Macoupin County (IL)
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Contents
- 1 ScanMacoupin County Website, LIVE Scanner Feed and Facebook Page
- 2 MABAS Division 56
- 3 Macoupin County
- 4 Hospitals
- 5 Macoupin County - Area EMS Agencies
- 6 Fire Departments
- 7 Municipalities and Districts
- 7.1 Townships and Water Districts
- 7.2 Atwater (Village)
- 7.3 Benld (City)
- 7.4 Brighton (Village)
- 7.5 Bunker Hill (City)
- 7.6 Carlinville (City)
- 7.7 Chesterfield (Village)
- 7.8 Dorchester (Village)
- 7.9 Eagerville (Village)
- 7.10 East Gillespie (Village)
- 7.11 Unit 7 Fire Protection District
- 7.12 Gillespie (City)
- 7.13 Girard (City)
- 7.14 Hagamon
- 7.15 Hettick (Village)
- 7.16 Lake Catatoga
- 7.17 Medora (Village)
- 7.18 Modesto (Village)
- 7.19 Mount Clare (Village)
- 7.20 Mt. Olive (City)
- 7.21 Nilwood (Village)
- 7.22 NorthWestern Area Ambulance / Fire (Palmyra)
- 7.23 Palmyra (Village)
- 7.24 Piasa (Village)
- 7.25 Royal Lakes (Village)
- 7.26 Sawyerville (Village)
- 7.27 Scottville (Village)
- 7.28 Shipman Firefighters Association
- 7.29 Standard City (Village)
- 7.30 Staunton (City)
- 7.31 Virden (City)
- 7.32 White City (Village)
- 7.33 Wilsonville (Village)
- 8 Schools and Colleges
- 8.1 Bunker Hill Community Unit School District #8
- 8.2 Carlinville Community Unit School District #1
- 8.3 Gillespie Community Unit School District #7
- 8.4 Mt. Olive School District #5
- 8.5 North Mac School District #34
- 8.6 Northwestern Unit School District #2 (Palmyra)
- 8.7 Regional Office of Education #40
- 8.8 Southwestern Community Unit School District #9
- 8.9 Staunton Community Unit School District #6
- 9 Colleges
- 10 Related Wiki Pages
- 11 External Links
ScanMacoupin County Website, LIVE Scanner Feed and Facebook Page
- WEBSITE and LIVE SCANNER FEED
- FACEBOOK PAGE with dispatching of 911 calls (as available)
MABAS Division 56
- The 10 Montgomery County Fire Departments, 5 Ambulance Services, Montgomery County EMA, Carlinville and Gillespie Fire are part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 56. MABAS is a statewide organization of over 550 agencies that have the capability to work together when a disaster strikes. Many members of MABAS Division 56 have specialized equipment, as seen above, that any other member of MABAS 56 can call upon for assistance during incidents or disasters.
Macoupin County
Website Macoupin-Montgomery Counties Crime Stoppers Website Facebook Page
- 4th largest county, by area (864 sq.mi.), in the state of Illinois. It also comprises 2 area codes and is perhaps the only county in the United States that has 3 or more LATAs (Telephone Exchange Boundaries).
- County Highway/Township/Roads Map
- Approximately 50,000 people in the county, with the Sheriff providing law enforcement to about 20,000. (2016)
- 26 communities, 10 police departments, 11 fire districts, 7 ambulance services
- As of 2016, Macoupin County Sheriff's Department handles most of the dispatching for the counties emergency services. All (about 30,000 a year) 911 calls come into the county dispatch (handles ETSB responsibilities).
- Sheriff's department handled 8,518 calls in 2015.
- Carlinville, Gillespie, Staunton and Virden still dispatch their own police. (2018)
=== Macoupin County ETSB/Enhanced 911 === Webpage
- Police, Fire, EMS Unit Numbers
- Macoupin County (IL) Codes and Paging Tones
- 911 EMS Dispatch codes (in use 8/18)
- Mac911 ESN - Emergency Service Number - Provider Coverage (maps at right)
- 4 answering positions, with and additional 5 positions a the Back-up/Roll-over PSAP -s West Central Joint PSAP in Jacksonville (Morgan County)
- The Enhanced 911 system in the county took over 10 years to get online.
- 911 Modification 12/21
Carlinville Tower (911/Sheriff/Local Government/Highway Department repeaters) The repeater has very good coverage (including portables), with remote receive and transmitter sites, into all surrounding counties and into the city of Springfield. This repeater system is a voting system, you may hear multiple responses (on the 46x MHz links) from mobiles on the receiving towers back to the 911 tower to be voted on to go out on 154.7475 R.
Paging is done from the repeater site or one of the remote towers nearest the agency they are paging.:
- D131 Carlinville Fire, Gillespie-Benld Ambulance (Carlinville) [on repeater, not link]
- D155 PALMYRA - Northwestern Ambulance, Fire & Rescue [on 465.5250}
- D754 BRIGHTON - Brighton Fire [on 458.7875 to 155.7150 D703]
- D??? HETTICK - Scottville-Modesto Fire [on 469.1000]
- D125 PALMYRA - Not used?
