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**3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone)
 
**3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone)
  
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=Air Helos/Med-Evac=
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==Air Helos/Med-Evac==
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==Air Angels (Bolingbrook)==
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===Air Angels (Bolingbrook)===
 
 
*2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
 
*2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
 
*Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
 
*Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
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===ARCH Air Medical Services===
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==Air Evac Lifeteam==
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[[Image:‎ARCHAirMedicalService_LandingZoneSafetyGuidelines.jpg|150px|Map]]
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*Serves Central and Southern Illinois (& surrounding states)
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*See also [http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&aid=2197#cid-8097 AirEvac (Missouri)]
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*Communications can be heard hundreds of miles away
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*[http://www.lifeteam.net/ AirEvac - Communications Center]
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*[http://www.nationalinterop.com/20080131_PR_AEL.pdf Additional information on AIr-Evac PDF]
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==Air Methods==
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*[http://www.airmethods.com/lifenet/24hr_dispatch/index.cfm Air Methods Website]
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*WQWX343 - 464.525 Repeater, 468.875 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee)
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==ARCH Air Medical Services==
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*owned by Air Methods
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[[Image:‎ARCHAirMedicalService_LandingZoneSafetyGuidelines.jpg|100px|Map]]
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(Central/SW IL and MO)
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*ARCH Air Medical Services (formerly "Area Rescue Consortum of Hospitals")
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*[http://www.archairmedical.com/ ARCH Website with bases & pictures]
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*See all ARCH info on the [http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR_D&aid=2197#cid-8218 Missouri Page]
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ARCH 2 - Litchfield Airport in Montgomery County
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ARCH 3 - Sparta
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ARCH 9 - Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL
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'''Terms used on air by ARCH'''
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Abbott - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Lifeforce)
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AirEvac - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (Lifeteam)
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BJC - Barnes-Jewish (Corporation) Hospitals
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Christian - Christian Hospitals in St. Louis? (NE or NW)
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Coordinates - Coordinates (longitude/latitude) of Landing Zone area or current air location
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Downtown Base - Base @ downtown St. Louis
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ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival? (for a scene, hospital or other destination)
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ETE - Estimated Time En-Route
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Fire Mutual Aid - Refers to Missouri, 154.28
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Full Bladder - Full gas tank
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I-REACH - Refers to Illinois, 155.055
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Glennon - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis
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LC - Loud & Clear
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LifeBeat - Name of ARCH service in Cape Girardeau
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LifeForce - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Abbott)
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LifeTeam - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (AirEvac)
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LZ - Landing Zone (for helicopter)
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MedStar - EMS agency that serves St. Clair/Randolph Co in IL
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MED 9 - Refers to dispatch frequency of 462.95 162.2pL
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MERCI - Refers to hospital frequency, 155.34
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POB - Persons on Board (Souls)
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St. Johns Mercy - Hospital @ ....
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Ship - Aircraft/Helicopter
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Simmons - EMS agency that serves St. Clair County IL
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SLU - St. Louis University Hospital
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Souls - People (on board)
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Spirit - Spirit of St. Louis Airport - Chesterfield MO
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"Trauma Rotation" - All hospitals in the St. Louis area get to "take turns" so none are left out
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Status B - unknown (heard enroute to Hospital in Marion)
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*9/07 - Heard ARCH Base doing morning radio check with ARCH 3 on 159.7125 D032 from Cape Girardeau, MO
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*11/08 - ARCH Helicopter has added a base at St Johns Hospital Springfield, named "Saints Flight"  SJR Article  Helicopter Pic
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*7/11 - ARCH Dispatcher St Louis is now refererred to as AIRCOM
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*461.525 - St. Louis Repeater - Located at High Ridge? (Jefferson Co MO) - licensed in Randolph County MO) (FX1 - Repeater input was located in downtown StL at the old base, but may now be located in Granite City)
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===Medstar EMS===
 
===Medstar EMS===
 
[[Image:‎IL-medstar-fccmap.gif|Map]]
 
[[Image:‎IL-medstar-fccmap.gif|Map]]

Revision as of 12:42, 30 April 2012

More information on ARCH and Air-Evac on the Medical Helicopters / EMS Agencies (Area Wide) (MO) page

  • [il_ems-regions_map-largertext.gif State EMS Region Map

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

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) 155.28 141.3 PL - Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination
    • 2) 155.34 210.7 PL - Statewide MERCI Tone
    • 3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone)

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

*Additional information on AIr-Evac PDF

Air Methods

ARCH Air Medical Services

  • owned by Air Methods

Map (Central/SW IL and MO) 

ARCH 2 - Litchfield Airport in Montgomery County 
ARCH 3 - Sparta 
ARCH 9 - Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL

Terms used on air by ARCH 

 Abbott - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Lifeforce)
 AirEvac - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (Lifeteam)
 BJC - Barnes-Jewish (Corporation) Hospitals
 Christian - Christian Hospitals in St. Louis? (NE or NW)
 Coordinates - Coordinates (longitude/latitude) of Landing Zone area or current air location
 Downtown Base - Base @ downtown St. Louis
 ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival? (for a scene, hospital or other destination)
 ETE - Estimated Time En-Route
 Fire Mutual Aid - Refers to Missouri, 154.28
 Full Bladder - Full gas tank
 I-REACH - Refers to Illinois, 155.055
 Glennon - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis
 LC - Loud & Clear
 LifeBeat - Name of ARCH service in Cape Girardeau
 LifeForce - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Abbott)
 LifeTeam - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (AirEvac)
 LZ - Landing Zone (for helicopter)
 MedStar - EMS agency that serves St. Clair/Randolph Co in IL
 MED 9 - Refers to dispatch frequency of 462.95 162.2pL
 MERCI - Refers to hospital frequency, 155.34
 POB - Persons on Board (Souls)
 St. Johns Mercy - Hospital @ ....
 Ship - Aircraft/Helicopter
 Simmons - EMS agency that serves St. Clair County IL
 SLU - St. Louis University Hospital
 Souls - People (on board)
 Spirit - Spirit of St. Louis Airport - Chesterfield MO
 "Trauma Rotation" - All hospitals in the St. Louis area get to "take turns" so none are left out
 Status B - unknown (heard enroute to Hospital in Marion)
  • 9/07 - Heard ARCH Base doing morning radio check with ARCH 3 on 159.7125 D032 from Cape Girardeau, MO
  • 11/08 - ARCH Helicopter has added a base at St Johns Hospital Springfield, named "Saints Flight" SJR Article Helicopter Pic
  • 7/11 - ARCH Dispatcher St Louis is now refererred to as AIRCOM
  • 461.525 - St. Louis Repeater - Located at High Ridge? (Jefferson Co MO) - licensed in Randolph County MO) (FX1 - Repeater input was located in downtown StL at the old base, but may now be located in Granite City)


Medstar EMS

Map

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