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Montgomery County (IL)

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Public Safety Unit Numbers
Also patrolled by and part of Illinois State Police Troop 8 Webpage Facebook

Montgomery County Website

Montgomery County 911 / ETSB Website

  • Established Oct 1996; receives about 20,000 calls a year. Dispatchers are trained in Emergency Medical, Fire and Police Dispatch
  • Dispatches for EMA, MABAS Division 56, Haz-Mat and Dive Team.
  • Dispatches for Litchfield Police except Mon-Fri 0800-1600
  • Shoal Creek also dispatched direct on 154.13 162.2 PL by Bond County 911.
  • Weekly Test Page on Monday nights at 7:30pm for all departments (Back-up PSAP at Taylorville/Christian County 911) (multiple freqs/tones)
  • Departments use the "I Am Responding" phone app
  • 6/22 - The county is going to purchase a VHF simulcast for 911 using ARPA funds ($345,000)
  • 7/22 - New FCC License modification to current Fire Frequencies, adding NXDN/DMR/P25 emissions WQFE421

Dispatches agencies: Coffeen Fire, Farmersville Fire/Ambulance, Fillmore Fire, Hillsboro Fire/Ambulance, Irving Fire, Litchfield Fire/EMS, Nokomis-Witt Ambulance, Nokomis Fire, Raymond-Harvel Fire (2 page tone sets), Raymond-Harvel Ambulance, Shoal Creek Fire & Rescue, Witt Fire, 911 and EMA Coordinator, HAZMAT Team, Hazmat Tone NE, Hazmat Tone SE, Hazmat Tone SE (heard rebroadcast on 154.13 162.2 PL)

Uses Fireground Blue for Water Operations

SOME OF THIS INFO IS VERY OUTDATED

  • 154.325 D047 for Northwest Depts; D023 for Northeast Depts; D223 for Southeast Depts. (1/13)
  • 154.325 D047 heard paging Raymond-Harvel Fire (with DTMF tail, via phone?) (also on 225.7?) (8/13)

Paging/Tone-outs- the 151.46 page is sent out and remote towers on other frequencies "store and forward", basically page out on the local tower with a recording of the original 151.46 page.

Reported that departments use their local repeater (Chris Coss) that feeds into (simulcasts on) the 151.46 Rptr. 911 still simulcasts 151.4 R pages/dispatches locally on 154.325 (which some pagers are still on). (This is possibly old info at this point 8/24)

Chris Coss Licensed Frequencies

  • 90.35 DISPATCH FOR COMMUINCATIONS COMPANY AND TACTICAL USE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES WQDM689
  • 90.35 RADIO COMMUNICATION USE BY ELIGIBLES. WQFE421
  • 140 N. MAIN STREET - HILLSBORO
  • CLEVELAND & MAIN STREETS - PANAMA
  • 502 S. SHERMAN - LITCHFIELD
  • 159.7125 151.8575 WQFE421 RM 162 DPL *heard 10/14/06 - Appears to be a simulcast of 154.325/151.4600 was Paging Shoal Creek Fire
  • SOUTH EAST & NOBBE STREETS - FARMERSVILLE
  • CAPPS & MILLER STREETS - NOKOMIS POPLAR & W. RAILROAD STREETS - FILLMORE

Greg Nimmo Licensed Frequencies

  • 4/06 Most bases are located at or near a fire department. PRIVATE BUS DISPATCH RADIOS WILL BE USED TO COORDINATE DAILY BUS DISPATCHING ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • 140 N MAIN ST HILLSBORO, IL
  • CORNER OF CLEVELAND AND MAIN ST PANAMA
  • 502 S SHERMAN LITCHFIELD
  • CORNER OF S EAST AND NOBBE FARMERSVILLE
  • CORNER OF CAPPS AND MILLER NOKOMIS
  • CORNER OF POPLAR AND W RAILROAD FILMORE

Montgomery County MABAS Division 56 Website

  • 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.

Montgomery County Sheriff Website [No Facebook]

  • Sheriff, Undersheriff, Chief Deputy, Jail Administrator, ten Patrol Deputies including two Patrol Sergeants and two Investigators as well as twelve Telecommunicators, six Correctional Officers, one Office Administrator, Jail Chief Cook, Maintenance personnel and one K-9 Unit.
  • Sheriff Units: 68-xx
  • 68-91 (1/21)
  • 173.25 100.0 (heard in Litchfield, both sides of conversation of Sheriff repeater 2/14, 4/14) (hrd Farmersville 5/15)
  • Summer 2022 - Transitioned to new P25 radio system. All sheriff/police in the county can now talk to each other.

