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MABAS Division 56

Montgomery County Webpage

The 10 Montgomery County Fire Departments, 5 Ambulance Services, Montgomery County EMA, Carlinville and Gillespie Fire are part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 56. MABAS is a statewide organization of over 550 agencies that have the capability to work together when a disaster strikes. Many members of MABAS Division 56 have specialized equipment, as seen above, that any other member of MABAS 56 can call upon for assistance during incidents or disasters.

Montgomery County 911 / ETSB

Established Oct 1995; receives about 20,000 calls a year
Dispatches for EMA, MABAS Division 56, Haz-Mat and Dive Team.
Dispatches for Litchfield Police except Mon-Fri 0800-1600
Shoal Creek also dispatched direct on 154.13 162.2 PL by Bond County 911.
Weekly Test Page on Monday nights at 7:30pm for all departments (Back-up PSAP at Taylorville/Christian County 911) (mutiple freqs/tones)
Departments use the "I Am Responding" phone app
6/22 - The county is going to purchase a VHF simulcast for 911 using ARPA funds ($345,000)
7/22 - New FCC License modification to current Fire Frequencies, adding NXDN/DMR/P25 emissions WQFE421

Dispatches agencies: Coffeen Fire, Farmersville Fire/Ambulance, Fillmore Fire, Hillsboro Fire/Ambulance, Irving Fire, Litchfield Fire/EMS, Nokomis-Witt Ambulance, Nokomis Fire, Raymond-Harvel Fire (2 page tone sets), Raymond-Harvel Ambulance, Shoal Creek Fire & Rescue, Witt Fire, 911 and EMA Coordinator, HAZMAT Team, Hazmat Tone NE, Hazmat Tone SE, Hazmat Tone SE (heard rebroadcast on 154.13 162.2 PL)

Uses Fireground Blue for Water Operations

154.325 D047 for Northwest Depts; D023 for Northeast Depts; D223 for Southeast Depts. (1/13)
154.325 D047 heard paging Raymond-Harvel Fire (with DTMF tail, via phone?) (also on 225.7?) (8/13)

Reported that departments use their local repeater (Chris Coss) that feeds into (simulcasts on) the 151.46 Rptr. 911 still simulcasts 151.4 R pages/dispatches locally on 154.325 (which some pagers are still on).

155.055 IREACH WRMC646

Chris Coss Frequencies

90.35 DISPATCH FOR COMMUINCATIONS COMPANY AND TACTICAL USE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES WQDM689
90.35 RADIO COMMUNICATION USE BY ELIGIBLES. WQFE421
140 N. MAIN STREET - HILLSBORO
CLEVELAND & MAIN STREETS - PANAMA
502 S. SHERMAN - LITCHFIELD
159.7125 151.8575 WQFE421 RM 162 DPL *heard 10/14/06 - Appears to be a simulcast of 154.325/151.4600 was Paging Shoal Creek Fire
SOUTH EAST & NOBBE STREETS - FARMERSVILLE
CAPPS & MILLER STREETS - NOKOMIS POPLAR & W. RAILROAD STREETS - FILLMORE

Greg Nimmo Frequencies

4/06 Most bases are located at or near a fire department. PRIVATE BUS DISPATCH RADIOS WILL BE USED TO COORDINATE DAILY BUS DISPATCHING ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

140 N MAIN ST HILLSBORO, IL
CORNER OF CLEVELAND AND MAIN ST PANAMA
502 S SHERMAN LITCHFIELD
CORNER OF S EAST AND NOBBE FARMERSVILLE
CORNER OF CAPPS AND MILLER NOKOMIS
CORNER OF POPLAR AND W RAILROAD FILMORE

Montgomery County Sheriff

Sheriff Units: 68-xx
68-91 (1/21)
173.25 100.0 (heard in Litchfield, both sides of conversation of Sheriff repeater 2/14, 4/14) (hrd Farmersville 5/15)
Summer 2022 - Transitioned to new P25 radio system. All sheriff/police in the county can now talk to each other.

