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Franklin County Government

Franklin County 911 ETSB / FCJETSB

  • Franklin County Joint ETSB (County, West City, Benton)
  • 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

  • Website
  • Deputy Director Gary Little
  • Operations Dive Team
  • EMAT - Emergency Management Assistant Team (Trailer w/ tower)

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

  • PSAP - W Frankfort Police - First Responders: Thompsonville Fire
  • 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

Benton Fire

Buckner (Village)

Buckner Police Department Dispatched by Central Dispatch

Buckner Volunteer Fire Department Dispatched by Central Dispatch

  • Units 601-607

Christopher

  • PSAP - Central Dispatch - First Responders: None

Coello / North City

  • PSAP - Central Dispatch - First Responders - Coello Fire
  • 155.775 KNDV951 Fire (not heard in use 5/07, removed from DB 11/20

Coello Fire

Ewing Northern (Townships) Fire Protection District

  • PSAP - Franklin Co Sheriff - First Responders: None
  • Serves Ewing, Macedonia
  • 154.235 WPAM382, 131.8 (License Terminated)

Freeman Spur

Police patrol by Franklin and Williamson County Sheriff Fire by Williamson County FPD (154.37R/154.01 100.0)

Logan

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: none

Macedonia

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: Thompsonville Fire

Mulkeytown

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: None; Fire by Ziegler Fire (AE35 from Marion)

Orient

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: ???

Rend City

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: None

Royalton (Village)

  • Village Website
  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: Royalton Fire

Royalton Police Department

Royalton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department/ESDA

Sesser

  • PSAP - Central Dispatch - First Responders: Sesser Fire

Sesser Fire Protection District

Thompsonville (Village)

  • PSAP - West Frankfort Fire - First Responders: Thompsonville

Fire by Cave-Eastern FPD Police patrol by Franklin County Sheriff

Urbain

  • PSAP - West Frankfort Police - First Responders: None

Valier

  • PSAP - Central Dispatch - First Responders: None

West City

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: West City FIre

West Frankfort (City)

  • City Website
  • PSAP - West Frankfort Police - First Responders: West Frankfort Fire (4 full time, 3 part time dispatchers)
  • Police Website
  • Police - 13 full time, 12 auxiliary offiers
  • Dispatches for Cave Eastern FPD 154.16R/159.225

West Frankfort Fire Department

Whittington

  • PSAP - Franklin County Sheriff - First Responders: None

Zeigler (City)

  • PSAP - Central Dispatch - First Responders: Ziegler
  • 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)

Zeigler Police


Zeigler Fire

Hospitals and EMS Agencies

AMR Abbott Ambulance


  • Provides 911 Emergency Response to the county. (Began in 2012) Provides Body Move transports for the coroner's office.
  • Provides non-emergency transports to/from area nursing homes and hospitals in Southern Illinois
  • Per EMA Director Ryan Buckingham: Abbott Ambulance Service will be temporarily using the Franklin County EMA's repeater frequency under the WQKS673 license 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 Government

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.

Unit Numbers

  • MABAS Division 68

Franklin County Sheriff

  • Sheriff David L. Bartoni (2022)
  • 28-1 (11/20)
  • 28-20 (2/23)
  • 281-2859

Dispatches on 154.995 for

  • Buckner (B1-9)
  • Ewing (E1-2)
  • Freeman Spur (FS1)
  • Orient (Ocean1-2)
  • Thompsonville (TV1-2)

Valier

Royalton Police - Units R1-R9

Franklin County EMA

  • Units: EM-x (1, 2, 4, 6,1 0) Marine-1 [using EMA/Abbott EMS frequency]

AMR Abbott EMS

  • FR-xxx (Franklin), and FS-xxx (Saline/Eldorado) units (over the radio)

Truck Numbers (not used on the radio; don't match the unit number

  • 711 Ford Box Truck
  • 713 Ford Van (2014)
  • 714 Ford Box Truck
  • 715 Ford Box Truck (4 879 10)
  • 717 Ford Box Truck

100s - Sesser FPD

1 - Old Ford Engine 102 (was 1984 Ford Brush Truck, M 50 749) 103 Rescue (Ambulance type unit) 110 Engine, red ??? Engine, white ??? Ford F350? 4 door Pickup

