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Morgan County Government WEB

Morgan County Sheriff WEB [No FB?]

  • 14 sworn deputies serving 35,000 residents
  • (OLDER) 6/16 - Sheriff communications appear to all be NXDN now. Appears to be simulcast on multiple towers for Sheriff and Rural Law agencies.
  • (OLDER) 159.21 repeater is also NXDN and appears to have the same traffic as Jacksonville Police UHF.

Units: "MG-##" Morgan County Animal Control 856.7625 and 855.4625 Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Repeaters located at Jacksonville, Meredosia, Waverly

  • Morgan, Scott and Cass Crime Stoppers WEB FB

West Central Joint ETSB WEB FB

West Central Joint ETSB
  • Developed as joint effort between the City of Jacksonville, Morgan County Board, Passavant Hospital, and the West Central Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB). The mission of the WCJD is to provide professional and compassionate 9-1-1 and emergency dispatch services in a fiscally responsible manner to the residents, visitors, business and all the agencies served by the Center. The West Central ETSB is comprised of 13 members from the various emergency response agencies and county boards from Morgan, Greene and Calhoun Counties. [Can contact Mac911 on their repeater]

Serves: MORGAN - Chapin, Concord, Franklin, Jacksonville, Literberry, Lynville, Murrayville, Meredosia, Nortonville, S. Jacksonville, Waverly, Woodson, Alexander, S. Jacksonville, Manchester, Waverly, Winchester, Woodson, Ashland, Arenzville, Modesto, Scottville

155.85 Repeaters (remote towers) located at: (with DPL tone on VHF input and UHF Remote Receive link listed)

  • 743 DPL - Alexander: Alexander Fire
    • 743 DPL - S Jacksonville also simulcast on 154.04 D411
  • 754 DPL - Franklin: Franklin Fire, Waverly Fire and Rescue
  • 723 DPL - Woodson: Woodson Fire, Murrayville-Woodson EMS
  • 703 DPL - Jacksonville FD: Jacksonville Fire, Lifestar Ambulance, American Ambulance, Morgan County Dive Team, Arenzville Fire and Rescue
  • 734 DPL - Meredosia: Meredosia Fire (not confirmed)
  • 732 DPL - Chapin: Chapin Fire, Chapin Rescue
  • 731 DPL - ??? (458.5375, 153.92 D703) (Fire/EMS: 153.91 Receive Link at Franklin)
  • 453.3375 D732 - Passavant paging America Ambulance for call in Jacksonville (3/15)
  • 458.1625 D743 - Passavant paging Lifestar Ambulance, Lifestar heard responding (3/15)
  • 458.5357 D731 - heard Alexander Fire calling In, PSAP paging S Jacksonville, S Jacksonville Fire calling in (3/15)

Other agencies (like S Jacksonville are probably paged on their local frequency)

(Supposed) Future Countywide Tait(?) Simulcast P25 VHF System

  • 4/23/24 - Article from WLDS-AM
  • The current systems that several of the first responder agencies are on are not compatible, not upgradable to a digital signal, or are nearing their end of life. (Note: Can't be too near end-of -life. Is ALREADY digital, there is NO government mandate to go to P25)
  • See the FORUM THREAD for more info and discussion

No additional discussion or board minutes found on this subject since.

New License for P25, not licensed as trunked WSIS460

  • 4 frequency simulcast. 154.815, 155.07, 155.325, 155.6775 at 6 locations, Jacksonville x2, Meredosia, Literberry, Franklin, Woodson.
  • Input/mobile frequencies - 158.79 (*Peoria) , 158.8575, 159.36, 159.03
  • The repeater output frequencies appear to be good picks overall, for usage in central Illinois (depending that some expired licenses in the area are no longer in use)

Jacksonville/Morgan County Office of Emergency Management WEB

Municipalities and Districts

Alexander (Village)

Alexander Fire FB

  • All volunteer serving the area
  • Fire on 156.1125 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQQJ964

Ashland

Ashland Fire Department

  • Based out of Cass County, serves the northwest portions of Morgan County.

