Calhoun County (IL)

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Also patrolled by and part of Illinois State Police Troop 8 Webpage Facebook

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County #007/17013 Population 4360 (2022) 253.8 sqm
Neighboring Counties: Pike, Jersey, Greene, St. Charles MO, Lincoln MO, Pike MO

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Calhoun County Public Safety

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office ^FB

• Sheriff - Dispatches all Police, Fire and EMS agencies in the county. (some dispatch by 911 Center/West Central Dispatch in Jacksonville/Morgan County, as of 2018)
• Sheriff's Department serves all municipalities in the county. Hardin PD is only Part-time.

• 154.235/156.165/156.105 - may not be in use as they once were. Most ops Now on 151.1075 and 156.165
• 159.3375 Repeater with 155.8725 input (NFM at 1 mi W of Hardin for Sheriff; not currently in use) WNZA81

• (Formerly used the High Band repeater (shared with Highway Department) but uses low band for Mobile Extenders and when the Highway Department needs to use the repeater)
• Microwave 2143.6 800KF9W Sheriff at Merle Inman Farm WEF962 [Exp 7/00] Transmitter to receiver WEF862 [Expired]

Old Low Band - No Longer in use

• 39.50 156.16500 M 047 DPL Sheriff: Mobile Extenders (VHF Portable to car, out on 39.5) FM KDJ430
• 39.50 BM 047 DPL Sheriff: Back-up/Secondary/Car-to-Car/Link to Greene County Sheriff FM KDJ430
• 39.12 B 047 DPL Sheriff: Old Low Band (Base to Mobile) FM KDJ430
• 39.94 M 047 DPL Sheriff: Old Low Band (Mobile to Base) FM KDJ430
• 39.38 M Old Sheriff Car-to-Car [Expired] FM KDJ430
• 39.46 B CSQ Old Point-to-Point FM KDJ430
• 453.41250 458.41250 M Remote Receive Links [No longer in use] FM WNZA819

Law Units

• "CL"-("See-El") CL-1,2,3,4,5,8 (9 used to be Ambulance) (these may be old)
• Unit 119 on 151.1075 (4/21)
• Hardin 1, 2

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Calhoun County Volunteer Ambulance ^{[WEB] FB}

• Calhoun South EMT Unit (Brussels/Batchtown)
• Calhoun Central EMT Unit (Hardin)
• Calhoun North EMT Unit (Kampsville)
• 3-J-14 3 453 03 Calhoun County Ambulance - Ford Box - white

• Ambulance Units: 3J11, 3J12, 3J14 --Uses Cellular Pagers

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Calhoun County Emergency Management ^FB

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Calhoun Medical Center (Hardin) ^{[WEB] [ FB]}

• 8/12 - Old hospital, formerly associated with Illini Medical Group, near closing, very little support, doctors or money left in this rural area
• Heliport 36LL (123.05 RDO-CTL) only approved for daylight conditions due to terrain in area

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Calhoun County Volunteer Fire Departments

• All Fire Departments are volunteer, members of MABAS-IL Division 67, and use MABAS interoperable fire-ground tactical frequencies.

Point Fire Protection District (Brussels)

Hardin

Hardin Fire Protection District (Central)

Richwoods Fire Protection District (Batchtown) ^FB

• Tanker/Tender - white truck/silver tank

North Calhoun Fire Protection District (Kampsville) ^FB/

• 201 Brush - Ford F350 4dr Pickup
• 202 Engine (older, white)
• 203 Engine - E-One Freightliner #3
• 205 Engine - American LaFrance - white/red #5 (Acquired 2017)
• Kubota RTV 4x4

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Maps and Images

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Schools

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Calhoun Community Unit School District 40 ^{WEB [No FB]}

• Calhoun Elementary School, Calhoun Unit 40, Calhoun High School
• possibly an intercom or wireless mic 170.15 162.2

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Businesses

• Tri-County FS: ^{WEB [ FB]}
• Weigel Farms: 151.775 Base/Mobile (Golden Eagle) WNPQ671

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