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Adams County 911 / ETSB

Adams County/Quincy 911 ETSB

• Website ETSB Board Minutes
• 15 Dispatchers, 2 Dispatch Supervisors // 911 dispatches for Police, Fire, EMS, Sheriff and Highway
• Employs 21 personnel and is the county's only Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). 9-1-1 staff is responsible for emergency and non-emergency call-handling; public safety dispatch for police, sheriff, fire and emergency medical services; activity reporting and documentation; and communications support for all City of Quincy and Adams County public safety agencies.

NEW RADIO SYSTEM Oct 13, 2022 - Adams County Sheriff Rich Wagner said the county is looking to upgrade radios for EMS and the sheriff’s office. Wagner said the radios are old, faulty and lose signal in some areas. Wagner said the radios in their vehicles haven’t been replaced in more than a decade and their portable radios are about seven years old. “So we need to enhance and bring our radio infrastructure up to the technology that’s out there today.”

“Unfortunately we’re on a bluff so anywhere below the bluff on Highway 57 or North Bottom Road there’s dead spots, but what we’re seeing is now we’re getting dead spots and very random areas,” Wagner said. “So we believe a new radio system is something the county needs." The county has found a solution to the problem, buying new radios that use more than radio waves. “We were looking at technology that would leverage multiple platforms, not only radio communications but take advantage of LTE networks, potential Wi-Fi connections,” Simon said. “For instance, if we’re out at one of our schools out in the county, we can program their Wi-Fi into the radio. So if we’re in that school, and we can’t get out via VHF signal radio signal, then tap into their Wi-Fi system and we’ll work off their Wi-Fi system,” Wagner said.

July 2023 - VHF Simulcast System P25 Upgrade/Site Expansion Project Status. Director Douglas provided the board with an update on the status of the VHF simulcast system P25 upgrade and site expansion project status. She noted that a contract was executed with Motorola Solutions, Inc. on December 14, 2023.

She reported that it is unknown at this time when equipment will arrive on site for staging, however, noted that she anticipates having more information to share with the board following the upcoming kickoff meeting

Director Douglas informed the board that Wireless USA had retrieved the time server from her this week and that it was extensively stability tested at the local shop to ensure that it was giving a valid timing signal prior to Wireless USA attempting to install it at the Camp Point tower site. She stated that she had confirmation from Wireless USA that it was producing a valid signal when connected to comparators at the shop and that she anticipated that Wireless USA would be able to schedule installation at the tower site very soon.

John Simon stated that he believes the board should carefully evaluate who the board enter into a service agreement with once infrastructure modifications (relating to the P25 upgrade and site expansion) are complete.

Director Douglas stated that the current service agreement with Wireless USA is approaching renewal in July 2024. She explained that the Wireless USA service agreement covers radio infrastructure equipment and maintenance of the Centracom Gold Elite consoles located at the courthouse 911 backup center. She further explained that there is a separate service agreement in place with Motorola that covers the system core, MCC7500 consoles located at the primary 911 center, and the multimedia logging recorder.

Director Douglas noted that Wireless USA is contacted directly to address service issues with equipment covered by their respective service agreement and Motorola is contacted when service issues arise with equipment covered by their respective agreement. She explained that when Motorola is contacted, Motorola ensures the dispatch of a technician from a service provider, most often Wireless USA, to resolve the issue, and oversees the status of the repair from start to finish. It was discussed that the current service agreement in place with Wireless USA could either be canceled or modified at the discretion of the board when the new warranty takes effect upon completion of the P25 upgrade and site expansion project.

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March 2024 Whig Article

QUINCY —A $1.2 million radio digital radio upgrade is being pursued in Adams County on top of hundreds of thousands more for mobile radios. The expense will pay off in improved sound quality and signal reception when coordinated operations are the difference between life and death.

“The 911 Center (is) a joint venture between the city of Quincy and Adams County,” Douglas said. “When we talk about ‘digital radio’ related projects, we mean we’re upgrading our existing conventional VHF simulcast … infrastructure to P25 digital capability. Analog technology has served us well, but it does fall short a little (in a modern digital environment).

"Today our analog radios provide communication between all (emergency response) personnel. They’re simplistic and provide a really simple user experience for our first responders, but they’re very susceptible to background noise in noisy environments and radio interference that can produce static.”

