La Salle County (IL)

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La Salle County Government

La Salle County Fire

• 155.145 Dalzell, Utica, Lostant, Naplate, Grand Ridge and Sheridan
• 154.190 Marseilles (dispatched by Ottawa)
• 154.325 146.2 PL – Rutland (and Toluca) Fire (dispatched by Marshall County)

Agencies dispatched on County Fire Repeaters

• D265 - Mendota Tower: None
• D365 - Serena Tower: Serena, Sheridan FD, Sheridan Ambulance
• D465 - Grand Ridge Tower: Grand Ridge, Allen Township (Ransom)
• D565 - Leonorea Tower: Cedar Point, Leonore, Lostant, Standard, Tonica

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La Salle County Sheriff

• Possible future trunked system: 857.2375, 859.4375, 859.9625, 860.4875
• 458.2750 M Sheriff: Mobile Extenders KSA521
• 866.0750 821.0750 RM Sheriff: Jail Operations WPWC445
• 868.5875 M Sheriff: Mobile Extenders to 866.0750 (low power 2.5/3wt) WPWC445
• 461.0500 M Lake Holiday Security (link to Sheriff 155.7
• 823.5875 M Sheriff: Jail (low power 2.5wt) WPWC445

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La Salle County EMA/Highway

• 453.7250 M EMA KAT354
• 453.975 Repeater Highway Department WQL487
• 453.825 Repeater Highway Department WQL485
• La Salle County EMA - 4200-series units?

EMS Agencies

AMR EMS

• Provides paramedics for Streator Fire EMS

Hospitals

Community Hospital of Ottawa

• 452.7 Repeater CHO Sec/Ops Security, Maintenance, Medical Staff & Administrative WQBZ866
• 151.895 BM CHO Ops VHF Hospital Ops [IG - portables] KRV728
• 462.75 BP CHO Paging Paging [Digital] WQIP525

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OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center – Peru

• Former Illinois Valley Community Hospital (IVCH) (Peru) (Closed 2023) New Hospital 2/24
• 155.34, 155.28, 155.22 110W Bases (NFM) WSCC806 Issued 3/24

Old IVCH Licenses

• 463.825 Repeater (NFM) WPXP448
• 152.315 Repeater/157.5450 RM IVCH Ops 1 Hospital Ops WQFQ989
• 463.2625 468.2625 M IVCH Ops 2 Hospital Ops(LP R? w/ phone patch) KD31913
• 463.825 Repeater IVCH Ops 3 Hospital Ops WPXP448
• 464.975 BM IVCH Ops 4 Hospital Ops / Paging KWS479
• 464.525 Repeater IVCH Ops 5 Mat Mgmt WNKI502 [Expired 11/02]
• 155.205 BM IVCH EMS ? EMS Ops? WNLU472
• 460.7125 Mobiles Data (CSQ) [Expired 10/13] KD45601

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OSF St Paul Medical Center (Mendota)

Formerly Mendota Community Hospital, see new frequencies in WIKI (3/24)

• 152.0075 Base/Pagers; 155.34 110W Base/Mobile (NFM) WSAC421 Issued 1/24
• 155.955R/156.045; 154.98R/158.865; 159.21R/153.755 - 50W Repeaters with 65-45W mobiles (NFM) WSAC421 Issued 1/24

• 155.340 KRW908 B 146.2 PL MERCI1 Patient Reports [Expired 4/23] FMN Hospital
• 152.0075 KRW908 B Paging (CSQ) [Expired 4/23] Telm Data
• (Former) 154.6 M MCH Security Hospital Security

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OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center (Ottawa)

• Website; Former Ottawa Regional Hospital ?
• 155.34, 155.28, 155.22 110W Bases (NFM) WSCC792 Issued 3/24
• 151.895 Base/Mobile KRV728
• 452.7 Repeater WQBZ866

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OSF Center for Health - Streator

• 453.125 458.125 WQCN834 RM 136.5 PL StMary Hosp Operations (*licensed to St Eliz) FMN
• 155.205 BM EMS (2 Bases) WQCY417
• 155.325 M EMS: ? [Exp 8/04] KD4785
• 155.34, 155.4, 155.28 Bases Hospital-to-Ambulance Communications WSCC807 Issued 3/24 (license below is still valid)
• 155.34 (100.0 PL), 155.4, 155.28 Base/Mobiles Hospital-to-Ambulance Communications WQCY417
• 462.95 Med Repeater WQCY417
• 462.975 Med Repeater WQCY417
• 463.00 468.0 BM All Med Channels WQCY417
• 152.0075 BP Paging WQCN834

