, IL. Cost: $600. Initially ordered for and used a short time by Meachem No. 1.

1913 - 1920

1912 Mitchell-Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. combination chemical & hose auto (X-E5). 30 H.P. Cost in 1912: $1,650. 1902 Fire Ext. Mfg. Co. chemical and hose bed mounted onto a Mitchell-Lewis Wagon Works Co. truck chassis.

1920 - 1943

American LaFrance 750 GPM Pumper. Elmira, N.Y. Rotary pump. 100 gal. booster. 120 H.P. Cost: $11,500. Designated Engine No. 6 in July 1943.

1943

DISBANDED AND CREW REASSIGNED TO RESCUE 1 

Reserve Engine Number 3 

1943 - 1948

(Reserve Hose Wagon) 1913 American LaFrance 750 GPM Pumper (X-E1,E4). Elmira, N.Y. Rotary pump. 40 gallon booster. 105 H.P. Refurbished by Master Mechanic in 1943.

1948 - 1957

(Reserve High-Pressure Wagon) 1920 American LaFrance 750 GPM Pumper (X-E3,E6). Elmira, N.Y. Rotary pump. 100 gallon booster. 120 H.P. Sold for junk to Gordon Auto Salvage, 1957.

1968 - 1969

1943 Pirsch 750 GPM quad service truck (X-E7). Kenosha, WI. 150 gal. booster. 200 H.P. 225 feet of ground ladders. Cost in 1943: $14,389.00.

1973 - 1976

1948 Mack-International Type 19 1000 GPM pumper (X-E6). Hale centrifugal pump. 150 gal. booster. 225 H.P. Cost in 1948: $17,388.00. Now Racine Fire Bells Engine 62.

1976 - 1988

1954 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E8). Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 200 gal. booster. 245 H.P. Cost in 1954: $16,850. Now owned by Scott Tangerstrom, Racine, Wisconsin.

1988 - 1992

1963 Ward LaFrance 1000 GPM pumper (X-E1). Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 275 H.P. Cost in 1963: $21,410. Sold to Plum Lake F.D. in June 1992 for $4500.

Location (Active Company) 

1849 - 1867

43 Seventh Street

1867 - 1870

162 Wisconsin Street (Engine House No. 1)

1870 - 1871

Sixth & Campball Streets

1882 - 1943

700 Sixth Street

Location (Reserve Engine 3) 

1943 - 1954

300 Fourth street (with Engine 5)

1954 - 1957

3829 Washington avenue (with Engine 7)

1968 - 1969

3829 Washington avenue (with Engine 7)

1973 - 1990

810 Eighth street (with Engine 1)

1990 - 1992

1107 Lombard avenue (with Engine 8)

Engine Company 4 - Organized September 18, 1867 

1867 - 1877

1849 Lysander Button & Co. piano style hand pump Racine (X-E1). Two-wheel hose cart. Cost: $750. 10 inch cylinder, 7 1/2 inch stroke. Hand pump turned over to Engine Company 4 in October 1867. All equipment sold to Village of Burlington in 1877 for $500.

1871 - 1873

Clapp & Jones steam fire engine Racine. Hudson, N.Y. Sold to Escanaba, MI. in 1873.

1878 - 1885

Babcock second-size double tank chemical engine with hook and ladder attachments Henry Mitchell. Chicago, IL. 100 gal. capacity. Rented 1878-1879. Bought 1879. Weight: 5750 pounds. Carried four additional bags of soda, buckets, two hand extinguishers, two 22' ladders, two 18' ladders. Cost: $2,300 (including $300 for years rental). Designated Chemical Engine No. 1 in 1885.

1882 - 1884

Clapp & Jones first class crane neck double pump steam fire engine Stephen Freeman. Hudson, N.Y. Weight: 7500 pounds. Two horse team. Cost: $3,980. Redesignated Steamer No. 2 in December, 1884.

1883 - 1889

Two-wheel hose cart. Milwaukee, WI. Agent A. B. Foote. Cost: $335 (second-hand). (With Freeman until 1884, then Colbert).

