Jackson County (IL)

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Jackson County 911 / ETSB ^Maps

• 6/22 - Bid for new Jackson County Sheriff-911/Carbondale Police simulcast repeater system See [PDF]
• Jackson County FireComm 156.225 - used by all Fire except Murphysboro, Carbondale & Carbondale Township as main frequency to communicate with Jackson County 911.
• M.P.S.(Murphysboro-Pomona-Somerset) Gorham Fountain Bluff Makanda Vergennes Tower Rock (Grand Tower) Desoto

• 154.8675 192.8 PL Outdoor Warning Siren data, heard Murphysboro in 2021, no area license
• 154.115 192.8 PL Paging - 707.3/378.6, to turn on water/utility??? (Heard Murphysboro 2021)

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New Radio System License 10/23

• WRYY978 Application 0010719190

110W Repeaters on 156.18 (159.2625), 155.9625 (159.3525), 155.7225 (159.2775), 155.7825 (159.2625) (P25) assumed to be simulcast system File:Jackson County Repeater System RFP.pdf

• Repeater inputs listed in parentheses, with 300-100W mobiles and 300-6W portables; 20-100W FX1s (Control stations)
• Site 1 Murphysboro - Central city/Jackson County Sheriff/Jail
• Site 2 Carbondale - Central city/Jackson County Ambulance station
• Site 3 Murphysboro - SW of town
• Site 4 Makanda - South Tower
• Site 5 Ava Water Tower - NW County
• Site 6 Jacob - SW County

New EMS Radio System 2024

• WSAT939 154.415 Repeaters with 159.2025 input (300 100W, 300 6W portables) (NFM/P25)
• Simulcast? locations 2-Murphysboro, Carbondale, Makanda, Ava, Jacob

Jackson County Sheriff

Unit Numbers

• JK- Sheriff's Patrol
• 86-10 Desoto Police
• 86-36 Elkville Police
• 86-42 Dowell Police

• 159.2025 Repeater at Murphysboro, with 200-100W mobiles on 153.95 input (DMR Only) 10 FX1 (input bases) WQIF535 not heard in use
• 151.34 Repeater at Murphysboro, with 150-100W mobiles on 159.03 input (NFM only), 15 FX1 (input bases) WQRE847 D156 in use
• 151.205 Repeater at Rockwood, with 150-100W mobiles on 154.0925 input (NFM only), 15 FX1 (input base) WQPD444 D032 in use

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MABAS Division 45

• Map

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Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Buncombe Public Water District

• Data at Makanda/Carbondale on 464.6125 (Previously 451.0875) WQYF462

• MABAS Division 33 (Fire)

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Ava

• Ava Fire Facebook

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Carbondale (City)

• Carbondale Park District 159.2325 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQQE673

Carbondale Police Department

• 7/23 License Modification 0010632665, adding 151.3025 Repeaters at Jackson County EMS building and SIUC,, in addition to current repeater. WQQI205

Carbondale Fire Department ^Facebook

• 8/23 Issued: 110W Repeaters on 156.1275 with 300-100W mobiles, 300-6W portables, 20-100W FX1s. Repeaters at Jackson County Ambulance at 520 N University and SIUC Schneider Tower on Neely Dr.. WRYL963

Carbondale Township Fire Department ^Facebook

• Serves residents within the Township of Carbondale and outside the city limits of the City of Carbondale. 4 FT, 2PT, 20 volunteer; fire, rescue and EMS; covering approx. 22 sq.m.;
• units seen: Command 2 (SUV), Rescue 1 (2/21)

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Campbell Hill

Campbell Hill Community Fire Facebook

• add 173.3375 5W mobiles extenders/30-2W portables (NFM) added to License 11/15/23 WNKT590

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DeSoto

'DeSoto Township Fire Protection District Facebook

• 151.0175 Repeater with 155.97 in, 155.145 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQOW735

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Gorham

Gorham Fire Facebook

Grand Tower

• 155.595 Base/Mobile Police/Public Works [Expired 6/22] FMN Multi-Tac WNIK735

Tower Rock Fire Protection District

• 153.77 Base/Mobile (NFM/P25) at Grand Tower WRTF735

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Makanda Township

Facebook

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Murphysboro (City)

• Water Distribution Data - Fixed 5wt on 451.0875 (NFM Digital) New 3/23 WRWS940

Murphysboro Police

• 16 FT police officers, 2 PT police officers, 6 full-time communications officers, 1 full-time animal control officer and 16 auxiliary police officers
• 11/20 add 153.8975 Base/Mobile and 159.405 Base/Mobile (NFM) KSB399 Reported in use 7/23, tone unknown

Murphysboro Fire

• Station 1 - 219 N 10th St (Open 24 hours)
• Station 2 - 1616 Pine St (On call)
• Established in 1904; Mutual Aid to Elkville, Dowell

• 12/22 add 155.0775 Base/Mobile, 159.0075 Base/Mobile and multiple MABAS fire channels KJH205 Reported in use 7/23, tone unknown

