Macoupin County (IL) Unit Designators

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See Designators for Counites: Sangamon, Montgomery, Madison, Jersey, Greene, Morgan ################ COMING SOON

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Law Enforcement Units

Macoupin County Sheriff

• Mary Units (1 Sheriff, 2-25)
• Mary-Ida - Investigators (1, 2)
• Charles
• Charles Ocean (or just "Cee Oh") - Correction Officers - heard CO-9, CO-18, CO-20 (may do secure/status checks when transporting inmates)
• David 1, 2, 3, 4 - Coroner (may be heard on Sheriff dispatch or 911)
• Ida - Investigators Ida 1 (2/25) (Ida 8, Ida 11 heard on a fatal shooting 1/25) (may be same as Mary Ida)
• MK-9 Macoupin County Animal Control

Shift Changes: 5pm (heard on Sat evening)

P25 System / Radio IDs (RIDs)
7/24 - Sheriff reportedly using/testing DMR on 151.2125 10/24 switched to P25

• 7000 Dispatch
• 5001 seen (8/25)
• 5004 seen (8/25)
• 5005 Mary 5 (6/25)
• 5006 Mary 8 (7/25)
• 5007 Mary 7 (6/25)
• 5008 Mary 8 (8/25)
• 5009 Mary 9 (4/25)
• 5010 (6/25)
• 5011 Mary 111 (6/25)
• 5012 Mary 12 (7/25)
• 5013 seen (8/25)
• 5014 Mary 14 (5/25)
• 5015 Mary 15 (8/25)
• 5016 seen (8/25)
• 5017 (low use)
• 5018 Mary 18 (5/25)
• 5019 Mary 10 (9/2/25)
• 5020 Ida 1 Mobile (6/25)
• 5021 NOT SEEN
• 5022 7/25
• 5023 NOT SEEN
• 5024 CO-11 (mobile "out at Madison County jail" full scale on repeater) 9/3/25
• 5025 NOT SEEN
• 5103 Mary 14 (5/25) Portable?
• 5105
• 5106
• 5110
• 5111
• 5112 (6/25)
• 5114
• 5115
• 5116
• 5117
• 5119 very active
• 5120 Mary Ida-1 (investigator) (3/27/25) Portable?
• 5121
• 5122 low use
• 5202 1 hit
• 5203 David-1 (7/29/25) Coroner ?

Local Municipalities

• 150, 153, 156 Girard Police unit (may shorten to just "53") (8/25)
• 200s Mt Olive Police - 220 (7/9/16), 232 (3/18)
• 582N Nilwood (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 583A unid unit calling Carlinville Fire on 154.055 Repeater (1/25) 83A heard talking to Disp on Loc Gov, waiting on Mary unit 9/27/25)
• 583C Chesterfield (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 583D (heard to Macoupin Station, Plainview?) (7/09)
• 583D / 3D Davis Towing (for Sheriff, on 151.2125)
• 583M Medora (Medora Police Chief has own page tone)
• 584-31, 584-32 unid on 154.785
• 584A Shipman
• 584R Royal Lakes (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 584 Bunker Hill "584 Car 1" (584-10)
  • Bunker Hill 24 (heard 1/18)
• 585 Carlinville
  • 585-7 (heard on ISPERN with Troop 8 2/25) "CPD 585-7"
• 586 Benld, Mt. Clare
• 586M Mt. Olive (223 3/18)
• 587 Virden (NOT USED; uses: units 13x, 178, 182, 183, 188, 191)
• 588 Gillespie (588-1 heard on Local Govt 154.785 delivering an inmate 7/25)
  • 588B Brighton (units: 22 11/07)
• 588W Wilsonville (No longer used, just called "Wilsonville xx")
• 589 Car 1 - Asst. Coroner (Old?)
• 589A unknown
• 589 Palmyra (3 units 589-7, 8, 9 3/08)
  • (OLD) or 589B Palmyra/Modesto (89-5, 89-7, 89-11, 89-13)
  • 589-1 (1/25) (off at 4pm) (9/25)
  • 589-2 Modesto (heard as "Palmyra unit" on local government 154.785 7/25)
  • 589-3 Wilsonville officer on 154.785 (2025)
• 590 Staunton ("SC") (SC-7,8,9 1/08) "Car 4" heard on 154.785 (3/25) ST-3 heard on 151.415 (2024)