1885 – 1889

Ahrens Manufacturing Company third class crane-neck double-pump and cylinder 600 GPM fire steamer Michael Colbert. Serial No. 412. Cincinnati, OH. 6 3/4 inch steam cylinders, 8 inch stroke, 4 1/4 inch diameter. Cost: $3,700 and Blake. Out of regular service September 1, 1887. Sold to Cedarburg, WI. in June 1889 for $1,500. Destroyed in fire at their engine house in 1907.

1889 - 1908

Racine Wagon & Carriage Co. four-wheel hose wagon. Racine, WI. Cost: $265.

1908 - 1916

Seagrave combination chemical & hose wagon. Columbus, OH. 35 gal. tank. Cost: $1,150. City purchased two, the other being for Eng. 6.

1916 - 1943

American LaFrance combination chemical & hose auto with 350 GPM Junior booster pump. Elmira, N.Y. Cost: $5,500.

1943 – 1943

American LaFrance 750 GPM pumper (X-E1) (Temporary). Rotary pump. 40 gal. booster. 120 H.P.

1943 - 1973

Mack 750 GPM pumper. Centrifugal pump. 150 gal. booster. 185 H.P. Cost: $8,487. (Reserve from1968).

1990 -

1968 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E7,E2,E9,E6). Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 300 H.P. Cost in 1968: $29,596.

1973

DISBANDED AND MOVED TO RESERVE ENGINE STATUS 

Location 

1867 - 1868

Bohn cooper shop, Barker Street between Erie and Wisconsin

1868 - 1885

412 Barker Street (Racine 1867-77, Chemical No.4 1878-85)

1882 - 1885

1320 State Street (Freeman No. 4. Later Engine House No. 2)

1885 - 1888

412 Barker Street (Colbert No. 4)

1888 - 1926

1339 Lincoln Street

1926 - 1968

1437 Marquette Street

1968 - 1973

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1990 - 1992

1437 Marquette Street (with Engine 5)

1992 -

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

Engine Company 5 - In Service May 9, 1902 

1902 - 1912

Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. chemical & hose wagon. Chicago, IL. Cost: $1,200.

1912 - 1913

Mitchell-Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. combination chemical & hose auto. Racine, WI. 30 H.P. Cost: $1,650. (1902 Fire Ext. Mfg. Co. chemical and hose bed placed onto a Mitchell-Lewis Wagon Works Co. truck chassis).

1913 - 1930

American LaFrance Type 12 750 GPM pumper. Elmira, N.Y. 105 H.P. Cost: $8,500. Destroyed in collision with a street car on March 25, 1930.

1930 - 1953

Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper. Rotary pump. 70 gal. booster. 125 H.P. Cost: $9,500. Paid for by streetcar company.

1953 - 1976

FWD (Four Wheel Drive) 1000 GPM pumper. Centrifugal pump. 200 gal. booster. 245 H.P. Cost: $16,827.00. Sold to Manitowoc, WI., 1976.

1976 -2004

Ward LaFrance 1000 GPM pumper. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 250 H.P. diesel. Cost: $56,596. Refurbished in 1987.

2004

DISBANDED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE 

Location 

1902 - 1908

115 Third Street

1908 - 1968

300 Fourth Street

1968 - 2004

1437 Marquette Street

January 1, 2005

Fire Station closed

Engine Company 6 - In Service October 1, 1908 

1908 - 1917

Seagrave combination chemical & hose wagon. Columbus, OH. 35 gal. tank. Cost: $1,150. Purchased two, the other being for Eng. 4

1917 - 1936

American LaFrance combination chemical & hose auto with 350 GPM Junior booster pump. Elmira, N. Y. Cost: $5,600. Overturned and burned on Feb 22, 1936.

1936

American LaFrance (furnished by Peter Pirsch Co). Broke a piston rod in April and had to be replaced.