- D223 VIRDEN - Girard Fire, Prairieland Ambulance, Virden Fire
- D343 BENLD - Benld Fire, Bunker Hill Fire, Bunker Hill Ambulance, Gillespie-Benld Ambulance, Gillespie Fire, Mt Olive All Call, Mt Olive Ambulance, Mt Olive Fire
- D413 DORCHESTER - Dorchester Fire, Wilsonville Fire
- D565 SHIPMAN - Medora Fire, Shipman Ambulance, Shipman Fire
- D631 STAUNTON - Staunton Ambulance, Staunton Fire
- D712 MEDORA - Medora Ambulance, Medora Rescue
- All other dispatching/communications (non-paging) are done via the Carlinville repeater.
- Test Pages Sunday at 5 pm of all agencies.
- (???) Back-Up dispatch center is in Jacksonville, Morgan County.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.74750 | 156.09750 | WPXT232 | RM | 131 DPL | Macoupin 911 | Fire/EMS: Countywide Dispatch | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
458.23750 | WPXM864 | F | 125 DPL | Mac911 R-Plmyra | Fire/EMS: Palmyra Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
458.28750 | WPXM864 | F | 343 DPL | Mac911 R-Benld | Fire/EMS: Benld Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
458.31250 | WPXM864 | F | 223 DPL | Mac911 R-Virden | Fire/EMS: Virden Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
458.61250 | WPXM864 | F | 413 DPL | Mac911 R-Drchstr | Fire/EMS: Dorchester Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 413 DPL | Mac911 T-Drchstr | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Dorchester tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 223 DPL | Mac911 T-Virden | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Virden tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
458.83750 | WPXM864 | F | 565 DPL | Mac911 R-Shipman | Fire/EMS: Shipman Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 343 DPL | Mac911 T-Benld | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Benld tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
458.81250 | WQFZ373 | F | 631 DPL | Mac911 R-Stauntn | Fire/EMS: Staunton Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 631 DPL | Mac911 T-Stauntn | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Staunton tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 125 DPL | Mac911 T-Plmyra | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Palmyra tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 565 DPL | Mac911 T-Shipman | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Shipman tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
151.15250 | 158.90250 | WQNC662 | RM | 244 DPL | Mac911 Admin | 911: Channel 2 / Admin [CWID] | FMN | Multi-Dispatch |
154.07000 | BM | 516 DPL | Mac Fireground | Fireground | FMN | Fire-Tac | ||
453.47500 | WPXM864 | F | 712 DPL | Mac911 T-Medora | Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Medora Tower | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
458.85000 | WQFZ373 | F | 712 DPL | Mac911 R-Medora | Fire/EMS: Medora Receive Link | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
- 154.26500 BM CSQ Fireground - Countywide (Multiple PL TX) [Ch. 8]
- 153.83000 M 69.3 PL MABAS Red
Macoupin County Sheriff
- Webpage Facebook Page
- Has about 8-10,000 calls per year
- Dispatches and runs 10-28s for Police: Bunker Hill, Girard, Nilwood, Palmyra, Medora, Shipman, Modesto, Royal Lakes, Wilsonville, Mt. Clare (154.785)
- Dispatches for Brighton Police: Evenings/weekends (158.73R/154.83) (Using an FX1 on 154.83 that links to the Brighton Repeater)
- Uses I-WIN (in-car computers for relaying a lot of information/dispatches)
- 154.785 Local Government is rebroadcast on 156.1425 D664 (Girard).
- Jail/Security units have radios, but frequencies unknown. Court Security also unknown. (153.755 D754 hrd Carlinville 4/15)
- 4/22 - Sheriff reports he is waiting on a $100,000 state grant to purchase new portable and mobile radios. Some radios are now 20 years old.
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000001-QINU`"'
Formerly Used Frequencies
- 153.75500 WPFS699 M 023 DPL Mac Shrf MX1 Sheriff: Mobile Extenders (still in use?)
- 159.09000 WPFS699 M 047 DPL Mac ShrfOld2 Sheriff: Car-to-Car / Events
- 159.09000 155.91000 WPFS699 RM 351 DPL Mac ShrfOld1 Sheriff: Dispatch -
Macoupin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
- Has a 60+ Radio Cache of Vertex VX-800V uses for special events. These have Federal VHF Frequencies programmed, as well as County, local police and fire.
- 6/22 - EMA is requesting $79,000 for a new portable radio system (Digital)
Macoupin County Health Department
- Website
- Operates the Macoupin County Public Transportation System (started 3/11)
Macoupin County Public Housing Authority
- Website
- Based in Carlinville, with communities all over the county, has used the
- United Communications Company (Macoupin) LTR system for maintenance, etc since 1994.