• Girard Police Department (Dispatched on 154.785R by MCSD)
  • "Girard-x": 1,2,3,4,14
• George-29 (154.785)
  • Girard 156 (2/25)
• 1/25 using "150" like units (1/25)

• White City "White City 1" (5/9/11)

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Macoupin County EMA Units

• MES 1 - Coordinator
• MES 3 -
• MES 4 - unknown
• MES 8 - unknown
• MES 25 - unknown
• MES 722 - heard during Storm

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Macoupin County Coroner

• Charles 1 - ????? (Heard on 154.785 2025)

• David 1 - Coroner
• David 2 - Deputy Coroner - Brad Targhetta

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Public Works

Carlinville Street/Water

• Truck #: 11,16 sml dump truck/plow,18,17,19,20,22
• Units #: 21-tractor, 23-tractor or grader?????

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Macoupin County Fire/EMS Unit Designators

• Mac-911 is the Primary 911 dispatch center (PSAP) at Sheriff's Department (Carlinville)
• 4 Digit numbers are MABAS numbers. Macoupin is part of 3 different MABAS Divisions (Div 35-Madison/Jersey, Montgomery, Sangamon Counties)

1200 - Carlinville Fire Protection District

• 1200 Fire Chief (2017)
• 1203 (4/24)
• 1204 (12/24)
• 1209 (7/25)
• 1210 (4/24)
• 1214 Mini Pumper (12/24)
• 1216 Engine (Older model) (3/17)
• 1218 Tanker (2018) (7/25)
• 1237 Ladder - 1996 75’ ladder truck; 1250 gpm / 500 gal tank (in service 2/18)
• 1250 2006 Heavy Rescue (new 8/21)
• 1252 Rescue/Squad (2/18) (retired 8/21)
• 1260 2000 Tender; 3000 gallons (new 8/21)
• 1263 Tender (7/16) (retired 8/21)
• 1271 Brush Truck (3/17)
• 1290 Ford 4dr Pickup, red (8/22) Rescue

1300 - Northwestern Fire, Northwestern EMS

• 1301 Chief ? (2/25)
• 1302 Chief ? unit on 911 (2/25)
• 1303 Fire unit on 911 (12/24) (2/25)
• 1305 unit on 911 (2/20)
• 1310 unit on 911 (2/20)
• 1311 Engine (11/24) (2025)
• 1312 Engine (11/24) (5/25)
• 1361 Tender (11/24)
• 1362 Tender (11/24) (2025)
• 1365 Tender (11/24) (5/25)
• 1370 Brush (11/24)
• Squad 1 - Rescue truck

older info?

• Palmyra Base - Engine 20, Lime Green Tanker
  • response area of Palmyra & some rural Palmyra
• Hettick Base - Engine 1, Brush Truck 2, Pumper 66, Dump Truck 3 (units heard 21)
  • response area: Chesterfield, Hettick, Hagamon, Reader
• Modesto-Scottville (2 stations)

 ?? Northwestern ???

• 128 ? (460.525 1/08)
• 307 EMS (heard 2/25)

1500s - Unit 7 Fire Protection District

• 1501 Fire Chief
• 1510 Benld 1510?
• 1511 Gillespie // new Aug 2024, E-One Red (9/25)

• 1512 Benld (9/25)
• 1513 Dorchester unit (4/24)
• 1521 Gillespie unit (4/25)
• 1522 Benld unit (9/25)
• 1531 Gillespie (4/24)
• 1551 Gillespie unit (4/25) Dorchester unit (2025)
• 1552 Benld? unit (8/24) (2/25)
• 1553 Dorchester unit (8/24)
• 1556 Dorchester unit (8/24)
• 1561 Gillespie unit (6/24)
• 1562 Benld (9/25)
• 1563 Dorchester Tender (6/24) (3/25)
• 1571 Benld? unit (8/24)
• 1573 Dorchester unit (6/25)
• 1574 Gillespie unit (3/25)