1936

1922 Stutz 750 GPM pumper (X-Duluth, MN. Fire Dept, furnished by Pirsch Co).

1936 - 1943

Pirsch-Case 1000 GPM pumper. Kenosha, WI. Rotary pump. 100 gal. booster. 165 H.P. Cost: $11,275. Case cab. First closed cab rig in Racine.

1943 - 1948

1920 American LaFrance 750 GPM pumper (X-E3). Elmira, N.Y. Rotary pump. 100 gal. booster. 120 H.P. Cost in 1920: $11,500.

1948 - 1973

Mack-International Type 19 1000 GPM pumper. Hale centrifugal pump. 150 gal. booster. 225 H.P. Cost: $17,388.00.

1973 - 1989

Ford-Pirsch 1000 GPM Pumper. Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 275 H.P. Cost: $36,745.

1989 - 1990

1968 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E7,E2,E9). Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 300 H.P. Cost in 1968: $29,596.

1990 - 2010

Emergency One 1500 GPM inch Hush inch pumper. Ocala FL. Four-door cab. 500 gal. booster, 350 H.P. Cost: $185,000.

2010 -

Pierce Quantum 1500 GPM pumper / Appleton, WI.  Four door cab, 500 gallon booster, 70 gallon AFFF Foam, 350 hp.  $387,000

Location 

1908 - 1937

2101 Sixteenth Street

1937 - 1943

3829 Washington Avenue (Station No. 7)

1943 - 1974

2101 Sixteenth Street

1974 - 1975

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1 while Station 6 rebuilt)

1975 -

2101 Sixteenth Street

Engine Company 7 - In Service April 20, 1943 

1943 - 1968

Pirsch 750 GPM quad service truck. Kenosha, WI. 150 gal. booster. 200 H.P. 225 feet of ground ladders. Cost: $14,389.00. While designed to carry an aerial ladder, the truck could not be equipped with one because of the war. It was expected that a 65-foot aerial would be added when materials were available. This however was never done.

1968 - 1985

Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper. Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 300 H.P. Cost: $29,596.

1985 - 1997

Pirsch 1500 GPM pumper. Kenosha, WI. Diesel engine. 500 gal. booster. Cost: $120,000. First 1500 GPM in the fleet.

1997 -

Emergency One Quint / 1500 gpm, 500 gallon booster, 75’ Aerial ladder.  $450,000

1997    

REORGANIZED AS QUINT 7

Location 

1943 -

3829 Washington Avenue

Engine Company 8 - In Service February 1, 1954 

1953 - 1954

1930 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E5). Kenosha, WI. Rotary pump. 90 gal. booster. 125 H.P. Cost in 1930: $9,500. Reserve Engine 8 until February 1, 1954.

1954 - 1976

Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper. Serial # 2173. Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 200 gal. booster. 245 H.P. Cost: $16,850.

1976 - 1997

Ward LaFrance 1000 GPM pumper. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 250 H.P. diesel. Cost: $56,956. Refurbished in 1991.

1997 -

Emergency One Quint / 1500 gpm, 500 gallon booster, 75’ Aerial ladder.  $450,000

1997

REORGANIZED AS QUINT 8

Location 

1953 -

1107 Lombard Avenue

Engine Company 9 - In Service April 10, 1963 

1954 - 1963

(Reserve) 1930 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E5,E8). Kenosha, WI. Rotary pump. 90 gal. booster. 125 H.P. Cost in 1930: $9,500.

1963 - 1988

Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper. Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 200 gal. booster. 300 H.P. Cost: $24,700.

1988 - 1989

1968 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E7,E2). Kenosha, WI. Centrifugal pump. 500 gal. booster. 300 H.P. Cost in 1968: $29,596.

1989 - 2001

1988 American LaFrance-Custom Fire Apparatus Inc. 1250 GPM pumper. Osceola, WI. 500 gal. booster. Four door cab. Cost: $88,980. Rig was originally the tractor to 1978 American LaFrance Truck No. 1. It was stretched and converted by Custom Fire Apparatus. Not in service until Spring of 1989.