Chapin (Village) WEB

Chapin Police WEB

  • Part-time officers, serving 500 residents

Chapin Fire (CVFD) FB YT

  • Volunteer serving Chapin and Concord.
  • Comprised of a Chief, Assistant Chief, four Fire Captains, Training Officer and firefighters. The CVFD is a joint partner with the Chapin Rural Fire Association and together operate 2 Engine Companies, 2 Tender Companies and a brush truck.

Chapin Area Rescue Squad WEB FB

  • Founded in 2007; BLS transport with field upgradable ALS to Chapin, Concord and surrounding areas
  • 3-H-11,

Concord (Village)

  • Fire by Chapin Fire

Franklin (Village)

  • 158.835 BM Street Department [Canceled 12/12] WQCI890
  • Served by Waverly Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Franklin Fire Protection District

  • All volunteer serving Franklin and surrounding area

Jacksonville WEB

Jacksonville Police Department WEB FB

  • 40 sworn officers serving just under 20,000 residents.
  • 453.2500 and 155.4975 are NXDN48 digital, not monitorable by scanners (appear to be simulcast). All communications are encrypted. System can be followed with DSD+, but is still encrypted. 453.05 is FCC licensed only for mobiles (no Repeater). No frequencies are FCC licensed for NXDN. [453.05 analog used during Morgan Co Fair 7/2/14]
  • 158.8050 still in use, in the clear (heard unit with dispatch/10-27/28 5/16) (in use 12/8/16) (Car-to-Car 5/17)
  • 173.25 D245 Mobile Extenders (heard repeating Police Dispatch (NXDN system in the clear) and some Fire/EMS) (6/15/15)
  • 153.74 M Cemetery Operations [Terminated, not 67.0?] FMN WQDZ390

Jacksonville Fire Department [1] FB

  • 27 full-time firefighters, about 3000 calls per year, serving 12 sq.mil of Jacksonville (and providing mutual aid to Morgan County)

EMS provided by Lifestar-Jacksonville Division and America Ambulance (dispatched by Passavant Area Hospital)

Parks and Lakes Department

  • Workers carry portables, heard "Parks 1, Parks 2" - unknown band/freq

Meredosia (VIllage)

Meredosia Police

  • Part time officers serving around 900 residents
  • 158.85 BM Police: Talk Around (Canceled 2/18) WPMB859

Meredosia Fire

  • Volunteer, serves the village and surrounding rural area

Meredosia-Bluffs Volunteer Rescue Squad

  • All-volunteer service that provides ALS (EMS) service for the Village of Meredosia and Bluffs as well as the surrounding rural area.
Murrayville Fire station

Murrayville (Village)

  • 154.965 BM Public Works ? KNBE271 [Expired]

Murrayville Woodson Police Department

  • Part time officers and provides police services for two towns within one mile of each other with a total population of 1,700 residents

Murrayville Fire Department

  • All-volunteer, serving Murrayville and surrounding rural area.

Murrayville Woodson EMS

  • All-volunteer service that provides BLS (EMS) for Murrayville and Woodson as well as the surrounding rural area.

South Jacksonville (Village) WEB WEB

South Jacksonville Police WEB

  • Full and part-time officers, serving around 3,000 residents

South Jacksonville Fire and Rescue SquadWEB FB

  • Volunteer Fire, ALS Rescue Squad, and ALS Ambulance. (1810 Sequoia Dr) serving the village and surrounding area
  • Rural Fire Protection Fees (not a district?)

Waverly (City) WEB

  • 453.925 Repeater Public Works: Water Department [Expired 7/12] WPKU799
  • Provides Natural Gas

Waverly Police WEB [ FB]

  • Full time chief and part time officers, serving around 1300 residents

Waverly Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad WEB FB

  • Serves Waverly and surrounding area, including Franklin
  • EMS Unit: 3-Henry-17

Woodson (Village)

Woodson Fire Protection District FB

  • - 40-100W 155.7675 (NFM) assumed for fireground ops (new 1/23) WRVT818

EMS Agencies

  • Memorial Hospital EMS System [ 2016 Protocol]

Former Use

  • 155.34 BM 162.2 PL MERCI1 162.2 911 to Lifestar EMS (confirming pages on 155.85) KJR231

