The Prospect Hts. The specially equipped fire vehicle has four-wheel drive, allowing it to travel over unpaved areas to reach a crash scene. Specially mounted horses can spray large amounts of foam directly on the crash scene. Initial attempts to get funding through the federal government proved futile. So there are no requirements that a 'crash truck' be available.
Federal funds are more geared to commercial airports.
The fire district then turned to state legislators, seeking help in obtaining funding. The city of Prospect Hts. The Prospect Hts. Fire District shares coverage of Palwaukee Airport with the village of Wheeling Fire Dept. Right now, depending on how busy on other calls the departments are, there may not be enough firefighters to man one or the other of the vehicles.