Kane County (IL)

Kane County

• County Website

• Codes and Unit Numbers

KaneComm / Kane County 911

• Fire Agencies Dispatched: Big Rock, Hampshire, Maple Park, Burlington, Kaneville, Pingree Grove. (Sugar Grove is no longer dispatched by County, instead by Montgomery)

• 7/31/08 - 911 may become an entity of its own and move to a new location LINK

Kane County Sheriff's Department

• Corrections uses Kenwood UHF Radios, Court security has Motorola UHF Radios
• Sheriff Substations at Kaneville, Aurora, Geneva, Burlington, Dundee
• Dispatches for Police: Burlington, Campton Hills, Gilberts, Hampshire, Fox River Valley Park District, Maple Park, Pingree Grove, Forest Preserve Police & South Elgin
• Sheriff reported as having portables with frequencies: 150.025, 161.085, 160.025, 156.33 [No License]
• WPGG482 RBM 123.0 PL Kane SD Alt2 Sheriff: Alternate (R@ Maple Park, Kaneville, Batavia-DuPage, B@Plato Center)
• Elburn PD now dispatched by Tri-Com

Kane County Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

• OEM Website

Frequencies Used:

• KCOEM Main, 156.1725 D072 12.5kHz, Repeated
• KLERN, 158.745 T103.5 12.5kHz, Repeated
• KCOEM Tac, 158.745 T146.2 12.5 kHz, Repeated, Only operational during Command Post Operations

Unit Numering:

• Supervisors/Officers
  • White Shirts w/ Gold Badges
    • 9101 - Director
    • 9102 - Deputy Director / Medical Reserve Corps
    • 9103 - Assistant Director / Operations Chief
    • 9104 - Administrative Assistant / Search & Rescue
    • 9105 - Vacant
    • 9106 - Captain / Logistics
    • 9107 - Lieutenant / Training
    • 9108 - Lieutenant / Communications & Information Technology
    • 9109 - Lieutenant / Facilities
    • 9110 - Lieutenant / Safety
  • Blue Shirts w/ Gold Badges
    • 9120 - Sergeant
    • 9131 - Sergeant
    • 9148 - Sergeant / Vehicles
• Vehicles
  • • 9171 - Primary Lighting/Tow Vehicle
    • 9172 - Secondary Lighting/Tow Vehicle, Search & Rescue Support
    • 9173 - Decommissioned Mobile Command Post
    • 9174 - Secondary Generator/Lighting Trailer
    • 9175 - Primary Lighting Trailer
    • 9176 - Shelter Box Trailer
    • 9177 - Support Box Trailer
    • Command 1 - Mobile Command Post
    • Decon 1 - Decommissioned Mobile Decontamination Unit
    • Impala 1 - Directors Vehicle
    • Ranger 1 - Polaris Ranger ATV
    • Tahoe 1 - Deputy Directors Vehicle

QuadCom 911

• Website
• Serves the following: Police: South Barrington (B), Carpentersville (C), West Dundee (D), East Dundee (E), Sleepy Hollow (S) Fire: West Dundee (300s), East Dundee-Countryside (400s), Rutland-Dundee (500s), Carpentersville (900s)

Tri-Com 911 Central Dispatch

• Website

Agencies Dispatched: Police: First Digit

• 1) St. Charles
• 2) Geneva
• 3) Batavia
• 4) Elburn

Second Digit:

• A Traffic
• C Command Units
• D Detective
• E Evidence Techs
• G Administrative Units
• H Parking Enforcement (St. Charles Community Service Officers)
• I Special Assignment
• J Juvenile
• L School Liason
• N Tri-Com Dispatchers
• P One Officer Patrol
• R Roamers (Patrol)
• S Supervisors
• T Two Officer Patrol
• V Service Officers (Geneva & Batavia Community Service Officers)
• X Unit without a identifier (Usually assigned during a time when all other designators are taken or if an officer has their radio with them while off duty.)
• Z High Frequency Crime Teams (Used only in St. Charles. Unknown if this designator is still used.)