200s - Christopher Fire

  • 201 Engine
  • 202 Tender/Tanker
  • 203 Engine / Rescue?
  • 204 Engine - Pierce
  • 205 Brush - Ford Pickup
  • 220 unit
  • 237 Firefighters

300s - Zeigler Fire

  • 300 Chief - Ford Expedition XLT (68-300)
  • 301 Engine - (ALS) (Retired 301 - 1988 Pierce Arrow)
  • 302 Engine - Pierce (Retired 302 - 1989 Towers)
  • 303 Brush - Ford F250 Pickup (68-303)
  • 304 Brush - Dodge Pickup Extended Cab 4x4
  • 306 RREMS - Rapid Response Emergency Medical Service - Black Chevy Impala
  • 320 Chief
  • 331, 332, 340, 342, 344, 345 Firefighters

400s - Valier Fire

  • 401 Engine (2022)
  • 405 Rescue (was old Ford Ambulance)
  • 406 Engine
  • 421 (2022)
  • 420 (2022)

500s - Coello Fire

  • 501 Engine - ALF
  • 502 Engine - R...
  • 504 Tender/Tanker
  • 505 Engine - Old Chevy/FMC
  • 506 Rescue - Chevy Bread Truck

600s - Buckner Fire

  • E3 Engine - FMC
  • 600 Car - Old Chevy Blazer 4dr (M 103 428)
  • 601 Engine - Pierce
  • 602 Engine
  • 603 Engine
  • 606 Rescue - 1995 Ford E350 white/blue EMR
  • 607 1974 Dodge D300 Mini Pumper, 250gal
  • 608 Brush - Old Jeep
  • 610 Rehab - 1995 Ford E350 (68-610) also rehab for MABAS Division 68 (68-610)
  • 627, 635, 644 Firefighters

700s - Royalton Fire

  • 701 Engine - 2006 E One Truck
  • 702 Engine - 1999 Pierce
  • 703 Brush - Older Chevy ExtCab Pickup
  • 704 2006 Cub Cadet Brush Rig
  • 705 Rescue Truck (old Collins van ambulance) (M 183 076?)
  • 70? Ford Front Mount Pumper (older)
  • 755 Pumper Engine (thought was Sesser)

800s - Benton Fire

  • 8?? Chief - Chevy Tahoe, red (M 112 525?)
  • 801 Engine/Rescue - black/red
  • 805 Truck - 2017 Tower/Aerial 105ft, black/red
  • 806 Engine - black/red
  • 807 5 496 01 Ford Box - white/maroon stripe Ambulance (2018)
  • 809 Dodge Ram 2500 4 dr
  • 8xx Special Operations Trailer
  • 831, 832, 837, 841 Firefighters

1100s - West City Fire

  • 1100 Chevy Tahoe, gray (68-1100)
  • 1101 Tanker/Tender - Freightliner?
  • 1103 Brush - Old Jeep, Red
  • 1105 Engine - Pierce Telesquirt
  • 1107 Brush - Ford, white
  • 1109 Rehab Unit - old Ford Box Ambulance (68-1109)

1300s - ???

  • 1362 (11/20)

3400s - Ewing Northern Fire Protection District

  • 2161 Engine - International (old number?)
  • xxxx Brush Truck - 2006 Chevy / Ryan Brothers
  • 3410 Engine - 1974 Pirsch Marion
  • 34xx Tanker/Tender - 1995 Freightliner
  • 34xx Engine - 2003 Freightliner Crimson

2400s - West Frankfort Fire

  • Quint 1 - Pierce Ladder/Aerial
  • E1 - Engine 1 - Pierce
  • E3 - Engine 3
  • Pumper Squad 1
  • A1 Ambulance 5 142 xx (Dodge, Red Box)
  • A2 Ambulance 5 142 02
  • A3 Ambulance 5 142 04 5N23 (old photo shows A3 is 5 142 01)
  • 2403 - Engine?/Rescue?
  • 24?? - 2018 Honda Pioneer 4x4 brush/SAR unit
  • 5N23 ALS EMS unit A3 Red box 5 142 04
  • 5N?? ALS EMS unit A1 Red box
  • 5N?? ALS EMS unit A2 Ford 5 142 02

2500s -??? Fire

Cave Eastern Fire Protection District (Thompsonville)

(far east side of Franklin County)

'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.

Links

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