De Witt County (IL)

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News Updates

Efforts are underway by 18 fire districts and departments in Macon, DeWitt and Piatt counties to obtain a $600,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for new digital radios and pagers.

2/09 - Area fire departments receive FEMA grants NIANTIC - The Niantic Fire Protection District has received a $503,397 Assistance to Firefighters Grant which will be used to upgrade communications equipment among 24 fire departments in DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie and Piatt counties. For more of this story, see Link

De Witt County Government WEB

De Witt County 911

Agencies dispatched for Fire/EMS Calls: Kenney Fire (formerly Turnbridge), Clinton Fire, Wapella Fire, Waynesville Fire, Weldon Fire.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.43000		KJC802	BM	CSQ	DeWitt Fire Page	Fire/EMS: Rural Paging / Weather	FMN	Fire Dispatch
72.22000		KJC802	F		DeWitt Fire RF1	Fire/EMS: Remote Link - Weldon	FMN	Fire Dispatch
72.46000		KJC802	F		DeWitt Fire RF2	Fire/EMS: Remote Link - Waynesville	FMN	Fire Dispatch
72.64000		KJC802	F	CSQ	DeWitt Fire RF3	Fire/EMS: Remote Link - Farmer City	FMN	Fire Dispatch
72.78000		KJC802	F		DeWitt Fire RF4	Fire/EMS: Remote Link - Kenney	FMN	Fire Dispatch
155.91000		KNNP739	M	CSQ	DeWitt Courths	Sheriff: Courthouse Security [Expired 3/21]	FMN	Corrections
151.11500	156.06000	KFV914	RM	162.2 PL	DeWt Highway	Highway Department / Snow Plows	FMN	Public Works
155.10000		KDQ328	BM	CSQ	DeW FireEMS	Fire/EMS (Old?) [Expired 6/24]	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.35250	154.83000	KJC802	RM	141 NAC	DeWitt Sheriff A	Sheriff: Dispatch [TG 1] [Clinton]	P25	Law Dispatch
151.23500	154.83000	KJC802	RM		DeWitt Sheriff B	Sheriff: Dispatch [Farmer City Simulcast]	P25	Law Dispatch
151.16750	155.43000	KJC802	RM	79.7 PL	DeWitt FireEMS	Fire/EMS: Paging / Dispatch / Response	FMN	Fire Dispatch
771.26875	801.26875	WQPP950	RM	67.0 PL	DeW Sheriff MX A	Sheriff: Mobile Extenders	FMN	Law Dispatch
155.43000	151.16750	KDQ328	RM	79.7 PL	DeWitt Fire	Fire: Response <b>[Expired 6/24]	FMN	Fire Dispatch
771.26875	801.26875	WQPP950	RM	CSQ	DeW Sheriff MX B	Sheriff: Mobile Extenders	FMN	Law Dispatch

De Witt County Sheriff / 911 - CENCOM

SWITCHED TO P25 11/20

159.3525 KJC802 RM 141.3 PL Sheriff: Dispatch [Clinton] FMN Law Dispatch
151.235 KJC802 RM 141.3 PL Sheriff: Dispatch [Farmer City Simulcast] FMN Law Dispatch

modified to add new repeaters ("For Police, Fire, EMS") KJC802
- 158.7975 Repeater at Clinton
- 158.7975 and 159.3525 (w/ 156.1425 input) at Weldon, Farmer City and Kenney (P25 and NFM emissions)

771.26875, 801.26875 for Mobile Extenders (P25/NFM) WQPP950
153.92 141.3 PL heard in Wapella, sheriff unit on portable/traffic stop. (9/13)

155.43 appears to simulcast Fire/EMS pages from 151.1675 79.7. 151.1675 Repeater input is 155.43 79.7, confirmed 6/13.

New 151.115 Repeater (154.89 input) (151.115 is current Highway) (156.06 is still input as of 6/13) KJC802
also 155.685 Repeater (unid input) at 6.5 east of Clinton KJC802

Sheriff - Dispatch ID'd as "Central" on repeater; units heard: David 7
has added nearly all public safety in the county, modify all current frequencies to (P25/NFM) KJC802

De Witt County Ambulance Service

Medic 1 (1/11/21)

De Witt County Highway Department '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000001-QINU`"'

De Witt County ESDA / SKYWARN

Most weather watching operations are conducted by Fire Departments on the County Fire frequency.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
442.37500	447.37500	KA9KEI	RM	91.5 PL	KA9KEI	Repeater (Clinton)	FM	Ham

Hospitals

Dr John Warner Hospital (Clinton)

Paramedic Services of Illinois (Clinton)
mobiles on 155.355, 155.34, 155.28 (NFM) WQQQ504