2022 Sheriff/Rural Law P25 System (assumed that 10xx are mobile units and 11xx are portables)

1000 Dispatch? (7/20/23)
1004
1009 (7/20/23)
1012 (7/20/23)
1013
1104
1113
1115 (7/20/23)

Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Bois D'Arc Township

Road Ops on 159.4575 Base/Mobile (NFM at Farmersville) possibly 103.5PL hrd 2015) WQQN324

Coffeen (City)

153.6875 Repeater with 158.1525 input for Public Works (NFM/DMR/NXDN) issued 5/23 WRXL606
155.415 Base/Mobiles City Operations (162.2?) [Expired] FMN KNEZ869
155.805 Base/Mobiles Public Works [Expired 10/00] FM WPIS436

Coffeen Fire Protection District

Donnellson

Fire provided by Shoal Creek FPD

Farmersville

159.96 Base/Mobile, assumed for Water Department operations (NFM) WQSI931
173.39 91.5 PL also heard in use (Musical Notes) (12/13)

Farmersville-Waggoner Fire Department / Ambulance

Reported that Rural Towns pages repeat off the tower at Farmersville

Fillmore (Village)

Water Data - 451.1625 FXO WRVG901

Fillmore Community Fire Protection District

Coverage area includes parts of Fayette County.
EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance.

Hillsboro (City) Facebook

Police

Former: 155.085R (153.8375) WPYY616 RM 210.7 PL (Voice Inversion capable) (change to D351 2018)
154.445 - Fire: Paging/Dispatch (rpts 154.325 D023, then rpts on 154.325 CSQ) 6pm Test Page (pages on 151.45 1/18)

Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service Facebook page

Responds to: Hillsboro, Fillmore

Irving (City?)

Police provided by Sheriff, Hillsboro; EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance

Irving Volunteer Fire Department

154.175 Base/Mobile Fireground [Expired 9/13] WNMQ811

Litchfield (City) Facebook page

Litchfield Police Department

Dispatched locally Mon-Fri 0800-1600, by county the remaining time
Transitioned to a new P25 system Summer 2022 after being on a DMR Tier 3 system for a short time

Tier 3 RIDs

4 - Dispatcher
213 "213"
397
649

Litchfield Fire Department

Staff of 10 paid, 37 volunteer protecting 10,000 people in 33 sq miles out of 2 stations.
Member of MABAS 56 and the 3M Firemen's Association Litchfield,
May request Mutual Aid from Mt. Olive Fire/EMS for areas around I-55. Also may contact Mac911 on 154.7475R for info or assistance
154.37 also licensed on KCN968 (but not known to be in use)

Mount Olive

Mount Olive Fire Protection District

Serves a small portion of I-55 and land in Montgomery County, mostly in Macoupin County.

Nokomis

Nokomis Fire

Responds to Coaltan

Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service

Coverage area: Nokomis, Witt, Ohlman
155.205 BM EMS: Local [Expired 6/14] WPFA581

Panama

Shoal Creek Fire and Rescue (Panama)

Serves: Panama, Donnellson

Raymond

154.995 CSQ, Montgomery Co 911 paging Raymond Harvel Fire/Ambulance for 10-50 (12/16/13)

Taylor Springs

Taylor Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Witt

30wt FX 451.8375 for Water Department data WQVJ571

Witt Volunteer Fire Department

School Districts

Regional Office of Education #3

Website
Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties

Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 Facebook page

Serving Hillsboro, Butler, Taylor Springs, Donnellson, Coffee, Witt District Map
11/8/22 - approved a $13M bond issue for a capital project at Hillsboro High School. Another $10 million from other available resources will be included to fund a $23 million building project. The project will replace the 102-year-old main building at Hillsboro High School with a new structure that will connect the existing Gym Building, Cafeteria Building, and Ag. Building, resulting in a single building with one central, controlled main entrance. 65,000 square feet of new construction.

Litchfield Community Unit School District 12[https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCUSD12/ Facebook page https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=mpfrxk1T-Dhp8Z_plYIZBw1BLKU2CGmOHIMrDauqlEKFM99pGiVceDsiVgjw21jQpR9izIgHIHV8mbDM__tj476fw5UN4yOs7_2hHPxGVoxHjsofLWDroYw2KaNIrl0wMM4MXBk-duIlwwO3S2jr2oPSMjiGnwqre2CHmftYPhAAdPX9bd_rVfKz1Ki4KG13jXNiAAHn82Z08OlMrVEV-Wp1dzwvjfKx_uXd2EJqVjubo0mP30k District Map]