America Ambulance - Jacksonville Division

  • 4/18 - America has announced they are leaving Jacksonville by 7/18
  • 452.8, licensed to Global Technical Systems, voice is decode-able with DSD. (5/19/14) 462.275 may not be in use. For Radio IDs (see Sangamon County)
  • was formerly using Diga-Talk NXDN NEXEDGE 4800
  • 452.8 Repeater WPPV541 RM 48 RAN EMS: Dispatch - Jacksonville
  • 462.275 Repeater KJT824 RM EMS: Dispatch

ECHO Response EMS (Jacksonville)

LifeStar Ambulance (Jacksonville) WEB FB

  • Units: 3H14, 3H15, 3H20 and 3H24
  • 152.4575 DMR - units 100, 24, 29, 44(?) (on SL 1 TG 1000 11/17)
  • Mobile Extenders on 154.9725 WROC956

Hospitals

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital (Jacksonville) WEB FB

  • Former Passavant Area Hospital WEB
  • A critical access hospital that has provided healthcare services to the residents of Morgan, Cass, Scott, Greene and Brown counties since 1875
  • ALS transport (will transport from NW Macoupin County) Units: 3H25 and 3H29 NO LONGER HAS AN EMS

Old

  • 457.55  M Operations (multiple frequencies)  KD47802
  • 155.295 BM EMS: Dispatch (not in use) KJR231
  • 460.5875 Mobiles Medical Staff WPJP267 Expired

Medical Helicopters

Air Evac Lifeteam 27 WEB FB

  • Uses 151.505 D331, which is listed on our statewide MedEvac page

Codes, Unit Lists, Pager Tones

Pager Tones

Pager Tone-Out 

MCERN - 155.8500 D703 Pager Tones (Sunday Test page)
Franklin 1466.4
Lifestar Ambulance 1636.2 (previously reported as 1598.0)
Morgan County Dive Team 337.5/322.7
South Jacksonville 553.5
Waverly 1317.5
**Passavant is back-up PSAP
Agency
Freq.
Tone A
Tone B
Jacksonville Rescue/Lifestar (9/21) 155.1825 903.2 (long)

Public Safety Unit Designators

Jacksonville / Morgan County Law - NEXEDGE Radio IDs (RIDs)

  • 1001 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1002 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1004 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1007 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1011 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1012 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1013 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1020 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1012 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1014 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1016 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1017 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1019 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1020 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1021 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1022 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1025 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1026 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1028 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1030 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1031 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1032 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1034 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1036 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1038 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1039 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1045 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 1068 Jacksonville Police - SRT 3
  • 1072 Jacksonville Police - CAR 2
  • 1073 Jacksonville Police - CAR 3
  • 1079 Jacksonville Police - CAR 9
  • 1081 Jacksonville Police - CAR 11
  • 1082 Jacksonville Police - CAR 12
  • 1083 Jacksonville Police - CAR 14
  • 1085 Jacksonville Police - CAR 17
  • 1086 Jacksonville Police - CAR 16
  • 2002 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 2011 Jacksonville Police officer
  • 2021 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 2
  • 2022 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 3
  • 2023 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 3
  • 2025 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 6
  • 3000 S Jacksonville Police officer
  • 5002 Morgan County Sheriff officer [MORGAN CAR 2]
  • 5003 Morgan County Sheriff officer [MORGAN CAR 3]
  • 5006 Morgan County Sheriff officer [MORGAN CAR 6]
  • 5008 Morgan County Sheriff - Car 8 [MORGAN CAR 8]
  • 5009 Morgan County Sheriff - Car 9 [MORGAN CAR 9] (9/21)
  • 5105 Morgan County Sheriff officer
  • 5106 (unit on 15.2275 RAN41 ENC)
  • 5112 Morgan County Sheriff officer (unit on 15.2275 RAN41 ENC)
  • 5113 ??? [JOHN]
  • 5162 Murrayville Police [MUR PD CAR1] (6/22)
  • 5170 Waverly Police [WAVERLY CAR 1] (3/18)
  • 5171 Waverly Police [WAVERLY CAR]
  • 5181 ???
  • 5182 Meredosia Police [MRDSIA CAR x]
  • 5183 Meredosia Police [MRDSIA CAR 2]
  • 10000 S Jacksonville Police - CONTROL
  • 10001 MCSO PSAP (151.1675)
  • 10002 Dispatcher
  • 10005 Sheriff/PSAP (Dispatching on Greene County NXDN Law) (3/5/18)

