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201 Car 201 is the unmarked 1997 Ford Crown Victoria director's car.  It is used exclusively by the director/coordinator or senior officers for transport and traffic control.
Car 202 is an unmarked 1997 Ford Crown Victoria sedan. It is primarily used by the deputy coordinator or senior officers for transport and traffic control.
281 Car 281 is a 1996 Crown Victoria. It is primarily used for traffic direction, severe weather spotting, and manpower.
Car 282 is a 1994 Chevrolet Caprice sedan. It is used for traffic direction, severe weather spotting, and manpower. Car 282
Car 283 is a Crown Victoria sedan. It is used for traffic direction, severe weather spotting, and manpower.
Car 284 is a 1996 Crown Victoria. It is used for traffic direction, severe weather spotting, and manpower
Van 285 Van 285 is a 1986 Ford E350/Champion coach. It is used as a field incident command center. It is equipped with radios, cellular phones, computer printer, fax machine, television, and office supplies needed to manage large emergencies.
Squad 286 is a 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT 4x4 utility truck. It is primarily used for lighting, power, flood water pumping, search and rescue, and salvage operations. It is equipped with a 10 kilowatt generator that powers two 1,500 watt metal halide flood lights mounted on a Will-Burt 25' air operated flood light mast. It also powers two 1,500 quartz halogen flood lights mounted individually on manually operated masts at the rear of the vehicle.  286 is also equipped with five portable 500 watt quartz halogen flood lights, two portable generators, two 3 inch diameter trash pumps, a variety of rescue and forcible entry tools, six traffic barricades, a 16 inch chainsaw, two SCBA's, a 20 foot extension ladder, and three search and rescue backpacks. Squad 286Squad 286 with tower up
Squad 287 is a Ford 4x4. It is used to carry traffic barricades and brush fire fighting equipment, for traffic control. It is fitted with a utility body, a diesel generator, dual metal halide floods on a erectable boom, and 2 quartz 1500w floods..  It is stocked as a back-up to 286.
T-2 is a fully functional traffic direction arrow signal. It was constructed by the members of Mokena ESDA. The platform that the arrow is mounted to is a military 1/4 ton cargo trailer. It is primarily used for long duration road closures such as major traffic accidents and roadside safety checks.
Arrow Trailer T-2


 generator trailer

T-1 is a pretty much stationary back-up power supply for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC, Station).  Its 45KW Empire generator is powered by a Ford 300c.i. LP gas engine.
GC-1 is.........w-e-e-e-ell..............a golfcart!
golf cart


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