Nokomis Unit School District #22 Facebook District Map

Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton
OLD Expired (155.175 BM 203.5 PL Buses FMN WXT623

Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond) Facebook page District Map

Serves the communities of Raymond, Harvel, Waggoner and Farmersville
155.235 D503 heard in use btwn Raymond and Rochester, unknown ops. (3/13)

Maps and Images

Montgomery County Townships Map

Montgomery County Pager Tones

Agency (Updated)	Tone A	Tone B
NW/SE/SW/NE All County	634.5 / 707.3
NW/SE/SW/NE Hazmat	433.7 / 539.0
EMA	349.0 / 669.9
Coffeen Fire	349.0 / 410.8
Farmerville-Waggoner Ambulance	339.6 long
Farmerville-Waggoner Fire	312.7 / 339.6
Filmore Ambulance
Filmore Fire	524.8 / 602.6	QCI
Filmore Fire	667.5 / 712.5
Hillsboro Ambulance (2018)	746.8	600.9
Hillsboro Fire	600.9 / 634.5
Irving Fire	330.5 / 433.7
Litchfield Fire/EMS	long 645.7
Litchfield Fire (2018)	524.6	879.0
Litchfield Fire	346.7 / 881.0
Nokomis-Witt Ambulance	778.5 / 746.8
Nokomis Fire	458.57? / 389.13?
Raymond/Harvel Ambulance	long 539.0
Raymond-Harvel Fire (too?)	very long 539.0
Raymond Harvel Fire	634.5 / 832.5
Raymond Harvel Fire	832.5 / 634.5
Shoal Creek First Responders	long 389.0
Shoal Creek Fire Department	483.5 / 389.0
Taylor Springs Fire (2018)	634.5	600.9
Witt Fire	553.9 / 584.8

