The Crystal Lakes Volunteer Fire Department maintains and runs the following apparatus:

2007 4WD Freightliner capable of carrying 2,000 gallons of water, two firefighters and their gear and 750 gallons per minute.

Photos by Harold Alexander, 2007

2008 Ferrara International Pumper capable of carrying 500 gallons of water and five firefighters and their gear, including airpacks. Engine 1 has a pumping capacity of 1000 gallons per minute and also carries the jaws of life and other equipment for responding to motor vehicle accidents.

2021 Dodge Ram 5500 4WD crew cab wildland engine capable of carrying 300 gallons of water and five firefighters and their gear. Outfitted with a firefighting foam system and a pump capable of pumping over 260 gallons a minute.

1994 Ford Super Duty 2-door 4WD wildland engine capable of carrying 250 gallons of water and two firefighters and their gear.

Description: 1996 ambulance repurposed into an equipment-carrying vehicle. It can carry five department members and their gear, a generator and scene lighting, and is packed with medical supplies, ice rescue equipment, low-angle rescue equipment, and anything else we can think of that we might need on a scene.

 2021 Dodge Ram 2500 4WD crew cab capable of carrying five department personnel, with a cap and rear slide installed to allow it to carry a large amount and variety of equipment. This is a first-out vehicle outfitted to begin dealing with almost any kind of emergency.

1991 4WD Chevy Suburban used to transport additional firefighters and equipment to fire scenes. In the winter, Squad 2 is outfitted with a plow to help us reach emergency scenes in the snow.