911’s current infrastructure consists of nine transmitter sites scattered throughout the county and city. The upgrades would improve hardware and add a 10th site. “As the responders start to move towards the boundaries of our coverage area — that’s when voice transmission starts getting a little garbled,” she said.

The rollout must proceed carefully because the half-a-dozen emergency departments using the system will be upgrading their portable radios at different times as budgets allow. “Not everybody is going to have their radios all at one time. So we have to design and roll out the system in such a way that allows for that maximum flexibility,”

'Quincy PD - The radios the department purchased in 2019 were specifically chosen for their capacity to be upgraded to the digital format. The City Council approved $196,146 for 21 digital squad car radios and 80 portable radios in January. Yates doesn’t have a firm timeline but he anticipates the department will be prepared for a switch to digital later in the year.

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Units Heard:

• EMS: 3A15, 3A16, 3A17 (153.755)

The Quincy/Adams County 9-1-1 Communications Center is a consolidated dispatch center (PSAP), that dispatches for Quincy Police and Fire, Adams County Sheriff and Ambulance; and all rural police and fire in the county.

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EMS

• 153.755 100W Repeater with 158.865 input; 11/23 add Temporary Bases on 155.34, 155.4, mobiles on 155.34, 155.4, 155.28, 155.22

Adams County Sheriff

• "SAM" units, Sheriff provides protection for all villages and municipalities except Quincy.
• 155.055 CSQ I-REACH is used by agencies in the county.
• 155.37 CSQ ISP S/W P2P is used to talk with Marion County MO KSB849

Adams County Jail

• 151.04 Repeater with 155.4975 input; 151.49 Repeater with 155.715 input (5W repeaters, with 40-5W portables; 5-5W FX1s) (P25/NFM) {{Callsign}WRXY588}} license issued 7/23

Formerly used frequencies

• 453.050 458.050 KNBU374 RM Adam Shrf MDT 1 Sheriff: Mobile Data Terminals [Expired 3/22] Telm Data (not heard in use 12/23)
• 453.100 458.100 KNBU374 RM Adam Shrf MDT 2 Sheriff: Mobile Data Terminals [Expired 3/22] Telm Data (not heard in use 12/23)

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Adams County Emergency Management

• Portable Repeaters -- 858.2625 Base/814.2625 Mobiles; 859.9625 Base/813.9625 Mobiles (35wt P25/WFM) WQRQ420

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Municipalities and Districts

• Illinois Valley Firefighters Assn ^Facebook

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Browning

Browning Fire Department

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Camp Point

Camp Point Fire Protection District (CPFD) ^Facebook

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Central Adams County Fire Department (Coatsburg) ^Facebook

• 155.655 Base/Mobile (NFM at Coatsburg) WPLZ919

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Griggsville Fire Department

• See Brown County. Facebook (old)

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Liberty Fire Department Adams (LIBT) ^Facebook

• Serves Liberty, Burton, McKee, Beverly, Richfield

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Payson / Fall Creek

Payson Fall Creek Fire Protection District

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Quincy

Radio System 1/30/24 It appears that the Quincy City Council approved a budget request to move their department over to P25 to pair with an upgrade for Adams County going P25, per today's news. For reference, "The council also recommended approval to purchase upgraded radios as part of a digital project the Quincy Adams 9-1-1 Center is working on. Yates said the radios they have now won’t be compatible with the new system. Initially we are looking to upgrade all of our police radios to P-25 digital format,” Yates said. “Right now we operate on an analog format that is just not conducive to good communication.”

Both entities have long been one of the last few analog holdouts in this region, for both city and county operations. A previous story also indicated QFD was going digital or had requested funding to do so and there was discussion several years ago about the county joining STARCOM, so unknown yet if this will be a stand alone P25 system or if they are looking at joining STARCOM, as a couple of the surrounding counties have done, e.g., Hancock and Brown counties. WGEM Article

March update See the county notes above under ETSB/911

• 159.2175 Base/Mobile WRBV331
• added 153.89 FX1, associated call sign of KNAK238 (154.31), Possibly remote transmitter link. KDG787
• 151.055 - 175 Mobiles, 110 pagers (NFM) WPNX744
• Old frequency, previous reported for municipal ops: 153.41, No license found