Related Wiki Pages

External Links

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 == MABAS Division 56 ==
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 === Chris Coss Frequencies ===
-{{Callsign|WQDM689}} -- 90.35 DISPATCH FOR COMMUINCATIONS COMPANY AND TACTICAL USE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES
+* 90.35 DISPATCH FOR COMMUINCATIONS COMPANY AND TACTICAL USE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES {{Callsign|WQDM689}}
-{{Callsign|WQFE421}} -- 90.35 RADIO COMMUNICATION USE BY ELIGIBLES.
+* 90.35 RADIO COMMUNICATION USE BY ELIGIBLES. {{Callsign|WQFE421}}
-*140 N. MAIN STREET - HILLSBORO
+* 140 N. MAIN STREET - HILLSBORO
-*CLEVELAND & MAIN STREETS - PANAMA
+* CLEVELAND & MAIN STREETS - PANAMA
-*502 S. SHERMAN - LITCHFIELD
+* 502 S. SHERMAN - LITCHFIELD
-*159.7125 151.8575 {{Callsign|WQFE421}} RM 162 DPL *heard 10/14/06 - Appears to be a simulcast of 154.325/151.4600 was Paging Shoal Creek Fire
+* 159.7125 151.8575 {{Callsign|WQFE421}} RM 162 DPL *heard 10/14/06 - Appears to be a simulcast of 154.325/151.4600 was Paging Shoal Creek Fire
-*SOUTH EAST & NOBBE STREETS - FARMERSVILLE
+* SOUTH EAST & NOBBE STREETS - FARMERSVILLE
-*CAPPS & MILLER STREETS - NOKOMIS POPLAR & W. RAILROAD STREETS - FILLMORE
+* CAPPS & MILLER STREETS - NOKOMIS POPLAR & W. RAILROAD STREETS - FILLMORE
 === Greg Nimmo Frequencies ===
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 *CORNER OF POPLAR AND W RAILROAD FILMORE
-=== Montgomery County Sheriff ===
+=== [https://montgomeryco.com/index.php/elected-officials/montgomery-county-sheriffs Montgomery County Sheriff] ===
-[https://montgomeryco.com/index.php/elected-officials/montgomery-county-sheriffs Sheriff Website]
 * Sheriff Units: 68-xx
 * 68-91 (1/21)
 * 173.25 100.0 (heard in Litchfield, both sides of conversation of Sheriff repeater 2/14, 4/14) (hrd Farmersville 5/15)
 * Summer 2022 - Transitioned to new P25 radio system.  All sheriff/police in the county can now talk to each other.
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 === Coffeen (City) ===
 * 153.6875 Repeater with 158.1525 input for Public Works (NFM/DMR/NXDN) issued 5/23 {{Callsign|WRXL606}}
-* 155.415  Base/Mobiles  City Operations (162.2?) [Expired] 	FMN 	Multi-Dispatch  {{Callsign|KNEZ869}}
+* 155.415  Base/Mobiles  City Operations (162.2?) [Expired] FMN {{Callsign|KNEZ869}}
 * 155.805  Base/Mobiles  Public Works [Expired 10/00] FM {{Callsign|WPIS436}}
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 === Fillmore (Village) ===
-* Water Data - 451.1625 FXO   {{Callsign|WRVG901}}
+* Water Data - 451.1625 FXO {{Callsign|WRVG901}}
 '''Fillmore Community Fire Protection District'''
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 * EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance.
-=== Hillsboro (City) ===
+=== [https://hillsboroillinois.net/ Hillsboro (City)] [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Hillsboro-Illinois/100064858833745/ Facebook] ===
-[https://hillsboroillinois.net/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Hillsboro-Illinois/100064858833745/ Facebook]
 '''Police'''
 * Former: 155.085R (153.8375) WPYY616  RM  210.7 PL  (Voice Inversion capable) (change to D351 2018)
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 * 154.175  Base/Mobile  Fireground [Expired 9/13]  {{Callsign|WNMQ811}}
-=== Litchfield (City) ===
+=== [http://www.cityoflitchfieldil.com Litchfield (City)] [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Litchfield-IL/100069204400005/ Facebook page]===
-* [http://www.cityoflitchfieldil.com Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Litchfield-IL/100069204400005/ Facebook page]
 '''Litchfield Police Department '''
 * Dispatched locally Mon-Fri 0800-1600, by county the remaining time
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 '''Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service'''
 * Coverage area: Nokomis, Witt, Ohlman
-* 155.205 	   	BM		NokomisWitt EMS	EMS: Local [Expired 6/14]  {{Callsign|WPFA581}}
+* 155.205  BM	 EMS: Local [Expired 6/14]  {{Callsign|WPFA581}}
 === Panama ===
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 * Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties
-=== Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 ===
+=== [https://www.hillsboroschools.net/ Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3] [https://www.facebook.com/Hillsboro.Community.School.District/ Facebook page]===
