Effingham County (IL)
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- Police / Fire / EMS Unit IDs ##update to DESIGNATORS
- Codes and Pager Tones
Effingham County Government WEB GIS/MAPS
- Arch 9 is located at the Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL
Effingham County Sheriff WEB FB
| Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154.86000 | 158.97000 | KSH222 | RM | 179.9 PL | EffCo Sheriff BU | (FORMER) Sheriff | FMN | Law Dispatch |
| 173.23750 | KSH222 | M | CSQ | EffCo Shrf MX | Sheriff: Mobile Extenders | FMN | Law Dispatch | |
| 158.97000 | KSH222 | F | C1A NAC | EffCo Shrf Enc | Sheriff: Operations | 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 | 852.687500c | 853.637500c | 858.487500 |
| DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8151 | 1fd7 | D | Effingham Police | Effingham Police: Dispatch |
| 8152 | 1fd8 | D | Eff Police Invst | Effingham Police: Investigations |
| 8153 | 1fd9 | D | Eff Police 8153 | Effingham Police: Operations 8153 |
| 8154 | 1fda | D | Effingham Fire | Effingham Fire: Dispatch |
| 8159 | 1fdf | D | Eff Police 8159 | Effingham Police: Operations 8159 |
| 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 8334 |
| 8335 | 208f | D | EffinghamCo Fire | County Fire: Net |
| 8336 | 2090 | D | EffCo Fire 8336 | County Fire: Ops 8336 |
| 8338 | 2092 | D | EffCo Fire 8338 | County Fire: Ops 8338 |
- Article on Bond County's use of STARCOM21 discussed with Effingham County LINK
- 155.895 WPKA548 M EffCo Shrf Ops (FORMER) Sheriff: Ops [Expired 1/22] FMN Deprecated 12/31/24
154.780 M 186.2 PL Eff Co Explr County Explorers FMN Deprecated 12/31/24
Effingham County EMA WEB
Effingham County 911 WEB
- 8/22 - County restores frequency for EMS Mutual Aid, see the Forums
- 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
New FCC Licenses for Countywide Fire/Police Dispatch - 11/23
- 151.49 100W Repeater with 50-5W 155.1525 input (P25/NFM) at Altamont, Beecher City, Shumway WRZI312
- 151.49 100W Repeater with 50-5W 155.1525 input (P25/NFM) at Effingham, Teutopolis, Dieterich, Watson, Edgewood {{Callsign}WRZI308}}
FCC License - New County Fire Frequency 3/11
- Countywide Fire System 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sheriff's Department. They use 151.175 as the 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.
MABAS
- 154.265, 154.3025 100W Bases at Teutopolis (Siemer Grain Mill) (NFM) IFERN Fire Mutual Aid WSBR340
- 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 | License | Type | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
Highway Department
151.0175 RM 153.9725 Highway Department WQOK819 [Expired 11/21] FMN Deprecated 12/28/24
Municipalities and Districts
- 154.04 BM Lucas Township Road Department WPES416 [Terminated]
Altamont (City) WEB
- Public Works/Local Government - 153.785 Mobiles WPGR319 [Cancelled 1/25] FMN Deprecated 1/23/25
- Electric Department (?) - 158.97 20 Mobiles/Portables, 1 FX1 WPGW544 [Cancelled 1/25] FMN
- Union Pacific Railroad - "W Madison" milepost 218.88
Altamont Fire Protection District
Dieterich
- 155.5425 BM Local Government [Expired 10/14] FMN WQBJ804
Dieterich Fire Protection District
Edgewood
Edgewood-Bi County Fire Protection District
Effingham (City) WEB
Effingham Public Works
- 158.82 BM 131.8 PL Street / Water Departments KTL539 [Expired 6/12]
- 155.04 BM Street Department KTL539 [Expired 6/12]
| Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Montrose
- uses Fireground Red with Neoga Fire (154.085 Tone-outs, still in use 5/16)
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 LINK
Former Frequencies
- unknown if still in use (2022 removed from database)
- 461.625 Repeater 371 DPL EMS: Operations FMN WQAJ537
- 155.22 BM 192.8 PL EMS: Local FMN KNIW208
155.22 BM 371 DPL Effingham City-County EMS (in use?) FMN KNIW208
A1 EMS (Altamont) WEB FB
- New service began in Nov 2021
- Mobiles on 155.34 and 155.055 WROM695
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 371 DPL EMS: Operations FMN WQAJ53
Lakeside EMS
- May be out of business. No Facebook pages, the former Website goes to a Pest Control agency
- 4/23 - Their Alton base is no longer in service WEB
RuralMed EMS
- For more info, see the wiki EMS_/_Ambulance_/_Medical_Helicopters_/_IDPH_(IL)#RuralMed_EMS
- May 2022 - Became the primary 911 provide for Effingham City and County
- News Update LINK
Hospitals
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital - Effingham WEB FB
- 133 beds, servicing Effingham County and Jasper County along with portions of the counties of Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Fayette, Marion, Richland, and Shelby, serving a population of almost 200,000 people.
- 155.28 132W Base (for Statewide Emergency) KWL252
Schools
Regional Office of Education 3 WEB
- Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties
Altamont Schools WEB
Effingham Unit 40 Schools WEB
- 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
- Cardinal Golf Course 452.4875, 457.4875, Mobiles NFM Analog (Effingham) WQNG468
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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