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 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
Superior Air Med
- In addition to STARCOM21 talkgroup 36531, they have been heard testing talkgroups 36532-36535. They also utilize Outerlink Global Solutions' satellite-based service IRIS, which includes Push-To-Talk VoIP radio.
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 (Parkview Health) and LUTHERAN AIR (Lutheran Health Network), both based in Northern Indiana.
- MedEx Ambulance provides ground transport services for UCAN.
- UCAN's aviation services are provided by Air Methods.
EMS Agencies
Abbott Ambulance
- Serves Metro East St Louis (IL) and St Louis
Medstar EMS
- 938.975 D074 Local Repeater (in use Fairview Heights 11/19/17)
Freeburg/Swansea/Belleville (618) 234-3088 Fairview Heights (618) 398-8833 Cahokia (618) 332-3088
Serves eastern half of Belleville, Cahokia, Swansea, Fairview Heights (Largest service in the MetroEast - operates 31 rigs in 3 counties)
Ambulances/Units: (Plates: 4 837 xx 05,11,15,24) BLS 64, 65, 101 ALS 34,68,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77*,78,79 (St. Clair County units) * not heard some are back-up vehicles Medivan Units: 43, 4447, 455, 4474 ?? Other units: 101 Utility van (used by janitor)
Bases
- Sparta (Randolph) ALS 4G25-main, 4G24-main, 4G21-backup Red Bud ALS 4G18-main, 4G26-backup
- Red Bud (Randolph)
- Chester (Randolph) ALS 4G20-main, 4G16-backup
- Steeleville (Randolph)
- Swansea (St Clair) ALS, 1209 N. Illinois Street
- Belleville (St Clair) ALS, 610 East Main Street: 74, 76:: 24 hour units, 73: 7am - 7pm 6 days a week
- Cahokia (St Clair) ALS (Formerly Braun Ambulance Service)
- East St Louis (St Clair)
- Fairview Heights (St Clair) ALS
- Freeburg (St Clair) ALS (Located in Freeburg VFD) Lebanon ALS (Located in Lebanon VFD) Unit 76?
- Lebanon (St Clair)
- Washington Park (St Clair)
- Carlyle (Clinton)
Advanced Life Support Notes: Operate 3 - 24 hour ALS trucks with one in Chester, Red Bud, and Sparta along with a 12 hour BLS truck in Steeleville which is a call out truck at night. The Steeleville base can turn into an ALS truck during the day and also a BLS backup for the nights. The three ALS bases also have a backup ALS truck that can be staffed at busy times or mass casuality situations.
Has a channel on Wireless USA? called USB-A?
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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