Townships

• Deer Park Township Road District (Ottawa) - for 151.0550 Mobiles WQQW298
• Miller Township Roads (Marseilles) - 156.0825 Mobiles (NFM) WQQJ211
• Serena Township (Serena) - 156.1275 Base/Mobile (NFM) for Roads WQRF822
• South Ottawa Township (Ottawa) - 453.6125 Repeater (NFM) for Roads WQPX427
• LaSalle Township (LaSalle) - 155.7225 Base/Mobile (NFM) for Roads WQQA288

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Dana/Long Point/Reading/Ancona Public Water District

• 456.4 Mobiles (NFM Digital at Streator-Livingston, Dana-Lasalle) WQJF824

Municipalities

Dana Fire Protection District

• 453.2125 Repeater 458.3125 RMP Dana Fire U1 Fire: Operations WQFH642
• 154.445 BM Dana Fire 2 Fire WQFH642

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Cedar Point

Fire Unit Numbers

• 1900 Cedar Point Base
• 1915 First Response unit
• 1916 Tanker
• 1912 Mini Pumper
• 1911 Engine
• 1916 Tanker

• 154.445 M Fire: Local WPPZ888
• 154.145 M Mutual Aid w/ Tonica Ambulance

Cedar Point Fire Department

• 154.19 Fire Primary; 154.1450 Comms w/ Tonica Ambulance
• 150.995 voice paging via a dial access encoder at Standard Fire in Putnam Co. Both Standard and Cedar Point Run Auto Aid to each other on 95% of calls. LaSalle Co pages via this dial access encoder

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Dana

Dana Fire Protection District

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Earlville

Earlville Police Department

• Future Repeater 155.4900 with 158.9475 input WQMN325
• Units E1-E16 (Dispatched out of Mendota)

Earlville Fire Protection District

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Grand Ridge (Village)

Grand Ridge Police

• Part-time department w/ LaSalle County Sheriff covering when not on duty

Grand Ridge Volunteer Fire/Ambulance

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La Salle

• 159.2625 Mobiles for Police (NFM) WPHN550
• 153.8600 M Public Works KD41948
• 453.0875 M Water Distribution Data WQAM433
• 451.5250 F Water Distribution Data WPBK247

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Leland

Leland Police Department

• mobiles on 154.6500 and FX2 on 158.9475 (Earlville repeater input) WQOG681
• 155.4975 Repeater with 154.6500 mobiles for Public Works/Police (NFM) WQEL266
• Police Units are Lincoln units... L1 - L30

Leland Community Fire Protection District

• Dispatched by MABAS 06, DeKalb County Ambulance: 1M38 (ALS provided by Somonauk Community Emergency Ambulance)
• Fire Units: 200s (201 Chief, 202 Asst, 211 engine, 214 engine, 244, 295 equipment)

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Lostant

Lostant Community Fire Protection District

• 151.025 Repeater with 155.985 input KFN555
• adding 151.2950 Base/Mobile (6/13) KFN555
• 154.19 BM CSQ LaSalle Fire Fire: Countywide Fire Dispatch KFN555
• 155.205 BM Ambulance [Expired 2/02] WPKF679

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Marseilles

• Police is dispatched by Ottawa Police on 151.3850 (N932).
• 156.2100 (114.8) interoperability channel to be able to communicate via radios to one another police,fire,ems in a city wide disaster, weather incident, city events
• 155.6100 pl 114.8 will be used as a backup to 156.2100.

• Police Unit IDs 71,72,73 (Individual's IDs M1, M2, M3, etc)
• Fire IDs: 500s (Base 509, Chief 501)

• 154.8900 M Mars PD C2C5 Police: Car-to-Car "Code 5"
• 158.8350 BM Mars Streets Street Department KTO358
• 154.47125 F for Water Data WQNE265

Marseilles Area Ambulance Service

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Mendota

• 155.085 M ESDA KAT354
• 154.085 BM Mend DPW Street Dept, Water & Sewer, Parks / Police Back-up KWH772
• 154.085 BM Mend DPW Street Dept, Water & Sewer, Parks / Police Back-up KSD972

Mendota FPD

• 154.190 (LaSalle County Fire Mutual Aid?), 154.265 (IFERN) Base/Mobiles (NFM) WRZF496

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Millington

• LaSalle County portion patrolled by LaSalle County Sheriff. Kendall County portion patrolled by Kendall County Sheriff.
• Fire Protection by Millbrook FPD (DB: KENCOM)

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Naplate

Naplate Volunteer Fire

• Primary communications by Ottawa Central Dispatch
• 151.310 KSA910 Fire: Dispatch

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North Utica

• 155.640 BM Police FM Law Tac WQFD730
• 151.475 BM Police: New FM Law Tac WQFD730