Jacksonville Fire Department

  • Engine-1
  • Engine-2
  • Engine-3
  • Engine-4
  • Rescue-1
  • Tanker-1
  • Ladder-1
  • Truck-7

Meredosia Fire/Rescue

  • units 16, 21, 23, 24 (1/15)
  • 315, 321 (12/13)

America Ambulance Service (Jacksonville Division)

Chapin Area Rescue Squad

  • 3-H-11 BLS Transport
  • 3-H-99 BLS Transport

Lifestar Ambulance (Jacksonville Division)

  • 3H14, 3H15, 3H20 and 3H24

Passavant Area Hospital (Jacksonville)

  • No longer in service 3/18
  • Units: 3H25 and 3H29

County Units

Jacksonville Fire Department

  • 6 older Chevy Tender red silver
  • 1300 Rescue // Ford 4dr 4x4 red/black pickup truck with camper shell
  • 1322 (9/21)
  • 1351 Rescue // Ford 4dr 4x4 red/black pickup truck with camper shell
  • 1362 Pumper/Tender // International? large red// Midwest Fire, new 12/16; 3000 gal, PTO 1000gpm (non-hydrant areas, reserve)
  • 1371 Rescue // Ford 4 dr 4x4 red/black pickup truck/brush

Waverly Fire

  • 3-H-17 3 424 0x whi/blue Ford Ambulance box (older)
  • 3-H-23 3 424 01 whi/blue Chevy Ambulance box
  • 1402 Assistant Chief
  • 1411 Engine (whi/red) Dash
  • 1413 Engine (2022)
  • 1451 Chevy Suburban white 4 dr (was Ford white "First Responder" former ambulance "Rescue Squad", not transport)

Schools

Jacksonville Community Unit School District 117 WEB [ FB]

Eisenhower Elementary School

  • 153.1025 25W-Repeater with 160.0725 10-25W mobiles (NFM/DMR) WRZT613 Issued 12/23

Middle School NXDN 152.2775

  • Group Call, some encryption, RIDs: 60001, 60002, 60005, 60007, 60008, 60009, 60016, 60020 (10/16/17)
  • 451.425 Repeater Ops [Canceled] FMN WPNR559

Jacksonville - Routt Catholic High School District

  • 451.825 Repeater Security / Maintenance [No License?]

Scott-Morgan Community Unit School District 2] WEB [ FB]

Waverly School District #6

  • 100-4W 456.6875, 457.1625 (NFM) WRCJ215

Colleges

MacMurray College (Jacksonville)

  • Unknown communications. [Old 464.675 Base/mobile Expired 2005 WSU322 ]

Illinois College

  • 457.5375 MILC Ops WNWQ575 [Expired 2011]

Illinois State

Illinois School for the Deaf (Jacksonville) WEB

Jacksonville Correctional Center [K-17] WEB

  • Opened 1984, Operational Capacity: 1628, Minimum Security Adult Male
  • Population: Jacksonville Correctional Center: 460; Greene Co. Work Camp: 0; Pittsfield Work Camp: 91 (Total Population: 551)

RIDs on 453.3 NXDN (Encrypted)

  • 5 [K17-BASE]
  • 17 [DAVID-2] (Need to reconfirm)
  • 23 [K17-7]
  • 24 [K17-8]
  • 31 [K17-15]
  • 32 [K17-16]
  • 46 [K17-30]
  • 47 [K17-31]
  • 50 [K17-34]
  • 56 [K17-40]
  • 60 [K17-44]
  • 63 [K17-47]
  • 64 [K17-48]
  • 65 [K17-49]
  • 69 [K17-53]
  • 91 [K17-75]
  • 95 [K17-79]
  • 101 [K17-85]
  • 111 [K17-...]
  • 116 [K17-100]
  • 117 [K17-101]
  • 140 [K17-124]
  • 143 [K17-127]

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