Franklin County (IL)
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Franklin County Government
- 453.575 WQJS205 F 67.0 PL, 79.7 PL Fire: Transmit Link - 911 to Remote Towers (Christopher) (Tone Carrier)
- May be have formerly been on license, but is no longer. NO LICENSE.
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Provides Sheriff Patrol to entire county (see below for codes and units)
- 453.48750 458.48750 WQBC935 RM FCJail Trans Sheriff: Jail/Prisoner Transport (Not in use 05/07)
Former Use
- 154.99500 153.86000 WPTU427 RM 186.2 PL Frkn RurLaw Sheriff: Rural Dispatch - Buckner, Ewing, Orient, Thompsonville, Freeman Spur FMN Deprecated
Franklin County Emergency Management
Former Use
- 453.92500 458.92500 WQGI325 RM 85.4 PL Frnkln EMA U EMA (System removed, no longer in use - Per EMA Director)
West Franklin County Central Dispatch
- Police: Christopher (Ida 1-15), Buckner, Royalton (R1-6), Sesser (S1-6), Ziegler (Z1-21) Valier (V1) 151.2275 D223
- Fire: Royalton, Ziegler, Christopher (520, 527, 536), Coello, Buckner, Valier, Sesser FPD.
- Uses ISP disposition codes
Former Use 154.81500 153.96500 WPVN396 RM 103.5 PL FCCD LawW1 Police: Dispatch - West Rural [Ch 1] - Old FMN Deprecated
Southern Illinois Drug Task Force
The SIDTF is a multi-jurisdiction narcotics unit comprised of officers serving Franklin, Clinton, Saline, Washington and White Counties in Southern Illinois. Most narcotics operations are now conducted on the Starcom21 system, although the VHF frequencies listed below are still sometimes used for coordination and low-power car/car communications. • SIDTF Profile (437 kb .pdf)
Townships and Water Districts
Greenwood Creek Nation Water
- 451.03750 KB78428 F GCNW WDD Greenwood Creek Nation Water: Data (CSQ) Telm (Expired)
- 151.66500 WPEC598 BM GrCrkNtn WDD Greenwood Creek Nation Water FMN (Expired)
REND LAKE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
- 153.51500 WQBL900 B RLCD WDD Rend Lake Conservancy District FMN (Expired)
- 173.39625 WPPU538 F RLIWS WDD Rend Lake Intercity Water System Telm (Expired)
Municipalities and Districts
Akin
- 153.51500 WQBL900 B RLCD WDD Rend Lake Conservancy District FMN Utilities
- 173.39625 WPPU538 F RLIWS WDD Rend Lake Intercity Water System Telm (Expired)
Benton (City)
Benton is home to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Courthouse, Jail and Juvenile Detention Center. Benton also serves as home to the Federal Courthouse and Federal Office Building serving the Southern District of Illinois.
- On license, no longer in use: 155.49 RM 158.895 192.8 PL; aslo 154.8 179.9 Old Simplex
Buckner (Village)
Buckner Police Department Dispatched by Central Dispatch
Buckner Volunteer Fire Department Dispatched by Central Dispatch
- Units 601-607
Coello
- 155.775 KNDV951 Fire (not heard in use 5/07, removed from DB 11/20
Ewing Northern (Townships) Fire Protection District
- Serves Ewing, Macedonia
- 154.235 WPAM382, 131.8 (License Terminated)
Freman Spur
Police patrol by Franklin & Williamson County Sheriff Fire by Williamson County FPD (154.37R/154.01 100.0)
Royalton (Village)
Royalton Police Department
- Units R1-R9
Royalton Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department/ESDA
- Webpage
- Engine 701 - 2006 E One Truck
- Engine 702 - 1999 Pierce
- 704 - 2006 Cub Cadet Brush Rig
- 70? - Rescue Truck (old Germantown rig)
Sesser
Sesser Fire Protection District
Thompsonville (Village)
Fire by Cave-Eastern FPD Police patrol by Franklin County Sheriff
West Frankfort (City)
- Police Website
- Dispatches for Cave Eastern FPD 154.16R/159.225
West Frankfort Fire Department
- Serves West Frankfort, Orient
Zeigler (City)
- City Website
- Water by Rend Lake Conservancy District
- WQSZ498 - Fire/Street - Base/Mobile on 154.07, 154.265, 154.3025, 155.055, 151.2125 (NFM)
Hospitals and EMS Agencies
Abbott Ambulance
- Per EMA Director Ryan Buckingham: Abbott Ambulance Service will be temporaily using the Franklin County EMA's repeater frequency under the WQKS673 licence until their own reliable communications system is established.
Miners Memorial Health Center
United Mine Workers of America Hospital (West Frankfort)
Schools and Colleges
Ewing Northern CCSD 15
WQZS294 158.1675 Base/Mobile (NFM/DMR new 2017)
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District #188
Website Zeigler Royalton Community High School, Zeigler Royalton Elementary School
Federal Goverment
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Rend Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Rangers control all operations at the Rend Lake Federal Forest Preserve in Franklin and Jefferson counties. Rangers provide maintenance, Law Enforcement, fee collections and campground patrols. Law Enforcement efforts are assisted by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department. [www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Rend/ Rend Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers Website]
Unit Numbers, Codes, Maps and Images
Units
County Sheriff
- 28-1 (11/20)
- 281-2859
- 1362 (11/20)
Dispatches on 154.995 for
- Buckner (B1-9)
- Ewing (E1-2)
- Freeman Spur (FS1)
- Orient (Ocean1-2)
- Thompsonville (TV1-2)
Radio Codes
106 Traffic Stop A-citation issued V-Verbal Warning D-DUI Stop 101F Beginning of Shift 101 Back in Service 402 Off Duty, ending shift C(harles) Citation Issued V(ictor) Verbal Warning N(ora) No Service A(dam) On Scene
Franklin County Radio Codes
Franklin Co uses a scaled down version of TIPS codes which were adopted by ISP several years back.
These codes are used by the Franklin County Sheriff and all area city agencies (Benton, West City, West Frankfort, etc).
101F On duty, starting shift 101 Patrol 103 Accident 103A arrived at accident 103B continuation of accident/investigation/hospital 105 enroute Assist other agency 105A Arrived to assist other agency 106 Traffic Stop 106A Traffic citation or arrest 106D DUI 106V Drug Interdiction 109 Motorist Assist 109A Arrived Motorist Assist 110 Enroute to Jail or Court 110A Jail 110B Court 111 Enroute to call 111A arrived at call 111B continuation of call/investigations 113 Manhunt 116 BA Testing 117 BA Testing Other Agency 213 Busy Available for call 213T Out of Service 402 Off Duty 601 Training 859 Warrant or OP service 911A 911 Training DAF DUI - aka "David Allen Frank"
Related Wiki Pages
Amateur Radio
- Official LEARS Website
- Benton Ham Repeater 146.805 -.6 mHz PL Tone 88.5
- Franklin Co. Operation 365 - In an emergency, transmit 146.805 simplex, with a DCS code of 365N.