Site | Name |
---|
DEC | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|
0-10-011 | A | Flowers Disposal | Flowers Disposal Company (Virden Base) |
0-10-025 | A | farm 100125 | farmers |
0-10-036 | A | busin 10036 | business ops |
0-10-038 | A | farmer 10038 | farmers (Virden tower) (works with Lucas Trucking) |
0-10-042 | A | busin 10042 | business ops (Virden) |
0-10-045 | A | farm 101045 | farmers |
0-10-072 | A | busin 10072 | business ops |
0-10-076 | A | farmers10076 | farmers / grain hauling |
0-10-078 | A | farmers10078 | farmers |
0-10-080 | A | farm 10080 | farmers |
0-10-086 | A | busin 10086 | business ops |
0-10-088 | A | school bus 10088 | school buses (Northwestern or Greenfield) |
0-10-147 | A | farmers10147 | farmers |
0-10-156 | A | farm 10156 | farming |
1-10-076 | A | plow 110075 | snow plows (south Springfield 1/17) |
1-14-005 | A | truck 114005 | CHS? grain hauling/spraying (Carlinville/Lowder) |
1-14-010 | A | busin 114010 | business ops |
1-14-011 | A | WM Cville | Waste Management (Carlinville, Virden Base) |
1-14-012 | A | farm 114012 | farmers |
1-14-017 | A | farm 114017 | farmers |
1-14-022 | A | WM 114022 | Waste Management |
1-14-031 | A | farm 114031 | farmers |
1-14-034 | A | busin 10034 | business ops |
1-14-035 | A | farm 114035 | farmers |
1-14-037 | A | farm 114037 | farmers |
1-14-040 | A | farm 104040 | farmers |
1-14-044 | A | farm 114044 | farmers (Carlinville area) |
1-14-050 | A | trucking 114050 | trucking (Carlinville, Greenfield, Loami) |
1-14-065 | A | ops 114065 | operations (pulling into the yard) |
1-14-069 | A | farm 114069 | farmers |
1-14-076 | A | farm 114076 | farmers |
1-14-078 | A | farm 114078 | farmers-dad/son (Girard) |
1-14-081 | A | farmer114081 | farmers |
1-14-088 | A | farmer114088 | farmers |
1-17-039 | A | ops 117039 | business ops |
1-18-229 | A | ops 118229 | business ops |
Macoupin County Highway Department
- Webpage
- Located just north of Fairgrounds on Route 4) (911 Tower also at this location)
- Responsible for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the 222 miles of county highways and the 41 bridges on the county highway system. Also provides technical assistance to all 26 township highway commissioners for their 1,080 miles of road and 144 bridges
Macoupin County Fairgrounds
- Located just north of Carlinville on Route 4
- Website
Hospitals
Carlinville Area Hospital
Website Facebook page
- New 25 bed facility opened in 2012, replacing the outdated facility built in 1952
- Helipad - https://www.airnav.com/airport/44LL
- WXQ999 was used (and said) for years on 155.34 until it expired.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.34000 | WQAY890 | BM | 107.2 PL | MERCI-1 107.2 | Patient Reports | FMN | Hospital | |
151.47500 | 158.76000 | WQAY890 | RM | 351 DPL | CA Hosp Ops 1 | Operations / Maintenance | FMN | Business |
151.47500 | 158.76000 | WQAY890 | RM | 047 DPL | CA Hosp Ops 2 | Shop / Maintenance / IT Ops | FMN | Business |
Community Memorial Hospital (Staunton)
Website Facebook Page
- 25 bed, opened in 1951; partnered with Anderson Healthcare
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.16000 | KOM996 | BM | 91.5 PL | MERCI-3 91.5 | Patient Reports - MetroEast | FMN | Hospital |
155.34000 | KOM996 | BM | 167.9 PL | MERCI-1 167.9 | Patient Reports - Local | FMN | Hospital |
155.34000 | KOM996 | BM | 210.7 PL | MERCI-1 210.7 | Patient Reports - Statewide | FMN | Hospital |
155.34000 | KOM996 | BM | 85.4 PL | MERCI-1 85.4 | Patient Reports - Local | FMN | Hospital |
457.55000 | WQBH282 | F | CMH Paging | Paging Data (254.1 PL) | Telm | Data |
Macoupin County - Area EMS Agencies
- IDPH EMS Region 3L
- Most parts of the Brighton area, and north of town are covered by Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance (Madison County)
Area Ambulance Service
- Serves Medora, Piasa, Shipman, Chesterfield and the surrounding areas. All volunteer.
