Menard County (IL)

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Menard County Government

Menard County E911

Menard County went live, enhanced 911 on October 8,2007. Menard County is a 2 position PSAP and will dispatch for all emergency services in Menard County. (dispatching for every police, fire, and EMS agency in the county: Athens PD, Petersburg PD, Greenview PD, Menard Co Sheriff - Athens-Fancy Prairie PD, Greenview, Oakford, and Tallula EMS units: Athens-Fancy Prairie, Oakford, Greenview, Tallula, and Petersburg Fire Departments)

Agencies Dispatched Athens BLS, Greenview BLS, Menard County Rescue Squad, Greenview BLS, New Salem BLS, Oakford BLS, Petersburg BLS/Fire, Tallula BLS

Units: Greenview 3,6; Petersburg 17 (EMS)
D-Rescue Vehicles (not DAVID) D-39, D-58 "Petersburg"

Menard County Rescue Squad

Has a volunteer centralized Rescue Squad (with Dive Team) made up of fire and medical personnel. Each person assigned to the numbering system works for the ambulance service; members of these 2 departments may be local fire or BLS. May be paged by Menard County Ambulance, Rescue or a local fire department.
(OLD) 1/08 - At this time the Dive Team has 8 certified divers and use the remaining of the rescue squad members as a support team (line handlers, boat operators, etc.) for the divers, during dive operations.

Menard County Sheriff's Department

Units heard: 31,32

154.055 BM Mnrd SD ??1 Sheriff [Expired] FM Deprecated KSM845
156.03 M Mnrd SD ??2 Sheriff [Expired] FM Deprecated KA80903

Notes

158.925 D411 heard in Petersburg (does not appear to be input tone, 103.5 also heard (12/18/12)
151.175 D503 repeater, confirmed at least one repeater input tone of D251 on 154.77 (3/13) also on 151.22 Athens-Fancy Prairie Fire repeater.
154.77 D271 input page 151.175 D503 for Menard EMS? (1/14)

154.0775 possibly has multiple input tones (heard on 154.085)
D654 - response or input for mobiles
100.0 Petersburg Command/En Route, Menard County dispatcher
153.845 - 141.3 heard in Jacksonville area (6/13)

(There appears to be mass-RF and/or non-narrowband compliance in the area: 155.145 D251, 154.54 Tone Outs for Menard EMS also heard on 151.175 D503)

Menard County EMS

Formerly Menard County Ambulance, used to be privately owned; Now ran and controlled by Menard County.
Units: 3D11, 3D12, 3D14 and 3D15.
HQ on south side Petersburg (formerly dispatched ambulance, the county fire departments and the Menard County Rescue Squad from that location until the new E-911 emergency call service went online at the Menard County Jail.)
Medivan Service - transports wheelchair patients to non-emergency doctor and hospital appointments

Municipalities and Districts

Athens

451.1125 Fixed Water Data KNNL479

Athens-Fancy Prairie Fire Department Website

paged on 159.45 (input to 151.22) {simulcast} 154.77 D251 (input to 151.145)by Menard 911 (also 155.9325? 103.5) (3/13)
Units: Athens 12, 14, 15

Greenview

Oakford

Petersburg

Tallula

Tallula Volunteer Fire Department

10 Codes and Unit Lists

Menard County Public Safety Unit ID's and Codes

Law Enforcement

MN 1 The Sheriff
MN 2 Chief Deputy
MN 3-18 Deputies
MN 19 Tow Trucks
MN 20-29 Corrections
MN 31 Petersburg Chief
MN 32-39 Petersburg Police
MN 41 Athens Chief
MN 42-49 Athens Police
MN 51 Greenview Chief
MN 52-59 Greenview Police

Codes and Signals

Code 1 : Traffic Stop
Code 213 : Lunch Break
Code 101 : Spouse or Residence
Signal 100 : Alarm

Fire/Rescue/EMS

1435 on 155.115 (10/1/07)

Menard County Rescue Squad

D-21
D-22 Main Rescue Truck
D-23 Dive Team Vehicle
D-24 Air Cascade
D-25 Secondary Rescue Truck)
3 boats, John Deere Gator (ATV vehicle).
D-30 throuh D-70: Personnel

Menard County Ambulance

3D11
3D12 3 431 01 Menard County Ambulance (2016)
3D14 3 xxx xx Menard County Ambulance
3D15
3D16

Schools

Petersburg-Porta School District

Fleet of 22 school buses.

Greenview CUSD #200

151.775 Base/Mobile (NFM) Issued 6/23; WRXN411 former expired KTH997

Businesses

Ag Plus Development 452.075 Repeater (Petersburg) WPES764
Eastview Farms 463.925 Repeater (NFM at Greenview) KIR422
Pork Valley Farms 154.49 Base/Mobile (NFM at Greenview) KAG909
Weidhumer Farms 461.475 Repeater (NFM at Fancy Prairie) KNEL470

Smith Farms (Tallula)

Mobiles on 157.575, 159.75, 159.7575, 160.155, 160.1625 (NFM) WQQV959