2001 -

Pierce Quantum 1500 GPM pumper / Appleton, WI.  Four door cab, 500 gallon booster, 70 gallon AFFF Foam, 350 hp.  $175,000

Location 

1954 - 1963

1107 Lombard Avenue (with Engine 8)

1963 -

2430 Blaine Avenue

Reserve Engine 10 

1963 - 1968

1930 Pirsch 1000 GPM pumper (X-E5,E8,E9). Kenosha, WI. Rotary pump. 90 gal. booster. 125 H.P. Cost in 1930: $9,500.00.

Location 

1963 - 1968

1107 Lombard Avenue (with Engine 8).

Chemical Engine Company Number 4/1 - In Service 1878 

1878 - 1902

Babcock Champion No. 2 double tank chemical engine with hook and ladder attachments Henry Mitchell. Chicago, IL. 100 gal. tanks. Rented 1878-1879. Bought 1879. Weight: 5750 pounds. Carried four additional bags of soda, buckets, two hand extinguishers, two 22' ladders, two 18' ladders. Cost: $2,300 (including $300 for years rental). Designated Chemical Engine No. 1 in 1885. Refurbished in 1885 at the Babcock factory, Chicago, IL. (New wheels, paint, chemical hose and miscellaneous equipment).

Location 

1878 - 1885

412 Barker Street (Chemical No. 4)

1885 - 1902

115 Third Street (Chemical No. 1)

Truck Company 1 - Organized February 23, 1843 

1843 - 1846

Four ladders and a similar number of hooks. Cost: $28.

1846 - 1849

Friar Terbush hook and ladder carriage. Racine, WI. Cost: $24.

1849 - 1878

Thomas W. Wright hook and ladder carriage. Racine, WI. Cost: $100, less $25 for the old carriage.

1882 - 1891

Fire Extinguisher Mfg. Co. (Babcock) hook and ladder truck. Chicago, IL. Equipped with several ladders, extinguishers and lanterns. Cost: $1,350.

1891 - 1904

(Rebuilt) Guenther & Sons. Racine, WI. New steel frame, spokes, wheels reset ($140), paint (Fish Bros., Racine $68), and a new 55' Bangor extension ladder (Bangor Extn Ladder Co., Chicago $146.25).

1904 - 1911

Seagrave service hook & ladder wagon. Columbus, OH. Cost: $1,635.

1911 - 1916

Seagrave service hook & ladder wagon. Columbus, OH. Cost: $1,825. (1904 Seagrave assigned to newly formed Truck Co. No. 2).

1916 - 1926

American LaFrance city service hook and ladder auto. Elmira, N.Y. 105 H.P. 250' ladders. Self- starting engine. Cost: $5,200.

1926 - 1946

Seagrave 75' tractor-trailer aerial ladder truck. Columbus, OH. Cost: $15,500. Complete overhauling in 1938.

1946 - 1978

American LaFrance 100' tractor-trailer aerial ladder. 12-cylinders, 200 H.P. 204' ladders (varied). Cost: $18,357. (Used as reserve from 9/70).

1970 - 1990

Mack-Pirsch-Snorkel 85' elevating platform, 275 H.P.. St. Joseph, MO/Kenosha, WI. Cost: $71,000.

1990 -

Emergency One 97' inch Statosphere inch aerial platform. Ocala, FL. Four door cab, 450 H.P. Cost: $450,000.

Reserve Truck 1 

1970 - 1978

1946 American LaFrance 100' aerial ladder (X-T1).

1979 - 1987

(Rebuilt) American LaFrance 100' tractor-trailer aerial ladder. New tractor. Cost: $74,800. (The ladder of this rig was scrapped and the tractor stretched and converted into Engine 9 by Custom Fire Apparatus Inc. in 1988-89).

1987 - 1990

1963 Pirsch 85' midship aerial ladder (X-T3). Kenosha, WI. Cost in 1963: $38,180. In September of 1990 Reserve Truck 1 was redesignated Reserve Truck 5.

