Macon County (IL)

Macon County Government

Macon County Health Department

• WQZT379 50-4wt mobiles on 451.3125, 451.3875, 452.0375, 462.4125, 467.4625 (NFM/DMR) for Maintenance/Security

Macon County Emergency Management Agency

• 155.25R often has an open carrier. Has been heard in use by dispatch with a law unit saying "you are on the second channel, go back to the main channel" (11/13)

Macon Mosquito Abatement District (MMAD)

• Old FCC license repeater expired; appears to use tablets for communication (8/20)

Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center (CIRDC)

• Warren Buffet's son, built the new dispatch center for $4.2 million, which opened in Summer 2018 (Decatur Police merged with Macon County 911 in the mid-90s)
• Back-up/Overflow calls go to Sangamon County Central Dispatch
• 911 Modification Plan 6/22

• All fire departments in Macon County respond to EMS calls.

• 458.6625 is licensed to Piatt County 911 and located in central Decatur. CSQ silent carrier can be heard in that area and to the southern edge of Decatur.
• Tones heard: 71.9, 74.4, 88.5, 94.8, 107.2, 114.8, 123.0 (114.8 was detected on south end of Decatur while 154.98 97.4 was active) -- unknown actual use.
• 464.0 WPYL657 RM Macon Health Boa Mental Health Board: Administration [Expired 9/13]

EMS / Hospitals

• All fire departments in Macon County respond to EMS calls.

AMR Abbott EMS Decatur

• 8/15/22 - To replace DAS for Decatur/Macon County Link
• Decatur City Code for Ambulance Service LINK
• News Update

Decatur Ambulance Service

• DAS shutting down on Sep 1, 2022 Link

Former DMR Conventional Sites

001 (1)	Decatur North 1	Macon	453.5625 (CC 1)
002 (2)	Decatur North 2	Macon	453.6375 (CC 2)
003 (3)	Decatur South 3	Macon	462.975 (CC 3)
004 (4)	Decatur South 4	Macon	453.525 (CC 4)
005 (5)	Moweaqua	Shelby	460.075 (CC 5)
006 (6)	Pana	Christian	460.2625 (CC 6)
007 (7)	Shelbyville	Shelby	460.475 (CC 7)
008 (8)	Bement	Piatt	453.4375 (CC 8)

Former Talkgroups

• 5626 T Decatur EMS Decatur EMS: Dispatch EMS Dispatch
• 6375 T Shelby/Pana EMS Shelby County / Pana EMS: Dispatch EMS Dispatch

Radio IDs

• 12 Medic 10 (460.2625 12/16)
• 15 Medic 6 (460.2625 12/16)
• 27 Medic ?7 (460.2625 12/16)
• 100 DAS Dispatch (460.2625 12/16)
• 211 Medic 13(?) (460.2625 12/16)
• 911 Macon? 911 Dispatch (460.2625 12/16) (10/20)

• unit 8 TG5626 (10/20)
• unit 19 TG5626 (10/20)

MABAS Division 46) Website

• Long Creek FD (Macon)
• Weldon Community FPD (DeWitt)
• Latham FPD (Primary is Div 51, second div is 46 - Logan \ Macon Counties)
• Niantic FPD (Macon) South Wheatland FPD (Macon) Kenny FPD (DeWitt)
• Blue Mound FPD (Macon) Warrensburg FPD (Macon) South Macon FD (Macon)
• Decatur Fire Department (Macon) Cisco FPD (Piatt)
  • 4705 Decatur Fire Engine 3 (RID 620216)
• Harristown FPD (Macon) Dora
• Township FPD (Dalton City area)
• Maroa Countryside FPD (Macon)
• Clinton FD (DeWitt)l
• Argenta / Oreana FPD (Macon Hickory Point FD (Macon)

Decatur Ambulance Service (DAS) is NOT part of MABAS (they are a private company with a contract for the City of Decatur for transport on medical calls).

Municipalities and Districts

Argenta

• WQWP997 - 453.43125 for pumping system

Argenta-Oreana Fire Protection District

• Thieir local 154.98 repeater may also be used by Maroa (KVS691) and Hickory Point FPD-Forsyth (KTQ759) [159.045 mobiles NFM]

Blue Mound

• 460.375 465.375 WQFG356 RM BMnd Police Police: Dispatch [Expired 7/16
• 154.145 WQK315 BM BlueMound FG Fireground [Expired 2/15]

Blue Mound Countryside Fire Protection District

Blue Mound Fire Protection District

Dalton City

• see Moultrie County

Decatur

• WQVQ391 - 855.4875 Base (NFM) for Radio Siren Transmitting for Emergency Notification (Permanent license)

Decatur Police Department

• The City of Decatur Emergency Communications Center is a division of DPDt. The Center is a multi-jurisdictional 911 PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) providing emergency communication services for all of Macon County including the City of Decatur (Police and Fire), the Macon County Sheriff's Office and numerous small police and volunteer fire departments.

Decatur Fire Department

• Uses MABAS Red 153.83 69.3, calls it "RED Channel", for training and fireground (?)

Decatur Public Transit System (DPTS)

• Operates 13 bus routes and 2 trolley routes on a pulse sysetm with buses department the downtown transit center at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour. Hours of operations are M-F 5:30am to 7:15pm and Sat 6:15AM-7:15PM. No operations on Sunday or holidays.

Forsyth

Hickory Point Fire Protection District (Forsyth)

Harristown

• 154.60000 KB26595 M HrstwnPubWrk Public Works (2 low power) [Expired 1/03]

Harristown Fire Protection District

Long Creek

Long Creek Fire Protection District (Decatur)

Maroa

Maroa Countryside Fire Protection District

• EMS by Decatur Ambulance. Clinton Ambulance is available upon request.

Maroa Fire

Mount Zion

Mount Zion Fire Protection District

Niantic

Niantic Fire Protection District

South Macon Fire Protection District

• Serves ??

South Wheatland Fire Protection District

• KVK356 - 460.0625, 465.0625 NFM Remote Links (2018)

Warrensburg

Warrensburg Community Fire Protection District

• 153.92000 KSH295 BM Wrrnsbg Fire Fire FMN Fire-Tac
• 451.66250 KD26588 M Wrnsbrg WDD Water Distribution Data [Expired 1/04] Telm Data

Pager Tones

• 881.0/473.1 Hickory Point Fire (154.98) (2/21)

School Buses

Alltown Bus Service

• 451.575 WPLX982 CC 12 TG 10 SL 1 Alltown Bus Dec
• RIDs: 100 (dispatch), 7204, 7219, 7304 (unit 93), 7707, 7711, 7733, 8401 (unit 91)

Decatur School District

• As of 2017, the DSD has contracted with Alltown Bus Service (First Student is no longer in use) [Alltown also has 462.05)
• 151.95500 KRC791 BM Dec Sch VHF Operations (poss. D245 11/13)
• KRC791 also repeaters on 464.4, 461.125, 464.2125, 451.9 (other mobile frequencies)

Schools

Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education 39

• {Callsign|WRCL358} 5 UHF freq 451/452 NMF/DMR at Decatur
• 452.5125, 452.6875, 451.2875, 451.4875, 451.6875, 452.0375 25-4wt (NFM/DMR)

Decatur Public Schools #61

• Website

Colleges

Millikin University (Decatur)

• KD47393 Canceled 9/12 Mobiles 464.5 Itinerant Statewide

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