Third Digit (Patrol Beat Code):

• 1 Northeast Patrol Unit

Eastside Sam Unit Eastside Robert Unit

• 2 Northwest Unit

Westside Sam Unit Westside Robert Unit

• 3 Southeast Unit
• 4 Southwest Unit (Geneva will use a R4 unit as a 2nd East unit)
• 5 Far Northwest side, St. Charles ONLY
• 6 Far Southwest side, St. Charles ONLY
• 10 Borders are usually Rte 31 and Rte 25, patrolling up and down the river (except for Sam Units, where 10 is used to indicate the east side, unless there is no Sam20 or Sam2, in which case, they are the center unit)
• 15 has only been heard with 1Adam15
• 20 Used only with Sam Units, designating the west side
• 55 Covers the entire city (Not with Paul or Sam Units)
• 65 2nd Citywide unit (like Robert 55)
• 75 2nd Citywide unit (only Robert units)

Fire: 0-99 Batavia 100s St. Charles 200s Geneva 300s Elburn (All medic units are in the 50s. e.g. St. Charles has medic 152 and 153, Geneva has medic 251.)

Municipalities and Districts

Aurora

Aurora Police Department

• WQNI410 mobile extenders 770.0125 (800), 774.7375 (800). These will probably be used in conjunction with the new OpenSky System. Emission is 12K19FW which is assumed to also not be monitorable.

Old Frequencies

155.61000 156.15000 KSB248 RM Aur PD Old 1 Police: Old FM Deprecated
151.38500 159.24000 KNEE689 RM Aur PD Old 3 Police: Old FM Deprecated
155.91000 KSB248 M Aur PD Old 2 Police: Old FM Deprecated 

Aurora Township Fire Protection District News from CARMA: As of Jan 1 South Park FPD (DB Montgomery PD) and Moecherville (DB Kane County) are now Aurora Township FPD. Currently using both fire stations and combined staff. This was done do to the fact that each other provided auto aid, and to combine money resources and staff. This was voted on by voters in these areas and it passed at the last election. Apparently Montgomery PD and Kane South dispatch them (but with dif tones. Probably so they didn't have to change pl's) South Park FPD: Serves an unincorporated area on the south side of Aurora and the east side of Montgomery (General vicinity of Montgomery Rd, the Kane-Kendall County line, Farnsworth Ave and Douglas Rd)

Big Rock

Police patrol by Kane County Sheriff; 159.15 107.2 PL

Burlington

Police Patrol by Kane County Sheriff; 159.15 107.2 PL.

Campton Hills

Fire provided by Pingree Grove FPD, Elburn FPD, Burlington FPD, St. Charles, and South Elgin FPD

Elburn

• City Website
• Elburn Police Department- Switched from Kane County to TriCom in June
• -12K5F3E (unknown usage?) emission added to 155.88 and 153.875 1/09
• Elburn fire dispatched by Tricom (300s).

Elburn & Countryside FPD

• -Dispatched by: TriCom;
• Serves: Village of Elburn, Village of Lily Lake, Village of Virgil and Mill Creek Subdivisions;
• mostly in unincorporated Kane County including 3 major highways IL38, 47 & 64.

Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District

• Serves St. Charles Countryside, Wayne, Campton Hills, Wasco
• Dispatched on Kane County Fire - North 154.3850 (Burlington,Fox River,Hampshire,Pingree Grove)
• 4/29/11 - KANECOM will begin testing for Fox River Fire on Fire North 154.385 110.9 PL. Still/Full Alarms will be tones, A-746.8, B-1092.4 (was dispatched by Tricom)

Fox River Valley Park District

FRV is the park district for the Aurora and North Aurora area. There are two Water Parks in Aurora. Park 1 Park 2

Gilberts

Fire by Rutland-Dundee FPD; Police Dispatch by Kane County Sheriff (also on 156.15, 154.77, 158.85)

Huntley

Located mostly in McHenry County

Lily Lake

Police patrol by Kane County; Fire by Elburn FPD.

Moecherville and Countryside Fire Protection District

Merged in December 2006 with the South Park Fire Protection District and is now known as the Aurora Township Fire Protection District.

Montgomery and Countryside Fire Protection District

• Serves Montgomery village limits in Kane Co. plus has boundaries of Orchard Rd on the west, Kane-Kendall County line on the south, city limits of Aurora on the north and around Douglas Rd on the east. Has access to Kane Counties UHF repeaters.

Montgomery

• Montgomery dispatch is called "Central". Dispatches Police for Montgomery, Sugar Grove (units 100s, 200s), and Waubonsee Community College Public Safety.

North Aurora

Police

• See Aurora for possible mobile extender frequencies that NA may be using.

