Macoupin County (IL)

Macoupin County - Information

Macoupin County is one of the largest counties, by area, in the state of Illinois. It also comprises 2 area codes and is perhaps the only county in the United States that has 3 or more LATAs (Telephone Exchange Bounderies). The Enhanced 911 system in the county took over 10 years to get online.

Macoupin County ETSB/Enhanced 911

• Macoupin County Public Safety Unit Numbers
• Paging Tones & Codes

Mac911 ESN - Emergency Service Number - Provider Coverage

Information for the numbers will come soon.

9/08 --- 158.205 appears to be completely abandoned at this time. All 911 operations are on the 154.7475 narrowband repeater/remote towers. (Reported that: the reason the dispatch channel was changed was because 158.205 frequency was causing interference with another service. 911 Channel 2 became the Dispatch channel and at a future date a new channel frequency will be issued by the FCC which will become 911 Channel 2

Carlinville Tower (911/Sheriff/Local Government/Highway Department repeaters) The repeater has very good coverage (including portables), with remote receive & transmitter sites, into all surrounding counties and into the city of Springfield. This repeater system is a voting system, you may hear multiple responses (on the 46x MHz links) from mobiles on the receiving towers back to the 911 tower to be voted on to go out on 154.7475R.

Paging is done from the repeater site or one of the remote towers nearest the agency they are paging.: D131 Carlinville Fire, Dunns Ambulance [on repeater, not link] D155 PALMYRA - Northwestern Ambulance, Fire & Rescue [on 465.525} D754 BRIGHTON - Brighton Fire [on 458.7875 to 155.715 D703] D??? HETTICK - Scottville-Modesto Fire [on 469.1]

D125 PALMYRA - Not used? D223 VIRDEN - Girard Fire, Prairieland Ambulance, Virden Fire D343 BENLD - Benld Fire, Bunker Hill Fire, Bunker Hill Ambulance, Gillespie-Benld Ambulance, Gillespie Fire, Mt Olive All Call, Mt Olive Ambulance, Mt Olive Fire D413 DORCHESTER - Dorchester Fire, Wilsonville Fire D565 SHIPMAN - Medora Fire, Shipman Ambulance, Shipman Fire D631 STAUNTON - Staunton Ambulance, Staunton Fire

--911 to municipality dispatch is repeater-to-base. --All other dispatching/communications (non-paging) are done via the Carlinville repeater. --Test Page Sunday at 5:30pm of all agencies. --Back-Up dispatch center is now in Jacksonville, Morgan county, although no license adjustments have been made.

Macoupin County Sheriff's Department

Dispatches for PDs: Bunker Hill, Girard, Nilwood, Palmyra, Medora, Shipman, Modesto, Royal Lakes, Wilsonville, Mt. Clare PD's (154.785) Runs 10-28s for all PD's except Carlinville (154.785)

Dispatches for Brighton PD: Evenings/weekends (158.73R/154.83)

158.835 D065 is a Simulcast of 154.785R, located in the southern Macoupin County, possibly to help provide better coverage for the Brighton area. 151.2125R/153.8 - NEW 1/16/09 - located at 911 tower, north of Carlinville. 460.55/465.55 - used in the 90s, Automated Voice; Recorders at Courthouse WNRC739 exp 4/00 461.125R - was licensed to Global Technical Systems @ Sheriff Tower Carlinville FB6 (may have been 250.3 PL)

Macoupin, County of

Macoupin County Fairgrounds

Located just north of Carlinville on Route 4 Website

Macoupin County Public Housing Authority Website

Based in Carlinville, with communities all over the county, has used the United Communications Company (Macoupin) LTR system for maintenance, etc since 1994.

Site	Name

DEC	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
0-10-011	A	Flowers Disposal	Flowers Disposal Company (Virden Base)
0-10-025	A	farm 100125	farmers
0-10-036	A	busin 10036	business ops
0-10-038	A	farmer 10038	farmers (Virden tower) (works with Lucas Trucking)
0-10-042	A	busin 10042	business ops (Virden)
0-10-045	A	farm 101045	farmers
0-10-072	A	busin 10072	business ops
0-10-076	A	farmers10076	farmers / grain hauling
0-10-078	A	farmers10078	farmers
0-10-080	A	farm 10080	farmers
0-10-086	A	busin 10086	business ops
0-10-088	A	school bus 10088	school buses (Northwestern or Greenfield)
0-10-147	A	farmers10147	farmers
0-10-156	A	farm 10156	farming
1-10-076	A	plow 110075	snow plows (south Springfield 1/17)
1-14-005	A	truck 114005	CHS? grain hauling/spraying (Carlinville/Lowder)
1-14-010	A	busin 114010	business ops
1-14-011	A	WM Cville	Waste Management (Carlinville, Virden Base)
1-14-012	A	farm 114012	farmers
1-14-017	A	farm 114017	farmers
1-14-022	A	WM 114022	Waste Management
1-14-031	A	farm 114031	farmers
1-14-034	A	busin 10034	business ops
1-14-035	A	farm 114035	farmers
1-14-037	A	farm 114037	farmers
1-14-040	A	farm 104040	farmers
1-14-044	A	farm 114044	farmers (Carlinville area)
1-14-050	A	trucking 114050	trucking (Carlinville, Greenfield, Loami)
1-14-065	A	ops 114065	operations (pulling into the yard)
1-14-069	A	farm 114069	farmers
1-14-076	A	farm 114076	farmers
1-14-078	A	farm 114078	farmers-dad/son (Girard)
1-14-081	A	farmer114081	farmers
1-14-088	A	farmer114088	farmers
1-17-039	A	ops 117039	business ops
1-18-229	A	ops 118229	business ops