Frequency | License | Type | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.32500 | WQSF696 | BM | AAS Local | EMS: Local Use | FMN | EMS-Tac |
Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance
- Webpage
- Serves the Brighton area and backup to southern Macoupin County (along with areas of Northern Madison County)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
461.32500 | 466.32500 | WNVN760 | RM | 71.9 PL | AMH EMS Tactical | EMS: Tac [AMH] | FMN | EMS-Tac |
464.82500 | 469.82500 | WNLJ872 | RM | 192.8 PL | AMH EMS Dispatch | EMS: Dispatch - Northern Madison | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
Bunker Hill
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.16000 | WNUJ872 | BM | 85.4 PL | BH EMS Local | EMS: Local | FMN | EMS-Tac |
Carlinville Area Ambulance District
- Served by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance - Carlinville station (Formerly Carlinville Area Ambulance, Carlinville Area Hospital Ambulance and Dunn's EMS)
- MAP
Gillespie Benld Ambulance Service
- Serves: Carlinville, Mt Olive, Gillespie, Dorchester, Sawyerville, East Gillespie, Benld, Wilsonville, Eagerville (also Mutual Aid to Bunker Hill, Shipman, Royal Lakes)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.23500 | 159.39000 | WNLH782 | RM | 85.4 PL | Gill/Benld EMS O | EMS: Dispatch - Local (Paged on 911) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
153.29750 | 158.36250 | WRCI743 | RM | 351 DPL | GilBen EMS Local | EMS: Dispatch (not 911) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
Northwestern Area Ambulance
- Provides service to the whole NW area of the county.
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000A-QINU`"'
Prairieland Ambulance (Virden)
- Facebook Page
- Serves Virden and back-up to Farmersville (Montgomery County) (back-up to Girard/Nilwood/Thayer)
- EMS Units: 3L55, 3L38; Responders ID numbers are VA## (Victor Adam ##)
- Formerly SangaMac Ambulance District
- ALS intercepts provided by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance, or one of the 3 Springfield EMS agencies, usually meeting along IL-4)
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000B-QINU`"'
Staunton Area Ambulance Service (SAAS EMS)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.02500 | 159.00000 | WPXE998 | RM | 703 DPL | Staunton EMS Loc | EMS: Local / Fireground | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
- Has access to 154.43 167.9 PL - Madison County Fire North (provides back-up to Hamel/Alhambra/Troy)
- Units 3L40, 3L50, 3L60 BLS/ALS
- Serves Staunton, Olive FPD (Livingston), Worden, and New Douglas Fire Districts. (also responds to Sorento-Bond County)
Fire Departments
- Parts of areas west of Medora are covered by Greenfield Fire (Greene County)
- A very small part of the area east of Staunton is covered by New Douglas Fire (Madison County)
- Parts of the area east of Gillespie on IL-16 is covered by Litchfield Ambulance (Montgomery County)
- Parts of the area north/east of Mt Olive around I-55 is coverd by Litchfield Ambulance (Montgomery County)
Municipalities and Districts
Townships and Water Districts
Cahokia Township
- Garage located in Benld, off of IL-4, next to Benld Fire department
Carlinville Township
- Garage located north of Carlinville, south of Fairgrounds on IL-4
Central Macoupin County Rural Water District
- Serves the rural area between Shipman, Royal Lakes & Carlinville
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
159.16500 | KNEU779 | M | 88.5 PL | CarlnvTwp Roads | Carlinville Township Road Maintenance | FMN | Public Works |
158.74500 | WPFJ410 | BM | MtOlive TwpRoads | Mt. Olive Township: Road Maintenance (D351?) | FMN | Public Works | |
453.66250 | WPQI630 | F | Henderson WDD | Henderson Water District: Data (CSQ) [Expired 6/15] | Telm | Data | |
154.47125 | WPJQ330 | F | Otter Lake WDD | Otter Lake Water Commission: Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data | |
153.54500 | KUQ499 | BM | Otter Lake Water | Otter Lake Water Commission: Ops / Maintenance | FMN | Utilities | |
160.05000 | WQAK426 | BM | Fosterburg WDD | Fosterburg Water District (CSQ) | Telm | Utilities | |
173.33750 | WPPP312 | F | CMCR WaterD | Central Macoupin County Rural Water District: Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data |
South Palmyra Rural Water District
- Multiple Address Service radio spectrum for water data; FlexNet Radio system monitors for leaks and distribution info Lease License
- L000014599 WQDP948 for 932.0-932.0125; 941.0-941.0125
- L000014600 WQDP949 for 932.0125-932.025; 941.0125-941.025
- L000014601 WQDP950 for 932.025-932.0375; 941.025-941.0375
- L000014602 WQDP951 for 932.0375-932.05; 941.0375-941.05
Atwater (Village)
- Fire served by Carlinville FPD; EMS by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance
Benld (City)
Benld Police
- Also patrols Sawyerville and Mt Clare; dispatched by Gillespie Police
- Disbanding Police Dept under consideration 7/18/18
Benld Fire
- Part of Unit 7 FPD ; also serves Sawyerville (back up to Wilsonville)
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
153.86000 | WPGV418 | M | 351 DPL | Benld Police 2 | (OLD) Police: Car-to-Car [Ch 2] | FMN | Law Tac |
156.21000 | WPGV418 | BM | 351 DPL | Benld Police 1 | (OLD) Police: Local [Ch 1] | FMN | Law Dispatch |
155.11500 | KNGQ578 | BM | Benld Local | Public Works (in use?) | FMN | Public Works | |
451.26250 | WPXC967 | F | Benld WDD | Water Telemetry (CSQ) | Telm | Data |
Brighton (Village)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
158.73000 | 154.83000 | WNLG734 | RM | 100.0 PL | Brighton Police | Police: Dispatch (DB: Sheriff) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
453.53750 | WPVY315 | F | Brighton WDD | Water Distribution Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data |
Brighton-Betsey Ann Fire Protection District
Website Facebook page
- Units transmitting on 151.1975 703 DPL key up the 453.7875 D754 link that goes back to 911 (in Jersey and Macoupin County) When Jersey or Macoupin 911 dispatches on 151.1975 D703 (it comes from a link on 458.7875 D754).