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Quincy Park District'

• 462.4375, 467.4375 20-2W Portables for Westview Golf Course (NFM Voice/Data) WRZQ646 Issued 12/23
• 151.145 , 151.265 Base/Mobiles Park District Ops [Expired 8/13] FMN KNCC227

Indian Graves Drainage District

• 158.385 Base/Mobile/Fixed 10-5wt NFM Voice/Data (Quincy) WQSJ489

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Mill Creek Water District

• 173.35 Base/Mobile/FX1 (NFM) WQWA915

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Tri-Township Fire Protection District

• 158.955 Mobile Extenders (NFM) for 154.31 WQNQ643

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Ursa

Ursa Fire Protection District

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Schools and Colleges

Community Unit School District #3 (Camp Point)

• Central Jr/Sr High School - located NE of Camp Point

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CUSD #2 - Liberty Schools

• 463.775 Repeater WNPL800

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Quincy Notre Dame

• 153.3275, 158.3625 BM NFM WQXA530

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John Wood Community College (Quincy)

• 456.7375 Mobiles (NFM) WPGK371

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Codes

Quincy Police and Adams County Sheriff Codes

Quincy PD/Adams County Codes

10-0 UNABLE TO COPY 10-51 WRECKER NEEDED
10-2 SIGNAL GOOD 10-52 AMBULANCE NEEDED
10-3 STOP TRANSMITTING 10-53 ROAD BLOCKED AT_____
10-4 OK, AFFIRMATIVE 10-54 LIVESTOCK ON HIGHWAY
10-5 RELAY 10-55 INTOXICATED DRIVER
10-6 BUSY, UNLESS URGENT 10-56 INTOXICATED PERSON
10-7 OUT OF SERVICE 10-57 HIT & RUN
10-8 IN SERVICE 10-58 DIRECT TRAFFIC
10-9 REPEAT 10-59 CONVOY OR ESCORT
10-10 FIGHTS IN PROGRESS 10-60 SQUAD CARS IN VICINITY
10-11 DOG CASE 10-61 PERSONNEL IN AREA
10-12 STAND-BY 10-62 REPLY TO MESSAGE
10-13 ROAD & WEATHER CONDITIONS 10-63 MAKE WRITTEN COPY
10-14 PROWLER REPORT 10-64 MESSAGES FOR LOCAL
10-15 CIVIL DISTURBANCE 10-65 NET MESSAGE ASSIGNMENT
10-16 DOMESTIC 10-66 CANCEL MESSAGE
10-17 MEET WITH COMPLAINANT 10-67 CLEAR FOR NET MESSAGE
10-18 QUICKLY 10-68 DISPATCH INFORMATION
10-19 RETURN TO_______ 10-69 MESSAGES RECEIVED
10-20 LOCATION 10-70 FIRE ALARM
10-21 CALL BY TELEPHONE 10-71 ADVICE NATURE OF FIRE
10-22 DISREGARD 10-72 REPORT PROGRESS ON FIRE
10-23 ARRIVED AT SCENE 10-73 SMOKE REPORT
10-24 ASSIGNMENT COMPLETED 10-74 NEGATIVE
10-25 MEET IN PERSON 10-75 IN CONTACT WITH
10-26 DETAINING SUBJECT, EXPEDITE 10-76 ENROUTE
10-27 DRIVERSE LICENSE INFO. 10-77 E.T.A
10-28 VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFO. 10-78 NEED ASSISTANCE
10-29 CHECK FOR WARRANTS 10-79 NOTIFY CORONER
10-30 UNNECESSARY USE OF RADIO 10-80 CHASE IN PROGRESS
10-31 CRIME IN PROGRESS 10-81 BREATHALYZER REPORT
10-32 MAN WITH GUN 10-82 RESERVE LODGING
10-33 EMERGENCY 10-83 WORK SCHOOL CROSSING AT ______
10-34 RIOT 10-84 IF MEETING____ADVISE E.T.A.
10-35 MAJOR CRIME ALERT 10-85 DELAYED DUE TO______
10-36 CORRECT TIME 10-86 OFFICER ON DUTY
10-37 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 10-87 PICK UP CHECKS
10-38 STOPPING VEHICLE 10-88 PRESENTS PHONE NUMBER OF______
10-39 URGENT, USE LIGHTS & SIREN 10-89 BOMB THREAT
10-40 SILENT RUN 10-90 BANK ALARM AT
10-41 BEGINNING DUTY 10-91 PICK UP PRISONER/SUBJECT
10-42 ENDING DUTY 10-92 IMPROPERLY PARKED VEHICLE
10-43 INFORMATION 10-93 BLOCKADE
10-44 PERMISSION TO LEAVE FOR_____ 10-94 DRAG RACING
10-45 DEAD ANIMAL CARCAS AT _____ 10-95 PRISONER/SUBJECT IN CUSTODY
10-46 ASSIST MOTORIST 10-96 MENTAL SUBJECT
10-47 ROAD REPAIR AT_____ 10-97 TEST SIGNAL
10-48 TRAFFIC STANDARD REPAIR 10-98 PRISON/JAIL BREAK
10-49 TRAFFIC LIGHT OUT AT______ 10-99 WANTED/STOLEN INDICATE ALSO
10-50 ACCIDENT SUBJECT WITH WARRANT
10-100 SUBJECTS UNDER ARREST 