2022 Sheriff/Rural Law P25 System (assumed that 10xx are mobile units and 11xx are portables)

  • 1000 Dispatch? (7/20/23)
  • 1004
  • 1009 (7/20/23)
  • 1012 (7/20/23)
  • 1013
  • 1104
  • 1113
  • 1115 (7/20/23)

Montgomery County EMA (MCEMA) Website Facebook

  • 154.995, 155.025 50W Base with 40-45W mobiles (NFM) WSCW923 Issued 5/25, was WQEG925 [Expired 1/16]

Montgomery County Housing Authority (Hillsboro) Website Facebook

  • MCHA offers 116 public housing units, 60 single family homes, 166 multifamily units, 32 market apart

Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Bois D'Arc Township

  • Road Ops on 159.4575 Base/Mobile (NFM at Farmersville) possibly 103.5PL hrd 2015) WQQN324

Hillsboro Township

  • 150.995 BM - Road Maintenance at Taylor Springs WRWX351
  • 150.995 BM - Road Maintenance at Hillsboro WRZC697 Issued 10/23

Coffeen (City) [No Website] Facebook

  • 153.6875 Repeater with 158.1525 input for Public Works (NFM/DMR/NXDN) issued 5/23 WRXL606
  • 155.415 Base/Mobiles City Operations (162.2?) [Expired] FMN KNEZ869
  • 155.805 Base/Mobiles Public Works [Expired 10/00] FM WPIS436

Coffeen Fire Protection District [No Website] Facebook

Donnellson

  • Fire provided by Shoal Creek FPD

Farmersville (Village) [No Website] Board Facebook

  • 159.96 40W Base with 15-45W mobiles, assumed for Water Department ops (Base at Water Plant) (NFM/DMR/NXDN) WSCN295 WQSI931 Expired 2023
  • 159.765 BM 654 DPL Water Department (Voice/Data) FMN WQTP231 WQTP231
  • 173.390 F 88.5 PL Water Department Data [Expired 7/03- in use 12/13; also CSQ) FMN WFE690
  • 173.39 91.5 PL also heard in use (Musical Notes) (12/13)

Farmersville-Waggoner Fire (FPD)/Ambulance [No Website] [No Facebook]

  • 152.885 D114 New Repeater (in use 4/1/24) (was formerly on 160.1775 tower, licensed at Witt)

Fillmore (Village) [No Website] [No Facebook]

Fillmore Community Fire Protection District

  • Coverage area includes parts of Fayette County.
  • EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance.

Harvel (Village) [No Webpage] [No Facebook]

Hillsboro (City) Website Facebook

Hillsboro Police Department Website [No Facebook]

  • Bike Patrol Officer, 1 K-9 Officer and Hillsboro Auxiliary Police
  • Former: 155.085R (153.8375) WPYY616 RM 210.7 PL (Voice Inversion capable) (change to D351 2018) 10/23 added NXDN/P25 emissions

Hillsboro Fire Webpage [No Facebook]

  • Comprised of 5 full-time and 35 volunteer members.
  • 154.445 - Fire: Paging/Dispatch (rpts 154.325 D023, then rpts on 154.325 CSQ) 6pm Test Page (pages on 151.45 1/18)

Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service Facebook

  • Responds to: Hillsboro, Fillmore

Irving (Village) [No Webpage] [No Facebook]

  • Police provided by Sheriff, Hillsboro; EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance

Irving Volunteer Fire Department [No Webpage] [No Facebook]

  • 154.175 Base/Mobile Fireground [Expired 9/13] WNMQ811

Litchfield (City) Website Facebook

Litchfield Police Department Webpage Facebook

  • Dispatched locally Mon-Fri 0800-1600, by county the remaining time
  • Officers operate on a 12-hour schedule providing 24 hours a day, seven days a week coverage.
  • Dispatch services are provided by one Telecommunicator who operates Monday through Friday during business hours, during all other hours the Litchfield Police Department contracts dispatch services through the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
  • Transitioned to a new P25 system Summer 2022 after being on a DMR Tier 3 system for a short time

Former Use

  • 151.1675 153.995 WRJQ344 RM CC 4 TG 1 SL 1 Police: Old DMR Tier 3 RIDs - 4 - Dispatcher, 213 "213" , 397, 649
  • 155.820 153.905 KSD393 RM 94.8 PL Former Police FMN
  • 156.165 KSD393 BM 94.8 PL (Former) Police: Operations FMN Deprecated 8/11/24
  • 465.325 KSD393 M CSQ (Former) Police: Mobile Extenders FMN Deprecated 8/11/24

Litchfield Fire Department Webpage Facebook

  • Staff of paid/volunteers protecting 10,000 people in 33 sq miles out of 2 stations. 2000 calls annually.
  • Member of MABAS 56 and the 3M Firemen's Association Litchfield
  • May request Mutual Aid from Mt. Olive Fire/EMS for areas around I-55. Also may contact Mac911 on 154.7475R for info or assistance
  • 154.37 also licensed on KCN968 (but never known to be used)
  • 154.8675 159.3525 WQNC605 RM Fire: Local (possibly D365) FMN Deprecated 8/11/24 (Never heard in use)

Station 1 is located directly across from City Hall at 201 East Edwards Street.
Station 2 is located off Historic Route 66 at 1 Skyview Drive

  • With both stations, the department operates one Rescue Engine, two Engines, one Tower Ladder, Dive Squad, three Advanced Life Support Ambulances and various supports units.