(Old) Gillespie Fire

• Engine 1
• Engine 2
• Tanker 1 (heard 1/13/18)
• Truck 1
• Truck 3 (3/18)
• Truck 4
• Squad 1
• Squad 2

(OLD) 550 Dorchester Fire

• 550 Freightliner Pumper/Rescue (8/22)
• 552 GMC Engine/Pumper (3/18)(8/22)
• 554 Tanker (1/13/18)
• 556 GMC Rescue older unit, red (8/22)

600 CUD7 Fire (Gillespie, Benld, Sawyerville, Wilsonville)

• 600,601,
• 602 Benld unit (11/24) (heard 2025)
• 603 Benld unit (10/24) (1/25)
• 605,607,608,612
• 650 Benld Pumper (1/13/18)
• 651 Benld GMC 8500 Engine/Pumper (10/5/17) (6/22) Station 2
• 652 Benld Tanker (11/22)
• 653 Rescue
• 654 (10/5/17)
• 655 (12/13/17)
• 661
• 677 ?? heard responding to Medora Amb/Fire call in Chesterfield

1600s - ???? Fire

• 1611 (heard Mac911 6/24)
• 1651 Gillespie? (5/25)
• 1661 ?? (5/25)

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2300s - Fosterburg Fire

• See Madison County

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Northwestern Ambulance

• 3L25 (11/24)
• 3L45 (11/24)
• 3L44 (Former, not in use) (11/24)

3400 - ????

• 3400 Mac911 (2/18)
• 3402 Mac911 (2/18)

4800 - Brighton Fire Department (MABAS Division 35)

Brighton-Betsy Ann Fire Protection District

• Station 1 - Brighton (Macoupin Co)
• Station 2 - (Jersey Co)

• 4800 Support - 2018 Ford Expedition ALS/Fire Chief (10/24)
• 4801 (2010) (10/24)
• 4808 (10/08)
• 4810 Engine - 2000 Pierce/Saber Pumper
• 4811 Rescue Engine - 2001 Pierce/Saber Pumper - ALS/Rescue
• 4812 Engine - 1992 Pierce Pumper
• 4831 Ladder - 1982 Pierce Fire Stick 55ft (former Carlinville Fire) (11/24)
• 4850 Heavy Rescue - 2007 Hackney / BLS Medical
• 4860 Tender - 2020 Freightliner - 2500 gal tank (1/25)
• 4861 Tender - 2025? Freightliner M2106 500 GPM by Midwest Fire (5/25 coming soon, see FB) (was Tender - 1995 International 2500 (Water tanker))
• 4862 Tender - 1995 International 2500 (Water tanker)
• 4871 Rescue/Brush - 2016 Ford F-550 ALS/250 gal tank (4/25)
• 4890 UTV - 2020 Can Am Defender 6x6 / BLS Medical
• 4896 Rescue unit ? (2025)
• 4893 (2010)
• 4898 (10/24)

Former Unit Numbers

• 201 rescue ? (12/4/07)
• 202 rescue ?
• 204 Tanker
• 205 Tanker
• 207 (12/4/07)
• 208 Engine?
• 208 Rescue
• 209 Engine (12/4/07)
• 210 ?
• Engine 7 (12/4/07)
• Personnel?: EMS?: 220 (12/07),221,222 Firefighters: 232,235,244

4900 - Staunton Fire (MABAS Division 35)

• 4900 Fire Chief
• 4901 Asst? Chief (5/25)
• 4903 unit
• 4904 unit (personal) (5/25)
• 4908 unit (5/25)
• 4911 Engine
• 4912 Engine (8/25)
• 4913 Engine (4/25)
• 4943 EMS unit (8/25)
• 4944 EMS unit (8/25)
• 4945 EMS unit (8/25)
• 4951 Squad (4/25)
• 4952 Squad (rescue?) (4/25)
• 4961 Tender (4/24)
• 4971 Brush
• 4972 Brush
• 4984 heard 2008/2010
• 4991 Trailer

