Jackson County (IL)

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Jackson County 911 / ETSB

• Website Maps

• June 30, 2022 - Bid for new Jackson County Sheriff-911/Carbondale Police simulcast repeater system See [PDF]

• Jackson County FireComm 156.225 - used by all Fire except Murphysboro, Carbondale & Carbondale Township as main frequency to communicate with Jackson County 911.

• M.P.S.(Murphysboro-Pomona-Somerset) Gorham Fountain Bluff Makanda Vergennes Tower Rock (Grand Tower) Desoto

• 154.8675 192.8 PL Outdoor Warning Siren data, heard Murphysboro in 2021, no area license
• 154.115 192.8 PL Paging - 707.3/378.6, to turn on water/utility??? (Heard Murphysboro 2021)

Jackson County Sheriff

Unit Numbers

• JK- Sheriff's Patrol
• 86-10 Desoto Police
• 86-36 Elkville Police
• 86-42 Dowell Police

New Repeater - DMR (10 input bases)

Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Buncombe Public Water District

• Data at Makanda/Carbondale on 464.6125 (Previously 451.0875) WQYF462

• MABAS Division 33 (Fire)

Ava

• Fire FB: https://www.facebook.com/avafiredepartment/

Carbondale

• City Website

Carbondale Park District

• 159.2325 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQQE673

Carbondale Township Fire Department

• Website; MABAS division 45 Map
• Facebook page

• 4 paid, 14 volunteer; fire, rescue and EMS; covering approx. 22 sq.m.;
• units seen: Command 2 (SUV), Rescue 1 (2/21

Campbell Hill

• Fire FB: Campbell Hill Community Fire

DeSoto

'DeSoto Township Fire Protection District

• 151.0175 Repeater with 155.97 in, 155.145 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQOW735

Gorham

• Facebook page

Grand Tower

• 155.595 Base/Mobile Police/Public Works [Expired 6/22] FMN Multi-Tac WNIK735

Makanda Township

• Facebook page

Murphysboro

• Water Distribution Data - Fixed 5wt on 451.0875 (NFM Digital) New 3/23 FCC Application 0010456457

Police

• 11/20 add 153.8975 Base/Mobile and 159.405 Base/Mobile (NFM) KSB399

Murphysboro Fire Established in 1904

• Station 1 - 219 N 10th St (Open 24 hours)
• Station 2 - 1616 Pine St (On call)

• 12/22 add 155.0775 Base/Mobile, 159.0075 Base/Mobile and multiple MABAS fire channels {{Callsign}KJH205}}

Murphysboro-Pomona-Somerset Fire Protection District

Hospitals and EMS Agencies

Jackson County Ambulance Service

Website

BLS/ALS based in Carbondale. Additional ambulance bases are in Murphysboro and Ava, Illinois.

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale

Southern IL Hospital Services --- Website

• 464.525 Repeater for Maintenance (DMR) (2/13) WQRR532
• 160.035 Base/Mobiles/Pagers, 173.325 Mobile Extenders (NFM/DMR) (for Emergency Staff) WQRZ632
  • Aviation Medical Examiner, Region 5 Office for Regional Hospital Coordination Center for Disaster) siarport.com sih.net

St. Joseph Memorial Hospital

• Website
• 40-40wt mobiles on 151.655, 151.805, 151.865, 151.895 (NFM) WQTR523
• 452.4 D365 confirmed in use 9/20

Schools

Carbondale Schools

Elementary School Website High School Website

Murphysboro Community Unit School District #186

Website

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Website Radio Station DPS Webpage

• 3/23 add 159.5925 Base/75 mobiles WQXB619

Unit Numbers

• 24 fire departments in the county
• 381 (EMS unit? to DeSoto) (heard Skip 7/24/08)

Campbell Hill Community Fire 162

• white/yellow trucks
• Freightliner/Pierce Engine/Heavy Rescue?
• Brush Ford 2 door F350 pickup
• International 4900 tanker
• GMC Red First Responder/SCBA Fill truck
• older International/Pierce Pumper

???? - Carbondale (City) Fire

• Truck 7 - Pierce ladder
• Engine 6
• Engine 4
• Quint 12

500s - Makanda Township Fire (Carbondale)

• 502, 505, 517 Firefighters
• 561 International 4900 Pumper/Engine
• 562 Engine - old Mack
• 564 older Pierce rescue
• 581 Brush - Dodge 2500 V8 pickup
• 592 Mule 4x4 Utility Brush

700s - Vergennes Fire

• 715 (5/23)
•  ??? - 1995 Ford F??? E-One Rescue

800s - Murphysboro-Pomona-Somerset Fire Protection District (MPSFD)

• 863 Engine
• 8?? 2022 Rosebauer CrossFire Pumper, 1000gal, 1500gpm

Dowell Fire

• 161 Engine/Pumper? 750gal
• 162 Engine/Tanker? 1000gal
• 181 Ford F250 crewcab Brush?

Fountain Bluff Fire

• Jacob/Gorham (serving the Shawnee National Forest)

1100s - Gorham Fire

• 1161 (was older Ford Engine
• 1162 older engine
• 1181 Rescue - Dodge
• 11?? Tanker

1200s - Grand Tower Fire

• Tower Rock Fire???
• 1261

1600s - Ava Fire

• 1663 Engine 3 Pierce
• 1671 old Mack tanker
• 1681 2018? Ford F250 4x4 crew cab M 217 457

xxxxs - Murphysboro Fire

• Engine 10 - old GMS TopKick Aerial
• Engine 11
• Engine 12
• C1 - Chief/Command 2020 Dodge Hemi Crew Cab Short bed pickup FP 45-2121
• MABAS Mission Support - "MSU OPS"
•  ??? - Freightliner Pierce

2500s - Carbondale Township Fire Department

• 2511 Firefighter Ryan Uteg
• 2551 2007 Ford Expedition Chiefs Car
• 2561 Quint 30 - 2003 INT/Pierce 1250 gpm/1000 gal Tank
• 2562 Pumper - 2000 INT/Pierce 1250 gpm/1000gal Tank
• 2571 2005 INT/Central States 1000gpm/1800 GAL Tank
• 2581 Dodge Ram Brush Truck, new Ford F250 4x4 Brush
• 25xx M 107 671 truck

Carbondale Police - Unit Numbers

• 500 - 599 Animal Control
• 400 - 499 Patrol
• 300 - 399 Supervisor
• 200 - 299 Command
• 100 - 199 Chief, Dep Chiefs, Sr Officers

Businesses

• Wiki Page

Other Information

• Jackson County Repeater System RFP (PDF)