Jefferson County (IL)

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Jefferson County Government

Jefferson County 911

• Jefferson County and Mt Vernon
• All Fire Departments are dispatched on 154.43 CSQ by County 911 except Mt. Vernon. "I am responding" app is used
• Serves: Jefferson FPD, Sheriff, Litton EMS, Mt Vernon Police/Fire, Waltonville Fire, Webber Fire, Woodlawn FPD

Jefferson County Sheriff

• new multi-site DMR system (active as of May 2022)
• Units (License Plates - S 41-xx)
• 11880 unit on 155.7975 (6/11/22)
• 211000 unit on 155.7975 (6/11/22)

• "C" units - Corrections (Jail uses Motorola VHF CP1200s)

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

• Former - 854.96250 809.96250 WPKN518 RM 662 DPL Sheriff: Mobile Data Terminals FMN Data [Expired 5/12, doesn't appear to be active 5/31/21]
• Former - 159.01500 WPZS260 M Jeff 911/FG 911/Emergency Services: On Scene Comms or Courthouse Security [Expired 3/14]

Jefferson County EMA

• Uses 155.025 and 146.135+ Repeater (per 911 documents)

Jefferson County Housing Authority

• Website

Unit Numbers

• 5132 Mt Vernon Fire (7/8/15)
• 5313 ??? Fire (154.43 D032 5/31/21)
• L? 5 133 09 Litton EMS - Ford E50 box (9/21)
• L7 5 133 xx Litton EMS (2022)

52xx Jefferson Fire Protection District #1 (Mt Vernon/Dix)

• Serves the Interstate
• 5202 Firefighter Clinton (heard 2022)
• 5208 Firefighter - Lieutenant
• 5235 Firefighter
• 5250 Ford pickup (FV 47-5250)
• 5251 Engine - HME
• 5252 Tanker - International Harvester? Diesel (M 191726)
• 5254 (heard 2022)
• 5256 Brush unit
• 5271 Engine - Sterling (Dix Station)
• 5272 #102 1988 E-One Ford F350 Yellow 2 dr truck 4x4 Diesel Brush Fire
• 5274 Rescue - 2009 Ford F550 Box Diesel (Dix Station 3)
• 52xx Ford F350 4x4 truck 2dr
• 52xx TopKick (engine/tanker?)
• 5xxx Kawasaki 4x4
• 52xx #107 older jeep (yellow)

Belle Rive Fire Department

102 South Hickory Street Belle Rive, IL

5100s - Mount Vernon City Fire

• 5160 Rescue - 4 door truck

• M 175 228 MABAS ITTF Decon Unit (housed)

Waltonville Fire Protection District

• 55?? 2004 ALF Engine/Tender 1250gpm 1250gal tank (not 5522)
• 5521 KMF Engine
• 5522 ALF? Engine
• 5525 2007 Polaris Ranger 6x6 UTV utility (for sale Apr 22)
• 5527 Engine (Ford Crew Cab Brush truck in 2018)
• 5528 IH? Tanker
• 5529 Rescue? Ford Crew Cab (M 151003)

Webber Township Fire Protection District

504 Parker Street Bluford, IL

5300s - Woodlawn Fire Protection District

• 5311 - E-One engine
• 5312 IH? Diesel? Heavy Rescue
• 5313 F350 Pickup 2dr Brush Truck
• 5315 Ford Fx50 V8 Crew Cab pickup
• 5316 1986 GMC Tanker, TopKick, 2000gal, 350gpm (For Sale 4/22)
• 5317 Tanker

• 821 is CFPD Snorkel Unit For Diesel (Older unit)

EMS Agencies and Hospitals

Air Evac Lifeteam

• 153.305 (159.69) WQOA971 is a repeater license for future use (haven't heard in use)
• 158.40000 BM 226 DPL Air-Evac Jeff Air-Evac Lifeteam: Dispatch FMN EMS Dispatch
• 173.37500 WQBD500 BM Air-Evac Ops 2 Operations [Ch 2] FMN EMS Dispatch ===

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 and Opdyke with 4 Fire Stations.
• Station 1 -1600 South 10th Street, Mount Vernon,
• Station 2 - 303 West 3rd Street, Ina
• Station 3 - 298 North Main Street, Dix
• Station 4 - North Hottenson Street, Opdyke

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)

• According to ETSB paperwork, uses 154.34 for communications

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

• Station 1 -1100 Main Street
• Station 2 - 2623 Logan Street
• Station 3 - 1111 Airport Road
• Station 4 - 714 South 42nd Street

Waltonville

Waltonville Fire Protection District

• FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066477441494
• 214 West Main Street Waltonville, IL

Woodlawn

Woodlawn Fire Protection District

• FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064535300695
• 102 South Central St

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

Webber Township Fire Department

• FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Webber-Township-Fire-Department/1124187574266984

Schools

Bluford

• (OLD) 155.295 WNWA272 BM 136.5 PL Bluford Grade School Buses [Expired]
• WQYU318 Farrington Community District 99 - 159.675 Base/Mobile (NFM)

Mt. Vernon Schools

Mt Vernon Township High School

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

Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center

• 2022 Application 0016259207 for 152.33 Repeater with 157.59 input (NFM/DMR)

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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