5100 - Medora Fire/Ambulance

• 5150 - heard for EMS Call (12/13)

• 3-L-20 Medora EMS BLS unit (1/25)

• 520 unit heard (2025)

5400 - Bunker Hill Fire Protection District (MABAS Division 35)

• 5400 Chief (6/25)
• 5401 Bunker Hill Chief (6/22/18)
• 5402 Shipman Fire unit (3/13) (heard as BH Rescue 2024)
• 5404 Fire Personnel (2010)
• 5405 (heard 3/25)
• 5407 (3/25)
• 5408 Fire Personnel (4/18)
• 5411 Engine (Bunker Hill Sta. 1) (respond to 10-50) (last heard 9/25) First Out?
• 5412 Engine (Shipman Sta. 2) (10/16) (9/25)
• 5413 (6/23/18)
• 5421 Bunker Hill - unit (2/25)
• 5422 Shipman Fire - Tender (2/18)(3/25)
• 5451 Rescue (6/25)
• 5452 Shipman Fire - Rescue/First Responder Ford 4dr white (8/24)(3/25)
• 5454 Rescue? (respond to 10-50) (4/24)
• 5461 Bunker Hill - truck (3/25)
• 5462 Tender (Shipman Sta. 2) (10/25)
• 5471 truck (heard 3/25)
• 5472 Brush (6/25)Shipman truck (1/25)
• 5473 Dorsey truck

5500 - Mount Olive Fire Department (MABAS Division 35)

• 5500 heard 7/24
• 5501 Fire Chief? (2016)
• 5510 Rescue (mac911 5/20/23) (8/18)
• 5511 (heard 3/25)
• 5545 unid (4/24)
• 5550 Rescue - Ford First Responder
• 5560 (8/25)(10/20)
• 5577 Personnel (8/25)

(OLD Below)

• 500 Chief (11/07)
• 501,502,505,507,508
• 510 Engine (3/08)
• 511 Engine (11/07)
• 515 Tanker
• 518 Tanker
• Personnel? 556, 569EMS, 573EMS, EMS-1
• 520 ?? heard responding to Medora Amb/Fire call in Chesterfield

5800 - Medora Fire Department

Responds to Chesterfield, Piasa

• 5800 (2018)
• 5801 (1/25)
• 5810 (3/18) (replaced by 5861 2025)
• 5811 (2018)
• 5812 Pierce Engine blk/red (10/24)
• 5850 (2018 Mac911)
• 5851 (10/24)
• 5860 (2018 Mac911) (10/24)
• 5861 Tanker Pierce Pumper-Tender; 3000 gal, 1250 GPM (9/25) (replaced 5510,5861 that was 40 years old)
• 5870 Rescue (5/25) (2018) (12/24)
• 5872 (6/24)
• 5896 (2018) (5/25)

• 3L24 Ambulance (2018) EMS 67
• Personnel: 111-199: 115 Fire, 118, 121 EMS, 124 EMS (2018) 139 (2018), 146, 191 EMS (updated 1/18)

5900 - Staunton Ambulance District

• 5925 heard on Mac911 (6/20/22)
• 5940 3L40 Ambulance (2018) new truck whi/red box 3/13/25
• 5941 3L41 Ambulance (2018)
• 5942 3L60 Ambulance (2018)
• 5943 3L70 Ambulance (2018)
• 5944 3L80 Ambulance (2024)
• 5945 3L90 Ambulance (2023) 3 015 016 Box
• 5946 3L95 Ambulance (2018)
• 5947 3L96 Ambulance (2018)
• 5948 3L97 Ambulance (2018) x xxx 03 -
• 5971 personnel? (4/18)

need to go through

• 5940 3-L-40 Ambulance (2018)
• 5941 3-L-41 Ambulance (2018)
• 59?? 3-L-50 (unit on 2013?)
• 5942 3-L-60 Ambulance (2018)
• 5943 3-L-70 3 015 09 2020 Ford Transit Van
• 5944 3-L-80 Ambulance (2018) [New unit in service 2013]
• 5945 3-L-90 3 015 06 2020 Ford E450 Box (2018) [New unit in service 2013] was a former Diesel Box
• 5946 3-L-95 Ambulance (2018) [New unit in service 2013]
• 5947 3-L-96 Ambulance (2018)
• 5948 3-L-97 Ambulance (2018) x xxx 03 -

400 ?