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Oglesby

• 155.7600 BM Public Works / Police Secondary FM Public Works KWH773
• 155.7450 M Public Works FM Public Works

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Ottawa

• 154.9875 Repeater with 158.8875 input, 155.4225R/158.9700 in use by HS (NFM/P25) KSA910
• 154.265 Base/Mobile for IFERN (added to license 4/23) KSA910
• 458.0875 M Burglar/Fire Alarm: Installation/Monitoring WQDR677
• 153.1250 158.4150 RM Fire: (Old) FM Fire-Tac
• 154.1300 BM Fire: Local/Special Operations FM Fire-Tac KSC852
• 155.0850 M Civil Defense / Fire Rescue FM Emergency Ops
• 155.4000 M Ottawa River Rescue FM Fire-Tac
• 155.7450 M Street / Sewer Department FM Public Works KSS873
• 453.8875 F Water Department: SCADA Short Range Telemetry WPUK535

Ottawa River Rescue

• 155.4 BM Rescue Ops WQEY377

Wallace Fire Website Facebook Page

• Serves Wallace Township, outside of Ottawa; Founded 2000; 100% volunteer
• 4/23 - New Fire Repeater - 159.1575 Repeater with input 154.1675; mobiles on 155.895 (NFM) WRAX357

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Peru

Peru Police Department

Peru Rescue Station Peru Fire

• was previously listed as:
• F1 153.9500 (DPL 114) Dispatch/Fireground (simplex)
• F2 154.4000 (DPL 114) Fireground (repeats 153.950)

Peru Volunteer Ambulance

• add 154.7625 Repeater with 153.9875 input KD48741

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Ransom

Allen Township Fire Protection District

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Sandwich

Northville Township Road Maintenance (Sandwich)

• 155.595 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQOL367

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Seneca

• 154.145 M Fire: Local KNEJ802
• 155.1 BM CSQ Public Works KNEN333
• 453.0625 458.0625 M Water Data? (Digital-low power repeater?) WPEA884
• 457.725 F Water Distribution Data (2wt at 2 Locations) WQIA717

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Sheridan

Sheridan Community Fire Protection District

• 10-40W mobiles on 155.34 -- added to license 3/23 WPLT337

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Streator

• 153.815 M Police: Future (input or car-to-car) KSA736
• 155.85 M Police: Car-to-Car (in use, but not 107.2 PL) KSA736
• 155.835 BM 114.8 PL Public Works - Old (Abandoned) WNNT228

Streator Fire

• EMS/paramedics provided/contracted by AMR EMS (as of 7/22) Link Link 2

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Tonica

Tonica Volunteer Fire Department

• New 2/23 - 151.2425 Repeater with 159.045 input; 154.145 Base/Mobile (NFM) WRWF338

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Utica

• Utica Police (aka North Utica) is dispatched by LaSalle County Sheriff on 155.145 (114.8)

Utica Fire Protection District

• Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch - ValCom
• 155.6625 Repeater w/159.03 input (NFM) WQAH471
• Fire has a couple StarCom21 radios they use to communicate with DNR on DNR Region 1 Detail A when working incidents in the park.

• 154.1900 M 107.2 PL Fire/EMS: Mobile Extenders [Expired 11/03] (in use?) FMN Deprecated KD36941
• 460.5875 M 107.2 PL Fire/EMS: Mobile Extenders [Expired 11/03] (in use?) FMN Deprecated KD36941

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Schools

Lasalle Schools LaSalle-Peru Schools

• 153.425 Repeater with 158.205 input (NFM) WQOW433 replace expired WPTE595

LaSalle/Putnam Education Alliance for Special Education

• 10-5wt Portables (NFM) 4 kmra Peru WQRS947

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Marseilles School District 150

• 464.150 50W repeater with 50W mobiles/4W portables (NFM) at Elementary/Superintendent's Office; 451.8625, 451.8625, 452.0625, 457.0625, 452.150, 457.150, 452.2375, 457.2375, 461.725, 466.725, 462.350, 467.350, 463.8375, 468.8375, 464.0625, 469.0625 portables (NFM, 32 kmra) WRZL420

Mendota Schools

Mendota High School District 280

• 461.15 50W Repeater w/ 30-50W mobiles(NFM, NXDN) for Maintenance, Security, Admin at Mendota High School WRZM311 Issued 11/23
• OLD: 154.57, 154.6 Portables Custodians [Expired 2/05] WPDH678

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Ottawa Schools

• 461.525 D074 heard 3/14 "Green calling Blue" (in McLean Co)
• 154.515 BM Township High School 140 [Expired 3/05] FMN KQV821

