EMS / MedEvac / Public Health (IL)
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Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- IDPH EMS Call Signs
- KB61079 8 high power units on 155.16, 25 high power units on all other VHF
- Powerpoint on Public Health/Hospital Radios
IDPH I-REACH/VHF Interoperbility Radios:
- XTL-5000 (mobile), HT-1250 (portable), MTR-2000 (Base Station)
In base radio, 110wt VHF, with up to 16 channels:
- 1) 155.2800 141.3 PL - Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination
- 2) 155.3400 210.7 PL - Statewide MERCI Tone
- 3) 155.3400, 155.4000, 155.1600, 155.2200 (with Local Tone)
Illinois IDPH EMS Systems
North Egypt EMS System The North Egypt E.M.S. System was established in 1979 and serves Jefferson, Marion, Franklin, Washington, Perry, and Saline County. The North Egypt E.M.S. System is located in E.M.S. Region Five as established by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The paramedics within the North Egypt E.M.S. System operate under direct medical direction and standing medical orders
Air Helos/Med-Evac
Air Angels (Bolingbrook)
- 2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
- Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
- Seen on crew handhelds: "Princeton" and "Gary" channels (trunked?)
- Former use on A-Beep / Sears2 - UHF (Chicago) LTR Standard Possibly using talkgroup 0-20-101
463.47500 468.47500 WPIE265 RM 162.2 PL AirAngels U4 Chicago Alternate 464.95000 469.95000 WPLE964 RM 047 DPL AirAngels U2 Operations 469.95000 WPLE964 M 047 DPL AirAngels U3 Ops: Talk Around (w/ dispatcher and on-scene use) 123.07500 /apps/db/?fccCallsign=M CSQ AirAngels Air Operations
Air Evac Lifeteam
- See also Air Evac Nationwide WikiPage
- Serves Central and Southern Illinois (& surrounding states)
- Communications may be heard hundreds of miles away
- AirEvac - Communications Center
- Additional information on Air-Evac PDF
Air Methods
- Air Methods Website
- WQWX343 - 461.5250 Repeater, 468.8750 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee), used by Lifestar Chicago (Joliet)
ARCH Air Medical Services
University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN)
- UCAN Base (129.475) has been heard acting as the Chicago-area base for aeromed helos from outside the Chicago area, including SAMARITAN 2 (Parkview Health, based at Rochester, Indiana).
EMS Agencies
Abbott Ambulance
- Serves Metro East St Louis (IL) and St Louis
Medstar EMS
Related Links
- EMS Regions - IDPH EMS Regions Map by County & Call Sign prefix (OLD)
- Hospital PL Tone List - from MABASradio.org (Link updated 6/13)
- IDPH Terms Section 215 of ILCS - EMS Adminstrative Code
- ILEMS - Illinois Emergency Medical Services
- Motorola PL Tones - Motorola to CTCSS Key
- Peoria EMS - Peoria Area EMS System
- IL-IDPH -- Callsigns list
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