Jefferson County (IL)

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Jefferson County Government

Jefferson County 911

• All Fire Departments are dispatched on 154.43 CSQ by County 911 except Mt. Vernon.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

• Units (License Plates - S 41-xx)
• "C" units - Corrections (Jail uses Motorola VHF CP1200s)

Sheriff patrols: Belle Rive, Bluford, Bonnie, Dix, Ina, Nason, Waltonville & Woodlawn

Jefferson County Housing Authority

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EMS Agencies and Hospitals

Lifestar Ambulance (Mt. Vernon)

7/23/12 - Lifestar Ambulance has ceased operations in Jefferson County, Illinois Has operations in several areas including Centralia (Marion County), operations in Mount Vernon - now covering the city and county with 2 bases. Unknown frequency usage.

Crossroads Community Hospital (Mount Vernon)

• WQQV321 - 50-40wt Mobiles on 461.4625, 461.85, 463.8125, 463.7625, 454.6625 (NFM)
• WQRT237 - 467.2125 Mobiles/Pagers (NFM)

Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Dix-Kell Water and Sewer Commission (DKWS)

• 5/13 FCC Application 0005764196 for 153.4775 Mobiles/Fixed Data (NFM Voice/Data at Dix/Mt Vernon) [Dismmissed 5/13]
• 451.7625 WQIJ504 F DKW and SC: Data Telm [Expired 2018\

Jefferson Fire Protection District

Serves: Bonnie, Dix, Ina & Opdyke with 4 Fire Stations.

Bluford

Webber Township Fire Protection District (Bluford)

Bonnie (Village?)

Police Department (Dispatched on Sheriff Repeater)

• Units are Bonnie-1, Bonnie-2, Bonnie-8, Bonnie-9 and Bonnie-10

Litton Ambulance (Mt. Vernon)

Plates: 5 133 xx (07) Serves: Mt. Vernon, Kell (Marion Co.)

• Units: L-1,2,7, "North Station"

Mt. Vernon (City)

Mt Vernon Police Department

• new multi-site DMR system (active as of March 2021)
• 154.9875R/159.4575 CC1 TG1 SL1 (located at Good Samartian Hospital, south side) DMR Bursts every 20 seconds?
• 151.4750R/158.8800 (located at Crossroads Hospital, north side)
• 151.2950R/158.9325 (located at Jefferson County Jail, north east side)

• Units: 202,221 (dispatch is "Mt. Vernon")

• Former Use before DMR System
  • 155.65500 154.89000 KZH928 RM 110.9 PL MtVernon Police1 Police: Dispatch - Old FMN Law Dispatch
  • 458.20000 WQYA984 F 445 DPL MtVernon PD RF-1 Police: Receive Link {Fire Station 4) FMN Law Dispatch
  • 458.56250 WQYA984 F 115 DPL MtVernon PD RF-2 Police: Receive Link {Municipal Bldg Potomac Blvd) FMN Law Dispatch
  • 172.05000 M 423 DPL MtV Police MX Police: Mobile Extenders [No License] FMN Law Dispatch
  • 155.01000 KZH928 BM 023 DPL MtVernon Police2 Police: Local FMN Law Dispatch
  • 155.68500 KZH928 M CSQ MtV Police Det Police: Detectives FMNe Law Tac
  • 462.65000 F 351 DPL MtV PD 452.65 Police FMN Law Dispatch

Fire Department

• 5132 (7/8/15)
• Units: M-4 Pumper (old?)

• Former Use
  • 159.24000 153.74750 WQQD977 RM 023 DPL Mt Vernon Fire Fire: Dispatch / Operations - Old FMN Fire Dispatch
  • 453.20000 WQYA984 F 315 DPL MtVernonFire RF1 Fire: Receive Link {Fire Station 4) FMN Fire Dispatch
  • 453.56250 WQYA984 F 225 DPL MtVernonFire RF2 Fire: Receive Link {Municipal Bldg Potomac Blvd) FMN Fire Dispatch
  • 453.22500 WQWN763 F (OLD) Fire: Remote Link FMN
  • 453.55000 WQWN763 F 703 DPL (OLD) Fire: Remote Link FMN

Waltonville

Waltonville Fire Protection District

Woodlawn

Waltonville Fire Protection District

• 458.00000 WPYS783 F Water Distribution Data (CSQ) [Expired 10/13] Telm
• 451.15000 WPYS783 F Water Distribution Data [Expired 10/13] Telm

Schools

Bluford

• (OLD) 155.295 WNWA272 BM 136.5 PL Bluford Grade School Buses [Expired]

Mt. Vernon Schools

Mt Vernon Township High School

• WQRS577 - 152.465R/157.725 in (2655 N Wells Bypass) (NFM) (rptd not in use 8/18)

Opdyke-Bel Rive School

• 155.295 WPGV648 BM 127.3 PL Buses [Expired 3/15]

Rend Lake College (Ina)

• 158.79R/153.815 WPVX384 RM Security (doesn't appear to be in use)
• 151.685 WPXJ866 BM Maintenance (not in use?)

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