Mount Olive [No Website] Facebook

Mount Olive Police [No Website] Facebook
Mount Olive Fire Protection District [No Website] Facebook

  • Serving approximately 3,500 people and covering 65 square miles in central Illinois. Located at Exit 44 on Interstate 55.
  • Serves a small portion of I-55 and land in Montgomery County, mostly in Macoupin County. Database Wiki
  • EMS provided by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance Service

Nokomis Website Facebook

Nokomis Police Webpage Facebook
Nokomis Area Fire Protection District Webpage Facebook

  • Responds to Coaltan

Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service [No Website] Facebook

  • 7/24 - Only 1 Full time crew working limited days a week. See the post on Facebook
  • Coverage area: Nokomis, Witt, Ohlman
  • 155.205 BM EMS: Local [Expired 6/14] WPFA581

Panama [No Website] Facebook

Shoal Creek Fire and Rescue (Panama) [No Website] Facebook

  • Serving Sorento, Panama, Donnellon, and Walshville, IL since 1985

Raymond (Village) [No Website] [No Facebook]

  • 154.995 CSQ, Montgomery Co 911 paging Raymond Harvel Fire/Ambulance for 10-50 (12/16/13)

Raymond-Harvel Fire [No Website] Facebook

  • Units 501, 502 (move)

Raymond-Harvel Ambulance [No Website] Facebook

  • 3L42 new Box 7/24 2023 Traumahawk Chevrolet Type III Custom Ambulance (move)

Taylor Springs (Village) Website [No Facebook]

  • Water Department

Taylor Springs Police [No Website] Facebook Taylor Springs Volunteer Fire [No Website] Facebook

Witt (Village) [No Website] Facebook

  • 30wt FX 451.8375 for Water Department data WQVJ571
  • See Nokomis-Witt Ambulance (above)

Witt Volunteer Fire Department [No Website] Facebook

  • Repeater licensed on 160.1775, but was actually used for Farmersville. Farmersville started using 152.885 4/1/24

School Districts

Regional Office of Education #3 Website [ Facebook]

  • Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties

Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 Website FacebookDistrict Map

  • Serving Hillsboro, Butler, Taylor Springs, Donnellson, Coffee, Witt
  • 11/8/22 - approved a $13M bond issue for a capital project at Hillsboro High School. Another $10 million from other available resources will be included to fund a $23 million building project. The project will replace the 102-year-old main building at Hillsboro High School with a new structure that will connect the existing Gym Building, Cafeteria Building, and Ag. Building, resulting in a single building with one central, controlled main entrance. 65,000 square feet of new construction.

Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 Website Facebook District Map

Nokomis Unit School District #22 Website Facebook District Map

  • Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton
  • OLD Expired 155.175 BM 203.5 PL Buses FMN WXT623

Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond) Website Facebook District Map

  • Serves the communities of Raymond, Harvel, Waggoner and Farmersville
  • 155.235 D503 heard in use btwn Raymond and Rochester, unknown ops. (3/13)

Maps and Images

Montgomery County Townships Map

Montgomerycountytownships.jpg

Montgomery County Pager Tones

Agency (Updated)
Tone A
Tone B
NW/SE/SW/NE All County 634.5 / 707.3
NW/SE/SW/NE Hazmat 433.7 / 539.0
EMA 349.0 / 669.9
Coffeen Fire 349.0 / 410.8
Farmerville-Waggoner Ambulance 339.6 long
Farmerville-Waggoner Fire 312.7 / 339.6
Filmore Ambulance
Filmore Fire 524.8 / 602.6 QCI
Filmore Fire 667.5 / 712.5
Hillsboro Ambulance (2018) 746.8 600.9
Hillsboro Fire 600.9 / 634.5
Irving Fire 330.5 / 433.7
Litchfield Fire/EMS long 645.7
Litchfield Fire (2018) 524.6 879.0
Litchfield Fire 346.7 / 881.0
Nokomis-Witt Ambulance 778.5 / 746.8
Nokomis Fire 458.57? / 389.13?
Raymond/Harvel Ambulance long 539.0
Raymond-Harvel Fire (too?) very long 539.0
Raymond Harvel Fire 634.5 / 832.5
Raymond Harvel Fire 832.5 / 634.5
Shoal Creek First Responders long 389.0
Shoal Creek Fire Department 483.5 / 389.0
Taylor Springs Fire (2018) 634.5 600.9
Witt Fire 553.9 / 584.8

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