- EMS provided by Alton Memorial Hospital EMS
- Former fire - 155.715 Base/Mobile; License cancelled 4/23 KBM215
Bunker Hill (City)
Website Facebook page Bunker Hill EMS" Facebook page
- Area Ambulance Association; Service area covers 58.81 square miles.
Bunker Hill Police Department
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.61000 | WPGY220 | BM | 351 DPL | BunkerHillPolice | Police: Dispatch (Daytime) | FMN | Law Dispatch | |
155.61000 | 154.78500 | WPGY220 | RM | 271 DPL | Mac LocGovt BH | Sheriff: Local Government (Repeats County Law) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
Bunker Hill Fire Protection District Website Company 1 Facebook page
- First Responder provided by Bunker Hill Fire Department
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.07000 | KAN769 | BM | CSQ | BnkrHill Fire 07 | Fire: Local (D432?) | FMN | Fire-Tac | |
159.43500 | KAN769 | M | CSQ | BH Fire Mob Ex | Fire: Mobile Extenders | FMN | Fire-Tac | |
154.10750 | 159.15000 | WRDS233 | RM | 712 DPL | Mac911 Fire BH | Fire: Local (Repeats 911 154.7475 BH Paging-Woodburn) | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
173.23750 | WRDS233 | M | CSQ | BH Fire MX | Fire: Mobile Extenders | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
Carlinville (City)
- County Seat - Population: 6050 Website Facebook Page
Carlinville Police Department Website
- Units: 585-xx (xx=badge #) Shifts are 1) 6a-6p 2) 6p-6a
- Licensed for 155.6625 Repeater with 159.0375 input. Licensed for analog only (doesn't appear to be in use 12/17) WPMA668
- 458.7125 mobiles WPFU614
NEXEDGE96 RIDs
- 2000 CITY (Carlinville dispatch)
- 2001 xxxxx (Police Chief)
- 2005 xxxxxx MOBILE
- 2020 (unit 12/20)
- 2018 P/T 6
- 2101 xxxxx MOBILE (Police Chief)
- 2102 xxxxxx MOBILE (85-2) (2/18)
- 2103 xxxxxx MOBILE
- 2104 xxxxxx MOBILE (2/18)
- 2105 xxxxxx MOBILE
- 2106 xxxxxx MOBILE (585I)
- 2107 xxxxx MOBILE
- 2108 xxxxx MOBILE
- 2112 xxxxxx MOBILE (6/22)
Carlinville Fire Protection District Website Facebook Page
- Paid On-Call, largest fire department in Macoupin County, covering over 180 square miles, to the City of Carlinville and surrounding townships.
- Has a StarCom21 mobile radio in the office (on I-TAC1). Has the ability to encode VHF pages locally.
- IFERN, 154.265 CSQ is Channel 8, used as fireground (6/18) New Freq/Rptr (in use 4/19)
Carlinville Public Works (Street, Water, Sewer)
- Water Data Tx Sites: Tower Grove Water Tower, Lake 1 Water Treatment Plant, Lake 2??, Schien's Water Tower, Water Office (City Hall)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
453.71250 | WPFU614 | F | Cv Water Data | Water Distribution Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data | ||
154.02500 | KQW366 | BM | CSQ | Cv CityWide Old | Citywide - Old (No Longer in use ?) | FMN | Multi-Tac | |
152.29250 | 157.55250 | WQLP665 | RM | 047 DPL | Cv Public Works | Public Works / Water | FMN | Public Works |
154.89000 | KB26467 | M | Cv Police c2c 1 | Police: Car-to-Car (D047,D351,D411) | FMN | Law Tac | ||
155.52000 | 153.96500 | WPMA668 | RM | 1 RAN | Cv Police Disp | Police: Dispatch | NXDN | Law Dispatch |
154.05500 | 159.18750 | WRCC293 | RM | 351 DPL | Carlinville Fire | Fireground / Local [Ch 8] | FMN | Fire-Tac |
154.05500 | 159.18750 | WRCC293 | RM | 047 DPL | Cv Fire Local 8 | Fire: Local [Ch ?] | FMN | Fire-Tac |
Carlinville Park District
- No known communications in use. Possibly FRS radios
Tower Grove, Denby Park, Tom Thumb Park, Loveless Park, American Legion Park, Public Pool
Chesterfield (Village)
- Fire/EMS by Medora Fire and Medora Ambulance (Area Ambulance Service)
- Law by Medora, Macoupin County Sheriff and ISP D18.