• 405
• 412? Shipman Fire (3/14)
• 452 Shipman Fire (3/14)

• 464 Scottville/Modesto Fire unit heard on Mac911 (4/25)

500 Medora Fire/Rescue/EMS

• 520 (heard Mac911 6/18) EMS unit (heard 2024); 4/25

700 Wilsonville Fire

(Probably no longer in use)

• 700, 701, 703 (1/08), 705, 707 (701, 703 heard 2010)
• 730 Engine
• 731 Van/truck

700 Bunker Hill Fire

• 703,706 (2010), 707,709-3L58,719,728,729,750,751
• 752 unit (11/1/07)
• 753 unit (11/1/07)
• 754 unit (11/1/07)
• 755 First Responder (1/08)
• 730,754 - Dorchester?

800 Shipman Fire Department

• 812
• 840 Engine (12/4/07)
• 841
• 842
• 843 Rescue (11/22/07)
• 845 unit (12/7/07)
• 846 unit (11/1/07)
• 850 unit (12/4/07)
• 860

• 873 Medora Rescue unit ? (5/25)
• 874 Medora Rescue unit ? (5/25)
• 875 Medora Rescue unit ? (5/25)

Mt. Olive Ambulance

• 3L11 3 010 04 Mt Olive Ambulance Unit (by Gillespie Benld Ambulance)

(old 900)

• 915,917

Carlinville Fire

• 12xx #2 Rescue Vehicle - Ford F350 SuperDuty
• 12xx #5 Pumper (4dr Red)- 1996 Freightliner FL70 Pumper
• 1210 2021 Toyne Custom Pumper - First Out Pumper (replaced 2003 American LaFrance)
• 1214 Mini-Pumper
• 1216 American LaFrance Pumper
• 1218 Pumper (Large Vehicle)
• 1237 Quint - Aerial Truck
• 1250 Heavy Rescue Unit (new 9/21)
• 1260 Tender (Water Truck)
• 1281 Utility (Chevy Suburban; may no longer be in use) M 214260
• 1290 Chevy 4x4 Crew Cab Truck Red; FV 56-1290

Former units

•  ? Rescue/Pumper (used early 80s? model)
• 1 Fire Chief (Personal Vehicle)
• 2 Old Rescue Van (Step Van - 1975 Chevy 30 Series)
• 3 Water Truck/Rural Tanker - 1986 Chevy Kodiak Series
• 4 Mini-Pumper/Rescue Truck (4x4) - 1989 GMC 7000 Top Kick 4x4 Pumper
• 5
• 6 2005? American LaFrance Pumper
• 7 Aerial - 1985 Ford 800 Series/Pierce 55' Aerial
• 8 Pumper with Tank (long truck, was temporary tanker during truck 3 remount)

Gillespie-Benld Area Ambulance Service

• Portables: A2,A3,A5,A7,A10,A16,A17,A19
• 3L11 3 010 04 Ford Box (sn 9/9/23 Carlinville station) (Gillespie Station)
• 3L13 3 010 xx ?? (Gillespie Station?) (on air 6/24) (heard 2/25 Western Venue)
• 3L15 3 010 02 2008 Chevy 4500 Brawn (Mt Olive Station 2018)
• 3L19 3 010 0x 2018 Ford Medix (Gillespie Station 2018)
• 3L21 3 010 0x 2006 Ford MedTec (Carlinville FPD Station 2018)
• 3L22 3 010 0x (Carlinville FPD Station 2018)
• 3L46 3 010 0x 2001 Ford MedTec (Gillespie Station 2018)
• 3L48 3 010 01 Ford Box (sn 9/9/23 Carlinville station)

