Effingham County (IL)
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Effingham County Government
- Arch 9 is located at the Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL
Effingham County Sheriff
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
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154.86000 | 158.97000 | KSH222 | RM | 179.9 PL | EffCo Sheriff BU | Sheriff: Old | FMN | Law Dispatch |
155.89500 | WPKA548 | M | EffCo Shrf Ops | Sheriff: Operations | FMN | Law Tac | ||
154.78000 | M | 186.2 PL | Eff Co Explr | County Explorers | FMN | Law Talk | ||
173.23750 | KSH222 | M | CSQ | EffCo Shrf MX | Sheriff: Mobile Extenders | FMN | Law Dispatch | |
158.97000 | KSH222 | F | C1A NAC | EffCo Shrf C | Sheriff: Encrytped ? | P25 | Law Dispatch | |
154.88250 | 159.07500 | WQNF489 | RM | 703 DPL | EffCo Jail A | Corrections / Courthouse | FMN | Corrections |
STARCOM21 Digital System
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
005 (5) | Effingham | 851.637500 | 852.162500c | 852.687500a | 853.637500a | 858.487500 |
DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
8151 | 1fd7 | D | Effingham Police | Effingham Police: Dispatch |
8152 | 1fd8 | D | Eff Police 8152 | Effingham Police: Operations |
8153 | 1fd9 | D | Eff Police 8153 | Effingham Police: Operations |
8154 | 1fda | D | Effingham Fire | Effingham Fire: Dispatch |
8159 | 1fdf | D | Eff Police 8159 | Effingham Police: Operations |
8326 | 2086 | D | Effingham Sherif | Sheriff: Dispatch |
8327 | 2087 | D | Eff Sheriff 8327 | Sheriff: Tac?/ Travel? |
8334 | 208e | D | EffCo Fire 8334 | County Fire: Ops |
8335 | 208f | D | EffinghamCo Fire | County Fire: Net |
8336 | 2090 | D | EffCo Fire 8336 | County Fire: Ops |
8338 | 2092 | D | EffCo Fire 8338 | County Fire: Ops |
- Article on Bond County's use of STARCOM21 discussed with Effingham County LINK
Effingham County 911 / EMA
- System has 5 towers, one in each corner of the county and one central tower. 911 has 2 PSAPs at Sheriff's Department and Effingham Police
- Put a frequency back in use for mutual aid EMS coordination. See Article
FCC License - New County Fire Frequency
- 03/2011 - The following have been approved per the FCC reports
- Countywide Fire System - Callsign WQNL392
- 151.175 FB Montrose Fire Department 207 W. National Rd, Montrose
- 151.175 FB Edgewood Fire Department 306 N. Oak Street, Edgewood
- 151.175 FB Dieterich Fire Department 101 Zumbahlen Ave, Dieterich
- 151.175 FB Sigel (Shelby Co) 104 W. Washington St, Sigel
- 151.175 FB Altamont Fire Department 109 W. Jefferson, Altamont
- 151.175 FB Control Point #1 - 111 W. Main Street, Teutopolis
- 151.175 MO Countywide Mobile
- Countywide Fire System - Callsign WQNL394
- 151.175 FB Shumway Fire Department #2 14949 N. Park Rd, Effingham
- 151.175 FB Teutopolis Fire Department 215 W. Main St, Teutopolis
- 151.175 FB Shumway Fire Department #1 201 E. Market Street, Shumway
- 151.175 FB Beecher City Fire Department 101 E. Poplar, Beecher City
- 151.175 FB Effingham Fire Department 1300 W. Jaycee Ave, Effingham
- 151.175 FB Watson Fire Department 100 Monroe, Watson
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
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154.43000 | WPKG761 | B | CSQ | EffCo Fire Page | Fire: Countywide Paging Only [Ch 1] (Except Eff City) | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
155.22000 | WRPV635 | BM | 371 DPL | EffCo EMS Disp | EMS | FMN | EMS Dispatch | |
464.07500 | 469.07500 | WQXB725 | RM | 466 DPL | EffCoEMS UHF | unidentified Medical Transport Service | FMN | Transportation |
151.17500 | WQNL392 | BM | 465 DPL | EffCo Fire Resp | Fire/EMS: Countywide Response/Tac | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
150.99500 | 153.91250 | WQKV637 | RM | EffCo EMA | EMA: Operations | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
155.22000 | WRPV635 | BM | 192.8 PL | EffCo EMS Local | EMS: Local | FMN | EMS-Tac |
(Former Use) 8/12 - All Effingham County Fire Departments (Altamont, Beecher City, Dieterich, Edgewood, Shumway, Teutopolis, Montrose, Watson) are being paged (toned-out) on 154.43 by Effingham County Sheriffs Department. They use 151.175 as so called tac channel to communicate back and forth with dispatch. The rural fire departments use IFERN and colored fire ground channels for any working fires or large incidents.
- 154.430 - Countywide Fire Dispatch (Except Effingham City FD)
- 154.0625 - Effingham City Fire Department Dispatch
- 151.175 - Countywide Fire Dispatch (FUTURE DISPATCH)
- 151.1525 - Shumway Fire Department (Local/Operations)
Effingham County Government
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
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151.01750 | 153.97250 | WQOK819 | RM | EffCo Highwa | Highway Department | FMN | Public Works |
154.79250 | WQCQ959 | BM | EffCo Health | Public Health Department | FMN | Public Works | |
154.45625 | WQLQ652 | F | EJ WaterCorp | EJ Water Corporation: Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data |
Old Motorola System, No Longer in use?