Dorchester (Village)
- Law by Macoupin County Sheriff.
- EMS by Gillespie/Benld Ambulance Service
Dorchester Fire Department
- Formerly used 154.07 for Dispatch, unsure if still in use
Eagerville (Village)
East Gillespie (Village)
- Police by Macoupin County Sheriff (back-up/emergency by Gillespie PD)
- EMS/Fire by Gillespie
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
- Approved by voters in 2005 to serve Gillespie, Dorchester, Sawyerville, East Gillespie, Benld, Wilsonville, Eagerville covering 96 square miles. (All current firehouses appear to be substations operating independently of each other)
Gillespie (City)
Gillespie Police Department
- Began patrolling Mt. Clare on Oct 13, 2007, a village of 430 people (previously served by Benld PD)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.98000 | KCS543 | BM | 85.4 PL | Gill PubWorks 2 | Public Works | FMN | Public Works | |
155.74500 | WNGV422 | BM | CSQ | Gillespie EMA | ESDA | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
451.07500 | WPSP974 | F | 125 DPL | Gillespie WDD 1 | Water Telemetry (Data) | FMN | Data | |
155.74500 | KCS543 | BM | 85.4 PL | Gill PubWorks 1 | Public Works / Water / Snow Plows | FMN | Public Works | |
154.80000 | 158.98500 | KCS543 | RM | 351 DPL | Gill/Bnld Police | Police: Dispatch (w/ Benld) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
451.17500 | WQVZ267 | F | Gillespie WDD 2 | Water Department SCADA | Telm | Data |
Girard (City)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
153.93500 | KNJH273 | BM | CSQ | Girard PublicWrk | Public Works / Street / Sewer [Expired 2/05] | FMN | Public Works | |
156.14250 | 151.09250 | WQMP831 | RM | 152 DPL | Girard PD/Mac LG | Police: Dispatch (Repeats 154.7875 LG) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
172.23500 | M | CSQ | Girard Police MX | Police: Mobile Extender (or 170.2375) | FMN | Law Dispatch | ||
154.24250 | 158.93250 | KQG671 | RM | 047 DPL | Girard FireLocal | Fire: Local [Fire Channel] | FMN | Fire-Tac |
Girard Fire Protection District
- Units: 6,7,8,9
- 4/06 - Reported using 154.2725 black fireground, along with 154.07 as 432 DPL
Hagamon
- Road Maintenance by County Highway Department
Hettick (Village)
- Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18. Fire by Hettick, EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance Service.
- Fire has 3 channel Vertex portables and Motorola Pagers.
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000015-QINU`"'
Lake Catatoga
- Most Fire and EMS by Carlinville/ FPD, Gillespie-Benld EMS. Some provided by Gillespie Fire.
Medora (Village)
Medora Fire Department
- Serves Medora, Fidelity, Piasa; uses 154.295 85.4 for Fireground
- 101 Engine 1, 102 Engine 2, 103 Rescue, 104 Tanker 1, 105 Tanker 2, 106 Tanker 3
Medora Area Ambulance
- Serves Medora, Fidelity-Jersey County)
- 3L24- Area Ambulance personnel are numbered 111-199. EMS numbers are issued through Jersey community.
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000016-QINU`"'
Modesto (Village)
- Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18
- Fire by Scottville-Modesto FPD, EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance
Mount Clare (Village)
- Population: 430
- Benld Police patrols Sawyerville and Mt Clare; dispatched by Mt Olive Police on 154.0925R D074
Mt. Olive (City)
- Provides Police services to Sawyerville.
- Ambulance - 3L11
Mt. Olive Fire Protection District Facebook Page
- Units: Engine 510, Engine 511, Tanker 515 IDs: 500, 507
- May provide Mutual Aid to Litchfield and assistance in SW Montgomery County (along with EMS) (a small part of the FPD is in Montgomery County)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.58000 | WPEM829 | BM | 351 DPL | MtOlv PublicWork | Public Works | FMN | Public Works | |
154.34000 | WPPU668 | BM | 351 DPL | MtOlv Fire/EMS | Fire/EMS: Local Ops | FMN | Fire-Tac | |
154.22000 | WPXQ476 | BM | 131.8 PL | MtOlv Fireground | Fireground | FMN | Fire-Tac | |
154.22000 | WPXQ476 | BM | 351 DPL | MtOlv EMS Old | EMS: Local Dispatch (former use) | FMN | EMS-Tac | |
154.09250 | 151.30250 | WPEM829 | RM | 074 DPL | Mt Olive Police | Police: Dispatch [Voice Inversion capable] | FMN | Law Dispatch |
159.45000 | 153.77750 | WPEM829 | RM | 152 DPL | Mac Loc Govt MO | Sheriff: Local Government (Patch to 154.785) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
Nilwood (Village)
- Police protection provided by ISP, Macoupin County Sheriff and back-up by Girard Police.
