RED Center

Website - https://mabas3.org/about/regional-emergency-dispatch/

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

NOTE: It is recommended that you use a Uniden SDS100/SDS200 or a Unication G5 to monitor the P25 channels. This is due to the system using LSM (Linear Simulcast Modulation) across 16 different sites. Using a "non-SDS" scanner will lead to simulcast distortion issues.

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	175 McHenry 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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