Shipman Ambulance

• A43, 3L34

Staunton Fire Protection District

• A1,A3
• Engine 1
• Engine 2
• Engine 3
• Squad 1
• Brush Truck 1
• Tanker 1

Virden Fire Protection District

• Tender 1 (11/22)
• Rescue 7 (heard 2024)
• Rescue 8 (new 4/25 white 4 door Ford Rescue truck)
• Rescue 9
• Portable 32

Girard Fire Protection District/Rescue

• Nilwood Fire Base (on Girard Fire Repeater 3/25)
• 1 Rescue?
• 2 Rescue? (contact with boat)
• 3 Rescue (1/23) Responds to EMS Calls w/Prairieland
• 4 Unit (4/24)
• 5 Brush (10/24)
• 6
• Unit 7 (10/24)
• Engine 8 / Unit 8
• Tender 9 / Unit 9 (4/24) / Rescue 9 with EMTs (2/25)
• Tender 10 (11/22)
• Tender 11 (4/24)
• Unit 12 (11/22)

Robert Sam - Rescue Units

• RS-20 (11/24)

Prairieland Ambulance (Virden)

VA-Victor Adam units

• VA4-Scott,5,8,9,10,17

Bunker Hill Ambulance

No Longer in Operations

• Portable A8

Scottville-Modesto Fire

• Hettick/Chesterfield
• Station 2 - Engine 2, Tanker 2 (2018)

EMS Units / Ambulances

• 3L11 Gillespie-Benld Ambulance (Carlinville 6/24)
• 3L13 Gillespie-Benld Ambulance (6/24)
• 3L14 Gillespie-Benld Ambulance (5/23)
• 3L15 Gillespie-Benld Ambulance
• 3L20 Medora (Area Ambulance Service) BLS unit (1/25)
• 3L21 Medora (Area Ambulance Service) ????? OLD <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
• 3L21 Gillespie-Benld Ambulance - Carlinville unit (6/18)
• 3L22 Gillespie-Benld Ambulance - Carlinville unit (6/18) (6/24)
• 3L24 Medora (Area Ambulance Service)
• 3L25 Northwestern Area Ambulance (Palmyra base) (2/25)
• 3L30 Bunker Hill EMS 3 617 02 - red/white stripe Ford Box (new unit 12/22) (1/25)
• 3L34 Shipman Area Ambulance Service
• 3L35 Hillsboro Ambulance (3 022 01) red/white AEV box ALS (8/22)
• 3L38 Prairieland - Virden (in use?)
• 3L40 Staunton EMS (5942)
• 3L44 (FORMER) Northwestern Area Ambulance (Hettick base)
• 3L45 Northwestern Area Ambulance (Scottville Base)
• 3L46 Gillespie/Benld Ambulance
• 3L50 Staunton Ambulance
• 3L58 Prairieland - Virden (6/18)
• 3L60 Staunton Ambulance
• 3L70 Staunton Ambulance
• 3L80 Staunton Ambulance
• 3L90 Staunton Ambulance
• 3L95 Staunton Ambulance
• 3L97 Staunton Ambulance

[No longer in use? 6/18]

• 3H17 Waverly Volunteer Fire Department And Rescue Squad (Mutual Aid to NorthWestern area)

• 3F10 America Ambulance-Springfield (ALS Intercept)
• 3F11 America Ambulance-Springfield (ALS Intercept)
• 3F40 Auburn Ambulance (backup to Virden, Girard)
• 3F91-3F95 Springfield Area Ambulance (ALS Intercepts)
• 3F97 Medics First Ambulance (Auburn-Backup for Girard 6/18)
• 3F99 Medics First Ambulance (Auburn for Girard unit 6/18)
• 3F113 Medics First Ambulance (Auburn for Girard, 9/18)
• 3H24? Lifestar-Jacksonville (ALS Intercepts for Northwestern/3L25)

No Longer in use

• 3L32 Carlinville Ambulance Service (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L33 Carlinville Ambulance Service (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L47 Carlinville Ambulance Service (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L55 Prairieland - Virden (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)

Dunn's left Macoupin County as of 9/27/18

• 3I51 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I52 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I53 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I54 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I55 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I56 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I57 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)
• 3I57 Dunns Ambulance (Carlinville)

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