- Fire protection by Girard FPD. Carlinville FPD may respond to some of the area or for mutual aid
- EMS by Prairieland Ambulance and Gillespie-Benld EMS (out of Carlinville)
NorthWestern Area Ambulance / Fire (Palmyra)
- Fire Facebook Page
- Serves: Chesterfield, Palmyra, Hettick, Modesto, Scottville
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
460.52500 | 465.52500 | WPMD636 | RM | 155 DPL | Northwestern EMS | EMS: Local (Paged on 154.7475) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
156.18750 | 151.26500 | WROX311 | RM | NW Fire Mac911 | Fire: Dispatch (Repeats Mac911?) | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
Palmyra (Village)
- Police dispatched on 154.785R Local Government; Fire/EMS by Northwestern.
Piasa (Village)
- Law by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18, back-up by Shipman.
- EMS by Area Ambulance Service (Shipman), Shipman Fire (Bunker Hill FPD)
Royal Lakes (Village)
- Village Website
- Law - local and patrol by Sheriff; Dispatch on 154.785R,
- Fire by Shipman/Bunker Hill FPD
Sawyerville (Village)
- Benld Police patrols Sawyerville and Mt Clare; dispatched by Mt Olive Police on 154.0925R D074
- Fire/EMS by Mt. Olive.
Scottville (Village)
- Law by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18
- Fire by Scottville-Modesto FPD
- EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance
Scottville-Modesto Rural Fire Protection District
- Station 1-Scottville -- unknown unit numbers
- Station 2-Modesto ----- Truck 2,Tanker 2
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
464.10000 | 469.10000 | WNUP747 | RM | 210.7 PL | SctvModesto Fire | Fire: Paging/Ops | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
Shipman Firefighters Association
- Part of the Bunker Hill FPD Website Company 1 Facebook page
Standard City (Village)
- Law by ISP and Sheriff
- Fire by Carlinville FPD with Mutual Aid by Girard FPD; EMS by Gillespie-Benld EMS (Carlinville)
Staunton (City)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.62500 | WPEH410 | BM | 141.3 PL | Stau PublicWorks | Public Works | FMN | Public Works | |
155.69250 | 158.82750 | WPEH410 | RM | 19 RAN|TG 1 | Staunton Police | Police: Dispatch (patched to 151.415) | NXDN | Law Dispatch |
151.41500 | 159.24000 | WPEH410 | RM | 351 DPL | Stau PD Patch | Police: Patch to NXDN | FMN | Law Dispatch |
451.03750 | WQMM292 | F | Stau Water Data | Water Data (CSQ) | Telm | Data |
Staunton Police NXDN Radio IDs
- system shows NXDN96 Scramble KID=27
- 2000 Dispatcher [CITY] (6/20/22)
Staunton Fire Protection District Website
- Serves FPDs of Staunton, New Douglas, Olive, Worden
- Uses MABAS Fireground RED
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.02500 | 159.00000 | WPXE998 | RM | CSQ | Staunton Fire R | Fire: Local (D703 in) | FMN | Fire-Tac |
154.02500 | WPXE998 | BM | 703 DPL | Staunton EMS | EMS: Local | FMN | EMS-Tac | |
154.02500 | WPXE998 | BM | CSQ | Staunton Fire | Fire: Local [Fire Channel] | FMN | Fire-Tac |
Virden (City)
Police Department
- 155.31 NAC 37 NXDN Digital, dispatch in the clear, but mobiles are encrypted (6/22)
- RID 2 - VIRDEN PD
- RID 23 - VPD CAR 23
- Primary Ambulance provided by Prairieland Ambulance Service, back-up provided by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance/Carlinville. ALS Transport may be provided by any of the Springfield EMS Services.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
153.98000 | KNFQ468 | BM | 77.0 PL | Virden PubWorks | Streets/Public Works | FMN | Public Works | |
155.83500 | WNPD702 | BM | Virden Sanitary | Sanitary District | FMN | Utilities | ||
159.80250 | WPYG247 | BM | Virden Water Co | Virden Water Company (CSQ Data) | FMN | Data | ||
154.07000 | BM | CSQ | VirdenFireground | Fireground | FMN | Fire-Tac | ||
451.12500 | WQOW490 | F | Virden WaterData | Water Data (CSQ) | FMN | Data | ||
155.31000 | 159.23250 | WPQB848 | RM | 37 RAN | Virden Police | Police: Dispatch | NXDN | Law Dispatch |
White City (Village)
- Fire by Benld or Mt. Olive ???
Wilsonville (Village)
- Law by Sheriff, ISP, back-up by Gillespie.
- Fire by Local, back-up by Benld & Gillespie
- EMS by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance Service.
