Lincoln County (SD)
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Lincoln County Radio Traffic Guide
Lincoln County is dispatched via the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office under the call sign 44-1. 44-1 is located in the basement of the county court house in Canton, SD. Radio communications are primarily done on analog frequencies. The nearest digital towers near Lincoln county are in Sioux Falls, or south in Union County. This creates many dead spots for radio users, especially for handheld radios. The only entities that only use the digital system for communications is Highway Patrol, DOT, and other state users.
Lincoln County Law Enforcement
Lincoln County Sheriff is the main county entity for Law enforcement. They are dispatched from 44-1 via an analog frequency listed below. Lincoln County Sheriff also has multiple digital channels but due to spotty tower coverage they are rarely used. Lincoln County Sheriff units utilize the call signs of 44-Adam(#).
| Name/Location | Frequency | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Sheriff/Police Analog | 453.40000 | 136.5 Hz |
| User | Talk Group | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Sheriff | 22432 | Sheriff digital channel, rarely used. |
| Lincoln County Law 1 | 22288 | Primary digital law channel, rarely used if ever |
| Lincoln County Law 2 | 22304 | rarely used if ever |
| Lincoln County Law 3 | 22320 | rarely used if ever |
List of County Police Departments and Sheriff:
- Lincoln County Sheriff call sign 44-A(#)
- Canton Police Department call sign 44-2C(#)
- Lennox PD call sign 44-2L(#)
- Worthing Police
- Tea Police Department call sign 44-2T(#)
Lincoln County Fire and EMS
Lincoln County is comprised of all rural volunteer fire and EMS departments. All Lincoln County Fire Departments are dispatched via Lincoln County Sheriff dispatch from 44-1. All Lincoln County Fire communications are on the county owned analog system comprised of 6 analog non connected repeaters. There are three digital fire channels and three digital medical channels for use in the county, but they are almost never used. Lincoln County FD 1 and Med 1 are listed below. All firefighters and most EMS departments do not have staff at stations, they are at their homes or places of work at respond using text paging from dispatch or belt pagers that are paged on 154.445 using two tone analog technology. The cities of Lennox, Canton and Hudson have their own ambulance services. Those services then cover their surrounding rural areas. The cities of Tea and Harrisburg are covered by Paramedics Plus out of Sioux Falls.
| Name | Location | Frequency | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Fire Dispatch North | Harrisburg | 154.445 | 173.8 Hz |
| Lincoln County Fire Dispatch Central | Worthing | 154.445 | 173.8 Hz |
| Lincoln County Fire Dispatch South | West of Hudson North of Norway Center | 154.445 | 173.8 Hz |
| Lincoln County Fire Tactical | Simplex | 154.3025 | 156.7 Hz |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Ambulance Ambulance to Hospital | simplex | 154.325 | CSQ |
| User | Talk Group | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Fire 1 | 22336 | Main fire digital channel, rarely ever used |
| Lincoln County Med 1 | 22384 | Main medical digital channel, rarely ever used |
List of County Fire and EMS departments:
http://www.cantonsd.org/Fire-Department/ Canton City Fire Department]
- Fairview Fire Department
- Hudson Fire and Ambulance
- Worthing Fire Department
- Lennox Fire Department
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