Murphysboro-Pomona-Somerset Fire Protection District

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Hospitals and EMS Agencies

Jackson County Ambulance Service

• BLS/ALS based in Carbondale. Additional ambulance bases in Murphysboro and Ava

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SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

• 1-1W on 72.1, 72.18, 72.26; 1-12W on 72.34 for GPS based clock system [1] 3/24 FCC Application 0010987092
• 464.525 Repeater for Maintenance (DMR) (2/13) WQRR532
• 160.035 Base/Mobiles/Pagers, 173.325 Mobile Extenders (NFM/DMR) (for Emergency Staff) WQRZ632
  • Aviation Medical Examiner, Region 5 Office for Regional Hospital Coordination Center for Disaster) siarport.com

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SIH St. Joseph Memorial Hospital (Murphysboro)

• 40-40W mobiles on 151.655, 151.805, 151.865, 151.895 (NFM) WQTR523
• 452.4 D365 confirmed in use 9/20

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Schools

Carbondale Schools

Elementary School Website High School Website

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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

• Radio Station DPS Webpage
• 3/23 add 159.5925 Base/75 mobiles WQXB619

SIU Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center

• 303 Oikos Rd, Makanda
• 1/24 new 461.55 50W Repeater with 25 100W mobiles, 75-5W portables, 5-FX1 on 466.55 (NFM/DMR) WRZW292

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Unit Numbers

• 24 fire departments in the county
• 381 (EMS unit? to DeSoto) (heard Skip 7/24/08)

Campbell Hill Community Fire 162

• white/yellow trucks
• Freightliner/Pierce Engine/Heavy Rescue?
• Brush Ford 2 door F350 pickup
• International 4900 tanker
• GMC Red First Responder/SCBA Fill truck
• older International/Pierce Pumper

???? - Carbondale (City) Fire

• Truck 7 - Pierce ladder
• Car 2
• Engine 4
• Engine 6
• Rescue 1
• Quint 12

500s - Makanda Township Fire (Carbondale)

• 502, 505, 517 Firefighters
• 561 International 4900 Pumper/Engine
• 562 Engine - old Mack
• 564 older Pierce rescue
• 581 Brush - Dodge 2500 V8 pickup
• 592 Mule 4x4 Utility Brush

700s - Vergennes Fire

• 715 (5/23)
•  ??? - 1995 Ford F??? E-One Rescue

800s - Murphysboro-Pomona-Somerset Fire Protection District (MPSFD)

• 863 Engine
• 8?? 2022 Rosebauer CrossFire Pumper, 1000gal, 1500gpm

Dowell Fire

• 161 Engine/Pumper? 750gal
• 162 Engine/Tanker? 1000gal
• 181 Ford F250 crewcab Brush?

Fountain Bluff Fire

• Jacob/Gorham (serving the Shawnee National Forest)

1100s - Gorham Fire

• 1161 (was older Ford Engine
• 1162 older engine
• 1181 Rescue - Dodge
• 11?? Tanker

1200s - Grand Tower Fire

• Tower Rock Fire???
• 1261

1600s - Ava Fire

• 1663 Engine 3 Pierce
• 1671 old Mack tanker
• 1681 2018? Ford F250 4x4 crew cab M 217 457

xxxxs - Murphysboro Fire

• Engine 10 - old GMS TopKick Aerial
• Engine 11
• Engine 12
• C1 - Chief/Command 2020 Dodge Hemi Crew Cab Short bed pickup FP 45-2121
• MABAS Mission Support - "MSU OPS"
•  ??? - Freightliner Pierce

2500s - Carbondale Township Fire Department

• 2511 Firefighter Ryan Uteg
• 2551 2007 Ford Expedition Chiefs Car
• 2561 Quint 30 - 2003 INT/Pierce 1250 gpm/1000 gal Tank
• 2562 Pumper - 2000 INT/Pierce 1250 gpm/1000gal Tank
• 2571 2005 INT/Central States 1000gpm/1800 GAL Tank
• 2581 Dodge Ram Brush Truck, new Ford F250 4x4 Brush
• 25xx M 107 671 truck

Carbondale Police - Unit Numbers

• 500 - 599 Animal Control
• 400 - 499 Patrol
• 300 - 399 Supervisor
• 200 - 299 Command
• 100 - 199 Chief, Dep Chiefs, Sr Officers

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Illinois State

Murphysboro Life Skills Re-Entry Center WEB

• Opened: April 16, 2018
• Operational Capacity: 240
• Minimum-Security Adult Male
• Population: 179 (as of 6/30/23)
• Average Annual Cost Per Individual: $112,836 (FY22)
• Operational capacity is the maximum number of beds a facility has; to include all health care, crisis, restricted housing, protective custody, isolation, R&Cs, and future beds that are down for repair. Data reflects a bed space capacity census that was conducted in August 2022.

• Repeaters on 453.7 and 453.875 WPKS735
• Former Illinois Youth Center - Murphysboro - closed, will re-open in 2017 as a Life Skills and Re-entry Center Link

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Businesses

• See the Jackson County Businesses Wiki

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