RED Center
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RED Center was formed in the 1970's and originally was housed at Niles Station 2 before moving to Glenview in the 1980's and finally to Northbrook a couple years ago. RED Center has added several departments in recent years and continues to add agencies. RED is also MABAS Division 3, and numbering of all Division 3 agencies is based on RED’s system. Division 3’s Back-up is NWCD, conversely RED is the back-up for Division 1.
Rig numbering in Division 3 follows RED's scheme of numbering stations and the rigs are numbered for the station they are housed in. Engine 1 would be from Station 1 etc. Administrative, utility and service vehicles and personnel ID with the first 1 or 2 digits indicating the station (thus the department) and the last 2 digits identifying the individual or vehicle. Chief's for example end in "00", thus 2900 would be Northfield's Fire Chief, 101 would be the Deputy Chief from North Maine.
See Radio Reference Cook County database page for current dispatch frequency information.
Combined RED Center/MABAS Division 3 Frequency List (Courtesy CARMA)
| Frequency | PL/DPL/NAC | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 159.6600 | 925 NAC | RED North Dispatch (Repeats 153.9875) |
| 156.1350 | 47B NAC | RED South Dispatch (Repeats 153.7475) |
| 154.4450 | 127.3 | North Operations - Backup for North network, pager tone-outs |
| 154.3550 | 127.3 | South Operations - Backup for South network |
| 154.2650 | 210.7 | IFERN - Mutual Aid-MABAS |
| 155.2800 | 000.0 | MERCI 280 - Hospital Channel |
| 045.4400 | 103.5 | IEMA Link |
| 159.7950 | D031 | FireCom Dispatch, Glenview FD (Repeats 154.2050) |
| 154.3400 | 136.5 | Rosemont FD (Former, also Des Plaines/Park Ridge old channel) |
| 151.0100 | 127.3 | North Shore - Glencoe FD, Winnetka FD Administrative |
| 154.1600 | 127.3 | Highland Park FD |
| 155.6925 | 123.0 | Evanston FD (Repeats 159.4275) |
| 154.1600 | 123.0 | Evanston FD (Old channel) |
| 159.1950 | D205 | Skokie FD (Repeats 153.620) |
| 153.8300 | 69.3 | Red Fireground |
| 154.2950 | 85.4 | Blue Fireground |
| 154.2800 | 74.4 | White Fireground |
| 153.8375 | 91.5 | Gold Fireground |
| 154.2725 | 94.8 | Black Fireground |
| 154.2875 | 136.5 | Gray Fireground |
| 154.3025 | 67.0 | IFERN 2 |
RED Center and MABAS Division 3 Stations
Division 3 numbering is based upon the RED Center model, thus the rest of the division is shown here.
| Nr. | Department | Dispatch | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Maine FPD | RED S | 9301 Potter Rd |
| 2 | Niles | RED S | 8360 Dempster (HQ) |
| 3 | Niles | RED S | 6611 Jarvis Ave. |
| 4 | Morton Grove | RED S | 6250 Lincoln Ave. |
| 5 | Morton Grove | RED S | Shermer & Harlem |
| 6 | Glenview | Glenview | 1815 Glenview Rd HQ |
| 7 | Glenview | Glenview | 3507 Glenview Rd |
| 8 | Glenview | Glenview | 1901 Landwehr Rd |
| 9 | Prospect Hts. | RED N | 10 E. Camp McDonald Rd (HQ) |
| 10 | Northbrook | RED N | 650 Huehl Rd |
| 11 | Northbrook | RED N | 740 Dundee Rd |
| 12 | Northbrook | RED N | 1840 Shermer |
| 13 | Glenview | Glenview | 831 East Lake Ave. |
| 14 | Glenview | Glenview | 2250 Patriot Blvd. |
| 15 | Lincolnwood | RED S | 6900 N. Lincoln Av |
| 16 | Skokie | 9-1-1 | 7424 Niles Center Rd. (HQ) |
| 17 | Skokie | 9-1-1 | 8157 Central Park Ave. |
| 18 | Skokie | 9-1-1 | 9024 Gross Point Rd |
| 19 | Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD | RED N | 1935 Half Day Rd |
| 20 | Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD | RED N | 500 Waukegan Rd (HQ) |
| 21 | Evanston | 9-1-1 | 1332 Emerson |
| 22 | Evanston | 9-1-1 | 702 Madison St |
| 23 | Evanston | 9-1-1 | 1105 Central |
| 24 | Evanston | 9-1-1 | 1817 Washington |
| 25 | Evanston | 9-1-1 | 2380 Central St |
| 23 | Wheeling | RED N | 780 S. Wheeling Road |
| 24 | Wheeling | RED N | 499 S. Milwaukee Av (HQ) |
| 26 | Wilmette | RED N | 1304 Lake Av (HQ) |
| 27 | Wilmette | RED N | 747 Illinois Rd |
| 28 | Winnetka-Kenilworth | RED N | 428 Green Bay Road, Winnetka |
| 29 | Northfield | RED N | 1800 Winnetka Rd |
| 30 | Glencoe | 9-1-1 | 675 Village Ct |
| 31 | Highland Park | Glenview | (Station Closed) |
| 32 | Highland Park | Glenview | 692 Burton Ave. |
| 33 | Highland Park | Glenview | 1130 Central Ave. (HQ) |
| 34 | Highland Park | Glenview | 1100 Half Day Rd. |
| 35 | Park Ridge | RED S | 901 W. Devon |
| 36 | Park Ridge | RED S | 1000 N. Greenwood (HQ) |
| 37 | Highwood | RED N | 428 Green Bay Rd |
| 39 | Prospect Hts. | RED N | 1275 S. Wolf Rd |
| 42 | Wheeling | RED N | 255 W. Dundee Road |
| 51 | Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD | RED N | 115 Schelter Rd, Lincolnshire (HQ) |
| 52 | Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD | RED N | 855 Saunders Rd, Riverwoods |
| 53 | Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD | RED N | 671 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills |
| 55 | Long Grove FPD | RED N | 1165 McHenry Road, Long Grove |
| 56 | Long Grove FPD | RED N | Reserve Equipment |
| 61 | Des Plaines FD | RED S | 405 S River Rd |
| 62 | Des Plaines FD | RED S | 1313 Oakton St |
| 63 | Des Plaines FD | RED S | 130 E Thacker St |
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