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QUINCY / ADAMS COUNTY POLICE CODES

00 DEFAULT ACTIVITY 44 PERSONAL TIME
15 TAVERN INCIDENT 45 OFFICE DUTY ADMINISTRATOR
16 DISTURBANCE 46 WATCH SUPERVISION
17 ALARM CALL 47 DEPARTMENT MEETING
20 PATROL UNSPECIFIED 48 SQUAD ROOM
21 PATROLS, ONE OFFICER 49 PRISON DUTIES
22 PATROL, TWO OFFICERS 50 REPORT WRITING
23 PATROL, UNMARKED 51 PREMISE CHECK
24 FOOT PATROL 52 DESK DUTY SUPERVISOR
25 SPECIAL DUTY, UNSPECIFIED 53 SERVICE ESCORT DUTY
26 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PRELIMS. 54 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
27 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOLLOWUP 55 PARADE DETAIL
28 INVESTIGATIONS, MISCELLANEOUS 56 SERVICE, FINGERPRINT
29 SURVEILLANCE 57 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
30 ARREST ACTIVITY 58 FAILED TO ADVISE
31 JUVENILE INCIDENT 59 FAILED TO ENTER
32 N.O.V. ACTIVITY 60 DEFAULT OR ENROUTE
33 PARKING ENFORCEMENT, TOW 65 WARRANT DUTY
34 PARKING ENFORCEMENT, OTHER 66 SUMMONS DUTY
35 BICYCLE ENFORCEMENT 76 BREATHALYZER DUTIES
36 TRAFFIC, RADAR 78 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY
37 TRAFFIC, OTHER 89 COURT DUTY
38 TRAFFIC, VEHICLE STOP 90 COURT APPEARANCE
39 ACCIDEDNT, INVESTIGATION 91 SUBJECTS IN CUSTODY
40 TRAFFIC CONTROL, FIRE 92 TRAINING
41 MOTORISTS ASSIST 93 FALSE ALARMS
42 STATION DUTY OFFICERS 94 CRIME PREVENTION
43 COMMAND CENTER DUTY 95 PUBLIC RELATIONS

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Unit Lists

Central Adams County Fire Protection District

• Engine 1 E-One
• Engine 2
• Tanker

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Liberty Fire Protection District

• Tanker 7 (red, silver)
• Engine 2 E-One white 4 door

Ursa Fire Protection District

• 2 Alexis tankers

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EMS Agencies and Hospitals

Blessing Hospital - Quincy

• 152.0075 WPQH903 Base/Pagers (add 9/12)
• 152.0075 KCU257 BP BHosp PG2 Paging [Expired 10/03]
• 163.2500 WPQH903 BP BH PG1 Paging

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Air Medical

• AirEvac 5 ^Facebook
• 159.675 D065 Base/Mobile Air Evac Dispatch (Quincy-Adams Co) WQIA711

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Illinois Veterans Home (Quincy-Adams)

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.87500	458.87500	KSI326	RM	103.5 PL	IL Vet Home	Operations (Admin/Security)	FMN	Public Works

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