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||
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015 (F) | Primary | 856.487500 | 857.487500 | 858.487500c | 859.487500c | 860.487500c |
DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 001 | A | Sheriff Disp | Sheriff Dispatch |
48 | 003 | A | Sheriff Alt | Sheriff Secondary |
80 | 005 | A | Sheriff C/C | Sheriff Car-to-Car |
144 | 009 | A | Eff PD Disp | Effingham Police Dispatch (Dispatch now on Starcom21 TG 8151) |
176 | 00b | A | Eff PD C/C | Effingham Police Car-to-Car |
208 | 00d | A | Eff PD Tac 1 | Effingham Police Tactical 1 |
Description |
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DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
816 | 033 | A | Altamont EMS | Altamont EMS Dispatch |
848 | 035 | A | Advanced EMS | Advanced EMS Dispatch |
880 | 037 | A | Cty-Cnty EMS | City-County EMS Dispatch |
Municipalities and Districts
- 154.04000 WPES416 BM Lucas Twp Roads Lucas Township Road Department [Terminated]
Dieterich
- 155.5425 WQBJ804 BM Dieterich Local Local Government [Expired 10/14] FMN Public Work
Dieterich Fire Protection District
Effingham (City)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
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155.73000 | WPKW461 | BM | Eff Police BU | Police: Backup | FMN | Law Tac | ||
155.68500 | 155.85000 | KSH222 | RM | 179.9 PL | Eff CityPolice | Police: Local | FMN | Law Talk |
155.04000 | KTL539 | BM | Eff Streets | Street Department | FMN | Public Works | ||
158.82000 | KTL539 | BM | 131.8 PL | Eff Street/Water | Street / Water Departments | FMN | Public Works | |
155.83500 | KWV573 | BM | Eff Water Auth | Effingham Water Authority | FMN | Public Works | ||
154.06250 | 159.24750 | WQJW827 | RM | 343 DPL | Effnghm Fire | Fire: Dispatch / Operations (Knox Tones) | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
159.24750 | WQJW827 | F | 754 DPL | Eff Fire FX1 | Fire: Tone-Outs | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
464.12500 | WQQF882 | F | Eff WDD UHF | Water Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data | ||
160.08000 | WRAJ232 | F | Eff WDD VHF | Water Data (CSQ) | FMN | Data | ||
72.26000 | WRBL284 | F | Eff PD Clocks | Wireless Clock System(CSQ) | Telm | Data |
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Watson
Watson Fire Protection District
- (former) Uses 154.43 for fireground and to contact 911.
Tri-County Fire Protection District (Beecher City)
- Serves Fayette, Shelby and Effingham counties
EMS Agencies
- Status Zero - No ambulances available when a dispatcher gets a call for one (Link)
Altamont Ambulance Service
- AKA City-County Ambulance; service taken over by AMR Abbott in 2017 https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/effingham-county-settles-dispute-with-altamont-ambulance/article_ef612f36-a859-5cbc-8b0f-82fa426673f2.html
- Former Website
Former Frequencies
- unknown if still in use (2022 removed from database)
- 461.62500 466.62500 WQAJ537 RM 371 DPL Altamnt EMS 2 EMS: Operations FMN EMS Dispatch
- 155.22000 KNIW208 BM 192.8 PL Alt EMS Loc EMS: Local FMN EMS-Tac
- 155.22000 KNIW208 BM 371 DPL EffCo EMS Effingham City-County EMS (in use?) FMN EMS Dispatch
A1 EMS (Altamont)
- New service began in Nov 2021
- Website
- Facebook Page
- Template:Call Sign for mobiles on 155.34 and 155.055
AMR Abbott EMS
- No longer serving the area (as of 11/22)
- 812 N 3rd St, Effingham
- former 911 provider (2017-2022). Now provides private and inter-facility transfers and 911 Mutual Aid as available. (Up to 5 ambulances available)
- former use on STARCOM21 - Talkgroups 8491 and 8492 (have been used in the past).
- Former Altamont EMS - 461.625R WQAJ53 371 DPL EMS: Operations FMN
Lakeside EMS
- Provides Mutual Aid
RuralMed EMS
- For more info, see the wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/EMS_/_Ambulance_/_Medical_Helicopters_/_IDPH_(IL)#RuralMed_EMS
- May 2022 - Became the primary 911 provide for Effingham City and County
- News Update - http://thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/55434-so-far-so-good-w-rural-med-providing-911-ambulance-service
Schools
Regional Office of Education #3
- Website
- Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties
Altamont Schools
Effingham Unit 40 Schools
- Website
- East Pre-School, Early Learning Center, South Side Grade, Central Grade, Junior High, High
- 451.45 SL 1 CC 4 TG 201 Buses (Bus numbers match their RID)
- RIDs: 3 Bus, 8 Bus, 9 Bus, 12 Bus, 14 Bus, 17 Bus, 25 Bus, 27 Bus, 28 Bus, 61 Radio Shack/Dispatch; 211? (Bus 11?)
Businesses
Attractions and Recreation
Country Clubs and Golf Courses
- WQNG468 Cardinal Golf Course: 452.4875, 457.4875, Mobiles NFM Analog (Effingham)
Related Links
- Radio System Media Coverage
- Effingham Daily News: "ETSB considers nixing radio system" 4/12/06
- Effingham Daily News: "Telephone system for 911 under review" 5/10/06
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