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Macon County Government

Macon County Health Department

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

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 (see in trucks, 8/20)

Macon County Sheriff

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 dispatch 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 Repeater for Mental Health Board: Administration [Expired 9/13] WPYL657

WNKZ536 Licensed to CIRDC as YG Trunked, for "Police Protection"

  • Associated call signs WQBY332 WQBU914 WQIU451
  • (loc 1) 854.9875, 855.2375, 855.7375, 855.9875, 859.2625, 860.2625 (70W Repeaters); 860.4625, 856.2625 (100W Repeaters) [855.4875 moved to site 10 7/23]
  • (loc 2) 25-35W FX1 on inputs to location 1 Repeaters; (loc 3) mobiles (loc 4) 900-45W mobiles on 815/860.4625, 811/856.2625
  • (loc 5) 860.4625 100W Repeater, 855.7375 70W-Repeater, 854.9875 100W Repeater
  • (loc 6) 860.2625 70W Repeater, 859.2625 70W-Repeater, 855.9875 100W Repeater
  • (loc 7) 855.2375 70W Repeater
  • (loc 8) 855.4875 70W Repeater
  • (loc 10) Decatur Water/Municipal Services building - 855.4875 70W-Repeater (with 900-35W 810.4875 input) located at 2600 N Jasper St at (license modified 7/23) WNKZ536 (loc 11) 900-35W mobiles on 810.4875
  • 855.4875 is also licensed on Peoria County ETSB WQQI605 and Decatur City WQVQ391 (approved by the city of Decatur Police Chief)

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

  • 453.43125 for pumping system WQWP997

Argenta-Oreana Fire Protection District

  • Their 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

  • 855.4875 Base (NFM) for Radio Siren Transmitting for Emergency Notification WQVQ391
  • 462.5125 20-4wt mobiles or C.H.I.C. Community Health Improvement Center WQWK951

Decatur Police Department

  • Decatur Emergency Communications Center is a division of DPD. 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 system 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.

Decatur Public Library

  • 50-4wt portables on 464.9125, 469.9125, 463.7125, 468.7125 (DMR) for Ops at 130 N Franklin Street WRWX496

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)

Macon (city)

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

Oreana

South Macon Fire Protection District

  • Serves ??

South Wheatland Fire Protection District

  • 460.0625, 465.0625 NFM Remote Links (2018) KVK356

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 Public School District 61

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

Schools

Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education 39

  • Website Facebook page
  • 5 UHF freq 451/452 NMF/DMR at Decatur WRCL358
  • 452.5125, 452.6875, 451.2875, 451.4875, 451.6875, 452.0375 25-4wt (NFM/DMR)

Maroa-Forsyth School District #2

  • Website Facebook page
  • MF High School - Maroa - 452.65 Repeater (DMR) New FCC Application 0010458449 3/23
  • Grade School - Forsyth - 451.3 Repeater (DMR)

Decatur Public Schools #61

Colleges

Millikin University (Decatur)

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