Ottawa Elementary School District 141

• 152.93 Repeater with 159.585 input (40-50W Mobiles) (NFM at 701 E McKinley Rd) for Maintenance, Security, Admin WRYG510 New 8/23

Rutland Township School District 230

Township High School District 140

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Seneca Schools

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170

• 464.1125 Repeater, mobiles on 466.3, 466.275, 466.25, 466.225, 466.2 (NXDN at Grade School North Campus for District Ops) WQTZ650
• Ops on 461.825 Repeater (NFM) WRVT808
• 151.7450 BM Seneca Grade School [License terminated FMN WPGW239

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Streator Schools

Streator Township High School

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Codes and Lists

LaSalle Co Public Safety Unit Numbers

Grand Ridge Fire/Ambulance

• 1-M-27 Grand Ridge Fire Ambulance white/red
• 1-M-28 Grand Ridge Fire Ambulance red
• Engine 1

Possible Police Unit numbers:

• 980 Sheridan?
• 981-985 Leland

Wallace FPD

• 901 Chief
• 902 Deputy Chief
• 903 Captain
• 904 Captain
• 905 Captain
• 906 Lieutenant
• 907 Lieutenant
• 910 Engine (red/black) Saber? PIC
• 914 Ambulance (white/lt blue strip MedTech Ford box) no plate (2019)
• 921 Engine (red FMC)
• 931 Rescue (older unit red 2018)
• 941 Engine? (red/black) International? PIC
• 951 Rescue (red Ford F?50 crew cab)
• 9xx Tanker (Tender)

Dispatched by LaSalle County only on 155.145

• Sheridan 915 (Chief) 916/917/918
• Utica 991 (Chief) 992-K9/993
• Grand Ridge 989
• Naplate 981
• Tonica 982
• Cedar Point 988
• Dalzell 923
• Lostant 984
• Lake Holiday 980 (Security only, non law enforcement)
• Wildwood 910 (Security only, non law enforcement)

The following units are not dispatched by LaSalle County, but if necessary they can contact LASCO only on 155.145 using these call signs:

Dispatched by Marshall County

• Wenona ML24 (Chief) ML23

Dispatched by Kendall County

• Millington 996

Dispatched by Mendota PD

• Earlville 995 996* I know this duplicates Millington, but this is what I was given.
• Leland 983 (Chief) 985/986/987

Dispatched by Dekalb County

• Somonauk 921

LASCO has direct communications with Mendota, Peru, Seneca and Spring Valley on 155.370 (point to point)

LASCO does not have direct radio comms with Ottawa, Streator or LaSalle PD's, but can talk to all County city cars on 155.145

Earlville and Leland PD are dispatched out of Mendota PD. The following ID's are used. Each unit ID serves to identify a particular officer.

• Earlville E-1 through E-16
• Leland L-1 through L-12

The LASCO Sheriff squads are P1 - P28 (Paul Units) and refer to the vehicle number. Also heard are

• P1 (Post 1) these are locations
• P1 = Ottawa
• P2 = County Hq
• P17 = Grand Ridge
• P11 = Mendota.

Some "Posts" refer to restaurants; etc.

LASCI is divided up into 4 quadrants with the axis bein Route 23 and the Illinois River Peru ESDA

• PR-1, PR-2, PR-3 or Peru ESDA 1, Peru ESDA 2 etc

• 2314  Morris Ambulance
• 2315  Morris Ambulance

• 3100 Coal City Fire Base
• 3101 Coal City Fire Chief
• 3115 Coal CIty Ambulance

• 3200 Morris Fire Base
• 3201 Morris Chief
• 3202 Morris Asst Chief
• 3203 Morris Asst Chief

• 3212 South Wilmington Ambulance
• 3214 Braceville Ambulance

• 3400 Mazon Fire Base
• 3401 Mazon Fire Chief
• 3402 Mason Asst Fire Chief
• 3410 Mazon Fireman

• 6614 Gardner Ambulance

• 1M21  Seneca
• 1M33  Ransom
• 1M41  Utica
• 1M51  Utica
• 2G26  Wilmington
• 2G44  Wilmington
• 2G42  Braidwood
• 2G90  Channahon
• 2G100 Braidwood
• 2H11  Braceville
• 2H15  Equistar
• 2H16  Minooka
• 2H17  Coal City
• 2H18  South Wilmington
• 2H20 Coal City
• 2H21  MVK
• 2H26  Minooka
• 2H52  Gardner
• 2I15  Essex
• 2I25  Reddick
• 3M16  Dwight
• 3M21  Selcas
• 3M22  Selcas
• 3M28  Selcas
• 3M29  Dwight

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