Location (Active Company) 

1843 - 1846

Equipment probably kept at some central location, possibly near the Court House.

1846 - 1851

West side of Market Square

1851 - 1885

Foot of Chippewa Street (Park Avenue & Water Street)

1885 - 1908

115 Third Street (with Chemical 1 and later Engine 5)

1908 - 1968

300 Fourth Street (with Engine 5)

1968 -

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

Location (Reserve Truck 1) 

1970 - 1974

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1974 - 1990

1107 Lombard Avenue (with Engine 8)

1990

2101 Sixteenth Street (with Engine 6)

Truck Company 2 - In Service October 1, 1911 

1911 - 1918

1904 Seagrave hook & ladder wagon (X-T1). Columbus, OH. Cost in 1904: $1,635.

1918 - 1949

American LaFrance city service hook and ladder auto. Elmira, N.Y. 105 H.P. 247' ground ladders (varied). Cost: $6,900. 200 gal. booster added in 1937.

1949 - 1983

Pirsch 85' midship aerial ladder truck. Kenosha, WI. 245 H.P. Cost: $25,097.

1983 -1998

Pirsch 100' rear-mount aerial ladder truck. Kenosha, WI. Cost: $175,000.

1998

DISBANDED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE 

Location 

1911 - 1974

2101 Sixteenth Street (with Engine 6)

1974 - 1975

3829 Washington Avenue (with Engine 7 while Station 6 rebuilt)

1975 - 1982

2101 Sixteenth Street (with Engine 6)

1982 -

3829 Washington Avenue (with Engine 7)

Truck Company 3 - In Service September 1, 1926 

1926 - 1930

1916 American LaFrance city service hook and ladder auto (X-T1). Elmira, N.Y. 105 H.P. 250' ladders. Self-starting engine. Cost in 1916: $5,200. Damaged in at a fire in 1930.

1930 - 1963

Pirsch rebuild of 1916 city service hook and ladder truck. Kenosha, WI. 242' ground ladders (varied). 75 H.P. Cost: $4,400. 120 gal. booster added in 1936.

1963 - 1987

Pirsch 85' midship aerial ladder truck. Kenosha, WI. 300 H.P. Cost: $38,180.

1987 - 1998

Emergency One 110' rear-mount aerial ladder. Ocala, FL. Four door cab. Cost: $257,382.

1998

DISBANDED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE 

Location 

1926 - 1967

1437 Marquette Street (with Engine 4)

1967 -

2430 Northwestern Avenue (with Engine 2)

Truck Number 4 (Utility 1)

1923 - 1929

Ford truck (for Electrician). Cost: $592.37.

1929 - 1939

Ford Model A truck with light delivery body. Racine, WI. Four cylinder. Used occasionally by the Rescue Squad until 1935. Cost: $543.00.

1939 - 1948

Dodge 1/2-ton pick-up. (First pick-up designated as Truck No.4)

1948 - 1955

International 1/2-ton pick-up.

1955 - 1964

Chevrolet heavy-duty 1/2-ton pick-up.

1964 - 1972

Ford Econoline side-loading van. 95 H.P. Cost: $2,116. Occasionally used as an auxiliary rescue squad.

1974 - 1983

International 3/4-ton pick-up. 345 C.I. engine. Cost: $3,500.

1983 -

Dodge 1-ton four wheel drive pick-up. Cost: $10,000.

Location 

1923 - 1968

300 Fourth Street (with Engine 5)

1968 -

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

Truck Number 5 

1965 - 1974

Dodge 1/2-ton side-loading van. Supply/equipment truck. 95 H.P. Cost: $2,147. Occasionally used as an auxiliary rescue squad.

1990 -

1963 Pirsch 85' midship aerial ladder truck (X-T3,T1). Kenosha, WI. 300 H.P. Cost in 1963: $38,180. Reserve Truck 1 from 1987-90.  Sold to a private collector.