-* [https://www.hillsboroschools.net/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/Hillsboro.Community.School.District/ Facebook page]
 * Serving Hillsboro, Butler, Taylor Springs, Donnellson, Coffee, Witt [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=ERvGGWHl3ONk4mxgoePPcfdxfmq_qcQnUVF7GmMBslkOO1BbSYIqyhGtuY_I2v2-ed5F4VdIWMhw9kpVJm5f6F0Ax2GK0tV5a-Alfaq04iAs9oOVwgh-3qMICqtfvyyvC2GQpzTq9RkDipIC-uJTPg0qLcBjaMz_6bqzqt_13PZebrocAm7wQKoFnevXOpufjeNU0BTy3mbmlpFp8tsRoaFn41XJzHtSr0f7B62BDyNZKNMxfAk District Map]
 * 11/8/22 - approved a $13M bond issue for a capital project at Hillsboro High School. Another $10 million from other available resources will be included to fund a $23 million building project. The project will replace the 102-year-old main building at Hillsboro High School with a new structure that will connect the existing Gym Building, Cafeteria Building, and Ag. Building, resulting in a single building with one central, controlled main entrance. 65,000 square feet of new construction.
-=== Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 ===
+=== [https://www.lcusd12.org/ Litchfield Community Unit School District 12[https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCUSD12/ Facebook page] https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=mpfrxk1T-Dhp8Z_plYIZBw1BLKU2CGmOHIMrDauqlEKFM99pGiVceDsiVgjw21jQpR9izIgHIHV8mbDM__tj476fw5UN4yOs7_2hHPxGVoxHjsofLWDroYw2KaNIrl0wMM4MXBk-duIlwwO3S2jr2oPSMjiGnwqre2CHmftYPhAAdPX9bd_rVfKz1Ki4KG13jXNiAAHn82Z08OlMrVEV-Wp1dzwvjfKx_uXd2EJqVjubo0mP30k District Map] ===
-* [https://www.lcusd12.org/ Website]   [https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCUSD12/ Facebook page]  [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=mpfrxk1T-Dhp8Z_plYIZBw1BLKU2CGmOHIMrDauqlEKFM99pGiVceDsiVgjw21jQpR9izIgHIHV8mbDM__tj476fw5UN4yOs7_2hHPxGVoxHjsofLWDroYw2KaNIrl0wMM4MXBk-duIlwwO3S2jr2oPSMjiGnwqre2CHmftYPhAAdPX9bd_rVfKz1Ki4KG13jXNiAAHn82Z08OlMrVEV-Wp1dzwvjfKx_uXd2EJqVjubo0mP30k District Map]
-===  Nokomis Unit School District #22 ===
+=== [https://www.nokomis.k12.il.us/ Nokomis Unit School District #22] [https://www.facebook.com/people/Nokomis-CUSD-22/100057059636402/ Facebook] [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=C6ae8c5s6AJJe_mdldHCkQM63YxIullo4gDnwuU5wwIwFOukET1vtTxgoQnx2fKSFc6IuHMlcw32Tpd96iuXY0ZX4UYbtcVqqM5zHYV2bdeV_Fi3jQBGpu5pJ_UiUrvWic5jdH_PISYY8H_ITkID3LfvNmirZGzY197mEyB5kdyck4L49rVMhfzrMJcYydutB4J-VAExKmp-vMH2ypXeCpWYxQARqBg2kgndt8YP86pT5G87KEk District Map]===
-[https://www.nokomis.k12.il.us/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/Nokomis-CUSD-22/100057059636402/ Facebook]
+* Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton
-* Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=C6ae8c5s6AJJe_mdldHCkQM63YxIullo4gDnwuU5wwIwFOukET1vtTxgoQnx2fKSFc6IuHMlcw32Tpd96iuXY0ZX4UYbtcVqqM5zHYV2bdeV_Fi3jQBGpu5pJ_UiUrvWic5jdH_PISYY8H_ITkID3LfvNmirZGzY197mEyB5kdyck4L49rVMhfzrMJcYydutB4J-VAExKmp-vMH2ypXeCpWYxQARqBg2kgndt8YP86pT5G87KEk District Map]
+* OLD Expired (155.175  BM	203.5 PL	Buses 	FMN {{Callsign|WXT623}}
-* OLD Expired (155.175  WXT623 	BM	203.5 PL	Nok School Bus	Buses 	FMN 	Schools
-=== Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond) ===
+=== [https://www.panhandleschools.com/ Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond)] [https://www.facebook.com/panhandlecusd2 Facebook page] [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=BjvA1fdQ3iavNpUsxAkrMQn_7q3lvM6dpdK2T5wSS0eHxwJR6iH8WhYKrQcp-uFlcQ9a_OtCGZ533Sr3Gq53hVwVQmIbam6J0tOSivza2XS1oV6NvXQord7-Mv2gcMZrSjQPVdzQW5hshB-vViH21Dlw6tlm2xgJU8XQI0Wa0IEtI6_GPvcZnB7luSk8Vm_tCmGBJjZXFXZ72oz0NTSMBRaV5DBV9QjaYxFCTKjoSCd-_zGDIXvxeNqtXOry District Map] ===
-[https://www.panhandleschools.com/ Website] [https://www.facebook.com/panhandlecusd2 Facebook page]
+* Serves the communities of Raymond, Harvel, Waggoner and Farmersville
-* Serves the communities of Raymond, Harvel, Waggoner and Farmersville  [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=BjvA1fdQ3iavNpUsxAkrMQn_7q3lvM6dpdK2T5wSS0eHxwJR6iH8WhYKrQcp-uFlcQ9a_OtCGZ533Sr3Gq53hVwVQmIbam6J0tOSivza2XS1oV6NvXQord7-Mv2gcMZrSjQPVdzQW5hshB-vViH21Dlw6tlm2xgJU8XQI0Wa0IEtI6_GPvcZnB7luSk8Vm_tCmGBJjZXFXZ72oz0NTSMBRaV5DBV9QjaYxFCTKjoSCd-_zGDIXvxeNqtXOry District Map]
 *155.235 D503 heard in use btwn Raymond and Rochester, unknown ops. (3/13)