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.35500	KZJ485	BM	123.0 PL	DJWHospital EMS	EMS: Dispatch [Expired 1/22]	FMN	EMS Dispatch
155.34000		B	167.9 PL	MERCI1 167.9	Patient Reports (also 210.7)	FMN	Hospital

Municipalities

Townships

reported on 151.115 162.2 - have radio service look at Rutledge channel for Ford County Sheriff coming through (2/5/14)

151.055 KNAR880 BM Tunbridge Township Road Maintenance [Expired 10/21] FMN Deprecated 1/2/25

151.070 WQPB574 BM Barrett Township Roads (Rutledge Channel*) [Expired 6/22] FMN Deprecated 1/2/25

~~158.925 WQRL436 M Wilson Township Highway Department (Wapella) [Expired 6/23] FMN Deprecated 1/2/25~~

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
159.18000	153.84500	WPMW633	RM	423 DPL	Texas Twp Roads	Texas Township Road Maintenance (Clinton)	FMN	Public Works
151.05500		KNAR880	BM		TnbrdgTwp Roads	Tunbridge Township Road Maintenance [Expired 10/21]	FMN	Deprecated
158.92500		WQRL436	M		WilsonTwp Roads	Wilson Township Highway Department (Wapella) [Expired 6/23]	FMN	Deprecated
151.07000		WQPB574	BM		BertrettTwp Road	Barrett Township Roads (Rutledge Channel*) [Expired 6/22]	FMN	Deprecated

Clinton (City)

Police dispatched by DeWitt County Sheriff on 155.685 141.3 PL (OLD???)
155.310 KDQ328 BM Police [131.8 ??] [Expired 6/24] FMN Deprecated 11/20/24
155.100 KDQ328 BM CSQ Police [Expired 6/24] FMN Law Tac
154.950 WPCS299 M Police: Car-to-Car [Expired 7/03] FMN Deprecated 11/20/24

Clinton Ambulance Service is the primary provider for all of DeWitt County.
453.6125 Repeater, NFM for ALS EMS KZJ485 [Expired 1/7/22]

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.10000		KDQ328	BM	CSQ	Clntn PD Old	Police [Expired 6/24]	FMN	Law Tac
453.82500	458.82500	WPUG938	RM	023 DPL	Cltn PubWrks	Public Works / Snow Plows	FMN	Public Works

Farmer City (City)

April 2010 - Farmer City has voted to close it's dispatch center which has been dispatching Farmer City PD and Ambulance. The closure date has not been announced, but dispatching services will be transferred to CENCOM at that time. It's unknown if Farmer City PD and Ambulance will switch frequencies. (Source)

Police are dispatched by CENCOM on 151.235 (141.3). Fire paged/dispatch on 155.43.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
158.77500	153.75500	KSR924	RM	141.3 PL	FarmerCity EMS	EMS: Dispatch / Arrow	FMN	EMS Dispatch
159.14250		KFX241	M		FarmerCty FireMX	Fire: Mobile Extenders	FMN	Fire-Tac

Farmer City Fire Protection District
Farmer City Fire now uses the county frequency 155.430 (141.3).

Farmer City Municipal Ambulance Service

Kenney

Kenney Fire Protection District

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.10000	KXV758	BM		Kenney FG	Fire [Expires 5/24]	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.43000		BM	141.3 PL	Kenney Fire	Fire: Dispatch	FMN	Fire Dispatch

Wapella (Village)

154.385 BM Fire: Dispatch KRG730 [Expired 3/23]
3/24 app 0010972304 for 154.385, 154.15, 154.265 50W base, 25W mobiles

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.38500	WSBW832	BM		Wapella Fire	Fire: Dispatch/Local	FMN	Fire Dispatch
154.02500	KNNU487	BM	CSQ	Wapella PubWrks	Public Works / Streets [Expired 5/11]	FMN	Public Works

Waynesville (City)

Frequency	License	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
156.18000	WPQK778	BM	Waynesville Fire	Fire: Local	FMN	Fire-Tac

Weldon

Weldon Fire Protection District

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.31000	KCA821	BM	141.3 PL	Weldon Fire	Fire	FMN	Fire-Tac

Schools

Clinton Community Unit School District 15

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.17500	KNEX832	BM	127.3 PL	Clinton Schools	Buses / Admin / Ops	FMN	Schools
464.55000		M	123.0 PL	Clinton Sch Ops	Operations (Basketball Games)	FMN	Schools

De Land-Weldon Schools WEB

Frequency	License	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
462.32500	WPRS265	BM	D-W School Bus	Buses	FMN	Schools

Businesses

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