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Scanning / Listening

Area Scanner Feeds

  • Use broadcastify on web browser
  • Use Android/iPhone mobile apps, such as Scanner Radio Pro. It allows you to see Alpha Tags (Channel Names)
  • Scan Macoupin [ WEB] [ FB]

Unit Designators

Illinois State Police Troop 8 - Collinsville/Metro East

  • Formerly ISP District 18 Litchfield and District 11 Collinsville
  • 8-xx
  • 3-FRANK-xx - Conservation Police units
  • 8-FRANK-xx - Conservation Police units
  • DAVID-ADAM-xx - State Fire Marshal units (OSFM)
  • OCEAN xx - "Operations" units
  • OCEAN-KING xx - "Operations" K-9 units
  • SC-32 Litchfield Scale base, units on location may be 8-201, etc.


EMS IDPH Call Signs List of Call Signs

  • 3-FRANK-xx Sangamon County/Springfield C-MED EMS units
  • 3-JOHN-xx Calhoun County EMS units
  • 3-IDA-XX Christian County/Taylorville EMS units
  • 3-KING-xx Jersey County EMS units
  • 3-LINCOLN-xx Macoupin/Montgomery County EMS units
  • 4-ADAM-xx Madison County EMS units (many units may use other call signs)
  • 4-BOY-xx Bond County EMS units
  • 4-CHARLES-xx St Clair County units (many units may use other call signs)

Police/Fire/EMS

Bond County

Calhoun County

Clinton County

Greene County

Jersey County

Macoupin County

Madison County

Montgomery County

St Clair County

Sangamon County

Terms/Codes

Some agencies use ONLY plain language, instead of codes Guide INFO

  • ALS - Advance Life Support unit (Paramedic EMS)
  • BLS - Basic Life Support unit (can run oxygen, but no other equipment)
  • Bird - Medical Helicopter
  • Box Alarm - Goofy term used when requesting Mutual Aid via Dispatch center
  • Dispatch - Dispatch
  • Dispatch* - *Need to put an animal out of it's misery (Deer)
  • Engine
  • ETOH - Intoxicated (Drunk)
  • Fireground -
  • First Responders - (may also be rescue) Units that provide trained medical assistance on scene, often to ambulance personnel
  • LZ - Landing Zone
  • MABAS - Mutual Aid Box Alert System
  • Mutual Aid
  • MVA - Motor Vehicle Accident (10-50)
  • OP - Order of Protection (Judge issued paperwork, telling someone to stay away from someone else) Must be "served" by a Sheriff unit in-person.
  • Public Service - Telephone call
  • Pumper
  • Rehab - (Fire unit) provides support to fire on-scene for firefighters, oxygen refill etc.
  • Rescue - Can be for units that have tools for extrication (Technical Rescue) and/or be EMS/First Responders that can assist by providing aid to EMS personnel
  • RP - Reporting Party - The person that called this in
  • Right-of-way (Utility) - Land that has gas, water, electrical lines/poles and/or areas along side roadways between the sidewalk. (or between/behind properties)
  • Right-of-way (Train) - Where a train crosses a road or other area
  • Standby - (Fire) Have personnel/units ready to go at their station/firehouse
  • Subject - Person
  • Tac - Tactical ..........................
  • Tanker - Water Truck (see Tender)
  • Tender - Water Truck (traditionally called a "tanker")
  • Warrant - Wanted by a law enforcement agency

10 Codes (most used in the area)

  • 10-0 Use Caution
  • 10-1 Signal bad (radio signal)
  • 10-2 Signal good (radio signal)
  • 10-4 Affirmative, yes, OK, acknowledged
  • 10-6 Busy
  • 10-7 Out-of-Service (on a call)
  • 10-8 In-Service (ready for another call)
  • 10-9 Repeat last transmission
  • 10-10 Fight
  • 10-14 Prowler (or subject that ***needs identified
  • 10-17 Complainant (person who called into dispatch)
  • 10-21 Call by Telephone
  • 10-22 Disregard
  • 10-23 On scene (arrived at)
  • 10-25 Meet with xxxx
  • 10-32 Gun/Person with gun
  • 10-41 On-duty
  • 10-42 Off-duty
  • 10-43 Information
  • 10-50 Motor Vehicle Accident
  • 10-60 (arrived) In the area
  • 10-76 En route (on the way)
  • 10-79 Call Coroner/Coroner
  • 10-96 Mental Case/Issue/Subject
  • 10-99 Valid Warrant (or "Wanted subject")
  • 10-100 Restroom break (may be used differently)
  • animal 10-11

Maps

  • Open Street Map WEB (Like GoogleMaps, but usually better)


Legal

  • Cities, Villages, Towns
  • Townships
  • County
  • State

Types of community government

  • County Board
  • Mayor vs City Manager vs.
  • Sheriff Office (Elected) vs Sheriff Department (appointed)

Crimes/Mugshots

Mugshots

Weather

RADAR

Terms

  • Watch
  • Warning
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