Location 

1965 - 1968

300 Fourth Street (with Engine 5)

1968 - 1974

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1990 - 1991

2101 Sixteenth Street (with Engine 6)

1991

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1991 -

2101 Eighth Street (with Engine 6)

Truck Number 6 

1968 - 1974

1954 Reo Civil Defense rescue squad (X-R2). Scuba Truck 1970-1973. 145 H.P. Cost in 1954: $7,916.

Location 

1968 -

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

Haz Mat  - In service April 1986 

1986 - 1996

Illinois Chemical Corp. fully-enclosed cargo trailer. Cost: $5,602.

Tactical Command 1 

1996 -

Tactical Command 1  – International Harvester / Lynch Conversion.  28 foot long, Communications area, Chemical Research Area, Conference Area, Video Capabilities, Audio Capabilities, Mobile Repeater.  $188,000

Special Teams 1 

1996 – 2010

1990 IH/Hesse conversion truck for Regional Level A Haz Mat response and special teams including collapse rescue, dive rescue, trench rescue, rope rescue.

2010 -

2010 Pierce Arrow XT Heavy Rescue / Regional Haz Mat truck.  $462,000

Location 

1986 -

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

Rescue Squad 1 - In Service July 1, 1943 

1929 - 1935

Ford Model A truck with light delivery body (Department pick-up truck). Racine, WI. Four cylinder. Cost: $543.00. Also utilized Chief's car.

1935 - 1943

Ford-Jepson 1 1/2-ton panel truck. Body built by Jepson Auto of Racine, WI. Cost: $900. Additional equipment cost $750.

1943 - 1964

1942 GMC-Barkow custom rescue truck. Body by Barkow of Milwaukee. Cost: $20,000.

1964 - 1974

Gerstenslager-International rescue squad. Wooster, OH. Cost: $19,935.

1974 - 1979

Dodge-Pierce modular rescue squad. Cost: $20,000.

1979 - 1986

Ford modular rescue squad. Cost: $25,000.

1986 - 1991

Ford-E.V.F. modular rescue squad. Riviera Beach, FLA. Cost: $55,000.

1991 -

Ford-First Ambulance Center modular rescue squad. Shelbyville, TN. Cost: $65,000.

Location 

1929 - 1943

300 Fourth Street (with Engine 5)

1943 - 1968

700 Sixth Street

1968 - 1982

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1982 - 1990

2101 Sixteenth Street (with Engine 6)

1990 -

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

Rescue Squad 2/8 - In Service May 9, 1966 

1947 - 1954

1935 Ford-Jepson 1 1/2-ton panel truck (X-R1). Squad had been in storage since 1943. Placed back in service to respond to calls outside of city. Cost in 1935: $900.

1954 - 1968

Reo Civil Defense rescue squad. Cost: $7,916. Manned by full-time company from May 9, 1966.

1968 - 1974

International rescue squad. Springfield, OH. Cost: $9,187.

1974 - 1979

Dodge-Pierce modular rescue squad. Cost: $20,000.

1979 - 1986

GMC-Pierce-Horton (1974 module on 1979 GMC chassis). Cost: $15,000.

1986 - 1988

Ford (X-R1 - 1979 module on 1986 Ford chassis). Rebuilt. Cost: $25,000.

1988 -

Ford-First Ambulance Center modular rescue squad. Shelbyville, TN. Cost: $46,388.

Location 

1947 - 1968

300 Fourth Street (with Engine 5)

1968 - 1990

1437 Marquette Street (with Engine 5)

1990 -

1107 Lombard Avenue (with Engine 8)

Rescue Squad 3/7 - In Service March 5, 1990 

1969 - 1974

1967 Pontiac Bonneville ambulance (X-Racine Police Ambulance turned over to Fire Dept 1-1-69). 270 H.P. Cost in 1967: $9,979.

1974 - 1979

1968 International rescue squad (X-R2). Springfield, OH. Cost in 1968: $9187.

1979 - 1980

1974 Dodge-Pierce (X-R1). Dodge refurbished early-mid 1980. Mounted on a 1979 GMC chassis like Rescue 2. Cost in 1974: $20,000.