Village

• KB32568 expired EMA 155.16 M
• KNGG675 expired EMA 155.025, 154.965 M
• WQNW435 EMA - 151.43 Repeater with 153.7625 input (11K/7K)

North Aurora Fire Protection District (NAFPD)

Rutland-Dundee Townships Fire Protection District

• Website
• Bases at Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow. Dispatched on/by QuadCom 5

South Elgin

• 4/30/12 - Police is now dispatched by KaneComm 159.150 (Kane County).
• WQMN650 - 458.9125 Alarm Monitoring (Data/11K)

South Elgin-Countryside Fire Protection District

• 4/23/12 - Now dispatched by Elgin Dispatch, on the same frequency, 153.32

'Fire Tone-Outs'

• Dist 21: A 1034.7, B 539.0 (Until recently known as station 1)
• Dist 22: A 953.7, B 457.9 (station 2)

Sugar Grove

• Fire dispatched by Montgomery Central Dispatch on 154.070
• WPLG344 - 461.5 Repeater (11K) Maintenance/Security for Village Ops (Police Dept)

St Charles Township

• Website

Sleepy Hollow

• Village Website Police Website

Fire by Rutland-Dundee FPD.

Wayne

• Police dispatched on/by Kane County Sheriff
• Fire by West Chicago FPD and St. Charles Fire

West Dundee

• Village Website
• KCX409 Modifications 9/10 adding: *471.1625 R, 151.0325, 155.7375 BM, 159.0075 153.755 M
• Police/Fire dispatched by QuadCom

EMS Agencies and Hospitals

Central DuPage Hospital (Geneva)

• Website
• 11/11 FCC Application 0004923715 for Repeaters on 451.9625, 452.4875, 451.4375, 451.6375, 452.1375, 452.2875 (7K MOTOTRBO) [Dismissed 11/11]
• 2/12 FCC Application 0005080323 for Maintenance/Security
  • MotoTRBO Repeaters on 451.4375, 451.9625, 451.6375, 452.1375, 452.4875, 452.7875 [Returned 4/12]

Provena Mercy Center (Aurora)

457.03750  WPWW709  M  PMCA Data 4  Data  Telm  Data  
457.52500  KD31947   M  PMCA Data 3  Data (multiple frequencies)  Telm  Data  
457.55000  WPWF761  M  PMCA Data 2  Data (multiple frequencies)  Telm  Data  
465.78750  WPAJ258  M  PMCA Data  Data   Telm  Data  

Rush Copley Medical Center

152.0075   WQLE989  BP  Paging @ Aurora

First Care Health Services LLC

24 hour Ambulance Service serving 4 Counties. Not contracted with any fire department in the area.

School Buses

Durham School Services

• WQCP787 - 160.035 Base/Mobile (11K at E Dundee)

Schools

Aurora Schools

Aurora Public School District 129 Aurora East School District 131

East Aurora School District 131

• WQNB835 - 463.6125 RM Operations (11K)

Kaneland Community Unit School District #302 (Elburn)

• WQNA401 New License for Security/Transportation - 460.2 Repeater 11K/7K (Maple Park)

Geneva Community Unit School District 304

• 7/11 - WPKS220 add Mobiles: 451.9875, 461.25, 461.4625, 462.1375, 463.6625, 463.8125, 464.4625, 464.6375 (11K)
• 7/11 - WPKS220 add 452.4 Repeater at Geneva Community High School (11K)

Saint Charles Schools

Community School District 303

• WQOT632 - 152.8775 Repeater with 158.3925 input (11K, 7K)
• 1/12 WQOZ254 - Mobiles on 462/467.2125, 462/467.2375, 462/467.2625, 462/467.2875, 462/467.3125, 462/467.3375, 462/467.3675, 462/467.3875, 462/467.4125
  • East High School - Repeaters on 451.5125, 452.1625
  • North High School - Repeaters on 463.7125, 451.3625

Colleges

Aurora University

• FRS Radios are used by the kitchen staff/catering and during the football games and other special events on campus.
• 2 repeaters are located at Watkins Hall; 1 is at Stephens Hall.

Elgin Community College

• WQND578 - Mobiles 462.4625 462.4875 457.8125 466.875 469.4625 (11K)

Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove)

• Website 1 Website 2
• Public Safety dispatched by Montgomery on 852.275 D065

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