Schools and Colleges
Bunker Hill Community Unit School District #8
- Serving Bunker Hill, Woodburn and East of Royal Lake District Map
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
158.31750 | 153.08750 | WQPG879 | RM | 351 DPL | BH School Bus | Buses | FMN | Schools |
Carlinville Community Unit School District #1
- Serving Carlinville, Atwater, Standard City, Womac, Plainview, Lake Catatoga, Chesterfield and areas in-between. One of the largest school districts (by area) in the area.
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001E-QINU`"'
Gillespie Community Unit School District #7
- Serves Gillespie, East Gillespie, Benld, Mt Clare, Sawyerville, Wilsonville, Hornsby District Map
- Ben-Gil Elementary (Benld) for Wireless Clock System on 72.1 WQQR674
- The district has three attendance centers, with pre-kindergarten through fifth grade located in the community of Benld. The middle and high schools, which serve sixth through 12th grades, are located in the same building along Illinois Route 16 on the western edge of Gillespie.
- Serves the small towns of Gillespie and Benld, East Gillespie, Mount Clare, Wilsonville, Sawyerville, Dorchester, Eagarville, and Hornsby.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
156.12750 | 159.18750 | WRCG985 | RM | 243 DPL | Gill Schools | Buses / Ops (D351 in) | FMN | Schools |
155.26500 | WRCG985 | BM | CSQ | Gill School Bus | Buses (Old) | FMN | Schools |
Site | Name | |
---|---|---|
101 (65) | Gillespie | 01 156.127500 |
DEC | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|
0-01-003 | A | Middle Schl | Middle School: Admin / Operations / Maintenance |
0-01-255 | A | CW-ID R01 | CW-ID |
Mt. Olive School District #5
- Serves Mt Olive, White City and rural Macoupin/Montgomery/Bond Counties District Map
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.20500 | KNNM523 | BM | 261 DPL | MtOlive Schools | Ops / Buses | FMN | Schools | |
158.18250 | 153.44750 | WRAH807 | RM | 351 DPL | Mt Olive School | Operations | FMN | Schools |
North Mac School District #34
- Website Facebook Page
- Girard and Virden merged school districts in 2010; 1600 students
Girard School District '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000023-QINU`"'
Virden Community Unit School District #4 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000024-QINU`"'
Northwestern Unit School District #2 (Palmyra)
- Serving most of NorthWestern Macoupin County including Palmyra, Hettick, Modesto and Scottville
Regional Office of Education #40
- Serving Macoupin (Carlinville office), Calhoun, Greene, Jersey (Jerseyville office) Counties
- ROE 40 Adult Learning Center - Carlinville
- Website Facebook page
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000026-QINU`"'
Southwestern Community Unit School District #9
- Security provided by Macoupin County Sheriff's Deputies (Football Games/Events)
- Serving Piasa, Brighton, Shipman, Medora, Royal Lake, Kemper District Map
- 155.265 is used at the high school and middle school for office personal.
- 155.265 is used at Brighton North for the car line (Oct. 2019)
- 153.0275 is used for all transportation operations and football games
- As of August 2019 all high school administration have Retevis RT5 some employees still have a variety of Kenwoods
- Physical Education Teachers, Band, Special Education, and Ag have Radios they operate on 155.265
- 154.570 is not in use anymore
Radio Layouts - Retevis RT5
Channel | name on radios | frequency |
1 | Short Range in Building | 155.265 |
2 | long range talk with Buses | 153.0275 |
Radio Layouts - Kenwood
- Radios say leave on channel 4/7
Channel | name on radios | frequency |
1 | Tac 1 do not use | ? (Possibly 154.570 or 159.765) |
2 | Bus Channel (Repeater long range) | 153.0275 |
3 | IREACH (Emergency use only) | 155.055 |
4 or 7 | Building channel (Short range) | 155.265 |
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155.26500 | WPHW803 | BM | 031 DPL | SW School A | Building Ops / Security / Teachers | FMN | Schools | |
159.76500 | WQWH675 | BM | SW School B | Operations (not D073) | FMN | Schools | ||
154.57000 | M | 031 DPL | SW School C | Operations [No longer in use] | FMN | Schools | ||
153.02750 | 158.38500 | WRCE647 | RM | 351 DPL | SW School Bus | Transportation / Football Games | FMN | Schools |
Staunton Community Unit School District #6
- Serving Staunton, Williamson, Livingston (Parts of Madison County not served by Edwardsville School District) District Map
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151.34750 | 153.88250 | KST241 | RM | 351 DPL | Staunton School1 | Buses / Ops / Janitorial | FMN | Schools |
151.34750 | 153.88250 | KST241 | RM | 047 DPL | Staunton School2 | Operations | FMN | Schools |
Former Use
- 155.26500 KST241 BM Staunton Sch Old Buses (141.3 is St Charles) FMN Deprecated
Colleges
Blackburn College (Carlinville)
- Blackburn University Website
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
464.42500 | WQDK780 | BM | 546 DPL | Blackburn Ops | Utilities Maintenance / Security | FMN | Schools |
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