1980 - 1988

1979 GMC-Pierce-Horton (X-R1 module on new 1979 GMC chassis). Cost: $15,000.

1988 - 1992

1986 Ford modular rescue squad (X-R1,R2 - 1979 R1 module on 1986 R1 Ford chassis). Cost in 1986: $25,000.

1992

1986 Ford-E.V.F. modular rescue squad (X-R1,R5). Riviera Beach, FLA. Cost in 1986: $55,000.

1992 -

Ford-First Ambulance Center modular rescue squad. Shelbyville, TN. Diesel engine. Cost: $62,410.

Location 

1969 - 1990

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1990 -

3829 Washington Avenue (with Engine 7)

Reserve Rescue Squad 4 

1974 - 1986

1964 Gerstenslager-International rescue squad (X-R1). Wooster, OH. Cost in 1964: $19,935.

1986 - 1992

1979 GMC-Pierce-Horton modular rescue squad (X-R2, 1974 module on 1979 GMC chassis). Cost in 1979: $15,000.

1992 -

1986 Ford modular rescue squad (X-R1,R2,R3,R5). Cost in 1986: $25,000 (Rechassis of 1979 R1 Squad).

Location 

1974 - 1982

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1982 - 1990

3829 Washington Avenue (with Engine 7)

1990 - 1991

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1991 -

3829 Washington Avenue (with Engine 7)

Reserve Rescue Squad 5 

1980

1968 International rescue squad (X-R2,R3). Springfield, OH. Rescue 5 was used briefly prior to conversion into Arson Investigation Unit Car 48.

1991 - 1992

1986 Ford-E.V.F. modular rescue squad (X-R1). Riviera Beach, FLA. Cost in 1986: $55,000.

1992

1986 Ford modular rescue squad (X-R1,R2,R3). Cost in 1986: $25,000 (Rechassis of 1979 R1 Squad).

1992 -

1986 Ford-E.V.F. modular rescue squad (X-R1,R5,R3). Riviera Beach, FLA. Cost in 1986: $55,000.

Location 

1980 91-92

810 Eighth Street (with Engine 1)

1992 -

1437 Marquette Street (with Engine 5)

Chief/Command/Car 41 

1884 -

Metropolitan-style buggy with gong mounted on front. Painted red.

1910 - 1914

Mitchell auto. Mitchell Motor Car Co. Racine, WI. 30 H.P. Four cylinder. Received as gift of Mitchell Co. Value: $1,500. Destroyed in wreck on Christmas Eve, 1914. Rebuilt by R.F.D. for Electrician.

1915 - 1920

Lewis auto. LPC-Mitchell. Racine, WI. 30 H.P. Cost: $750

1920 - 1928

Case inch 6 inch auto. J. I. Case Co. Racine, WI. Cost: $1,800.

1928 - 1937

Nash auto. Belden Nash Motor Co. Racine, WI. Cost: $1,416 less $377.34 for Case car.

1937 - 1947

Nash four-door sedan. Model #3728. Nash Racine Sales. Racine, WI. Cost: $985.

1947 - 1950

Nash Ambassador sedan.

1950 - 1956

Nash Ambassador sedan.

1956 - 1962

Dodge sedan. Cost: $2,594.

1962 - 1967

American Rambler wagon. Cost: $3,217. Wrecked in 1967 accident.

1967 - 1975

Plymouth wagon. Cost: $2,770.76.

1975 - 1980

1975 AMC Matador wagon. Cost: $3,995.

1980 - 1986

AMC wagon. Cost: $5,000.

1986 - 1991

GMC Suburban four door truck. Cost: $15,005.

1991 -1996

GMC Suburban four door truck. Cost: $23,000.

Bureau/Arson Investigation/Car 48 

1980 - 1988

1968 International rescue squad (X-R2,R3,R5). Springfield, OH. Cost in 1968: $9,187. Refurbished by department into investigation unit.

1988 - 2008

Ford stretch van. Cost: $9,000.  Decommissioned in 2008