Macoupin County Highway Department

Located just north of Fairgrounds on Route 4) (911 Tower also at this location)

Hospitals & EMS

Hospitals

Area Hospitals

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000002-QINU`"'

Carlinville Area Hospital Website

• 8/08 -- Hospital approved by the state LINK
• 5/6/08 - An artist’s drawing of the planned new Carlinville Area Hospital Picture(From the Telegraph)

WXQ999 was used (and said) for years on 155.34 until it expired.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.34000		WQAY890	BM	107.2 PL	MERCI-1 107.2	Patient Reports	FMN	Hospital
151.47500	158.76000	WQAY890	RM	351 DPL	CA Hosp Ops 1	Operations / Maintenance	FMN	Business
151.47500	158.76000	WQAY890	RM	047 DPL	CA Hosp Ops 2	Shop / Maintenance / IT Ops	FMN	Business

Community Memorial Hospital (Staunton)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.16000	KOM996	BM	91.5 PL	MERCI-3 91.5	Patient Reports - MetroEast	FMN	Hospital
155.34000	KOM996	BM	167.9 PL	MERCI-1 167.9	Patient Reports - Local	FMN	Hospital
155.34000	KOM996	BM	210.7 PL	MERCI-1 210.7	Patient Reports - Statewide	FMN	Hospital
155.34000	KOM996	BM	85.4 PL	MERCI-1 85.4	Patient Reports - Local	FMN	Hospital
457.55000	WQBH282	F		CMH Paging	Paging Data (254.1 PL)	Telm	Data

Ambulance Services

IDPH EMS Region 3L

Macoupin County - Area EMS Agencies '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000005-QINU`"'

Area Ambulance Service

Provides service to the west central area of the county. (Shipman, Medora, Piasa)

Frequency	License	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.32500	WQSF696	BM	AAS Local	EMS: Local Use	FMN	EMS-Tac

Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance

Serves the Brighton area and backup to southern Macoupin County.

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
461.32500	466.32500	WNVN760	RM	71.9 PL	AMH EMS Tactical	EMS: Tac [AMH]	FMN	EMS-Tac
464.82500	469.82500	WNLJ872	RM	192.8 PL	AMH EMS Dispatch	EMS: Dispatch - Northern Madison	FMN	EMS Dispatch

Bunker Hill

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.16000	WNUJ872	BM	85.4 PL	BH EMS Local	EMS: Local	FMN	EMS-Tac

Dunn's Ambulance (Carlinville)

Dunn Ambulance of Taylorville has taken over CAH Ambulance service as of July 1, 2005. Provides ALS (Paramedic services based out of St Johns-Spfld) Crews 24 hours a day. Also providing ALS intercepts for neighboring agencies. 4/06 - Has moved to new shed at N. Broad/Broadway in Carlinville.

• Carlinville Area Ambulance District MAP

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000009-QINU`"'

Gillespie Benld Ambulance Service Serves: Gillespie, Dorchester, Sawyerville, East Gillespie, Benld, Wilsonville, Eagerville (also Mutual Aid to Carlinville, Mt. Olive, Staunton, Shipman, Royal Lakes)

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.23500	159.39000	WNLH782	RM	85.4 PL	Gill/Benld EMS O	EMS: Dispatch - Local (Paged on 911)	FMN	EMS Dispatch
153.29750	158.36250	WRCI743	RM	351 DPL	GilBen EMS Local	EMS: Dispatch (not 911)	FMN	EMS Dispatch

Northwestern Area Ambulance

Provides service to the whole NW area of the county. '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000B-QINU`"'

Prairieland Ambulance (Virden)

Serves Virden, Girard & Nilwood and back-up to Farmersville 9montgomery county0

• EMS Units: 3L55, 3L38; Responders ID numbers are VA## (Victor Adam ##)
• Formerly SangaMac Ambulance District
• ALS intercepts provided by Dunn's Ambulance-Carlinville, Auburn or one of the 3 Springfield EMS agencies, usually meeting along IL-4)

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000C-QINU`"'

Staunton Area Ambulance Service Website

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
154.02500	159.00000	WPXE998	RM	703 DPL	Staunton EMS Loc	EMS: Local / Fireground	FMN	EMS Dispatch

• Units 3L40, 3L50, 3L60 BLS/ALS

Serves Staunton, Olive FPD (Livingston), Worden, & New Douglas Fire Districts. (also responds to Sorento-Bond County)

Mt. Olive and Staunton have their own ambulance service. (Staunton also serves portions of Bond and Madison County-New Douglas/Williamson)

7/07 UPDATE - Bunker Hill Ambulance recently stopped operating. Currently served by Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance from Bethalto area.

• Most parts of the Brighton area, and north of town are covered by Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance (Madison County)

Fire Departments

• Parts of areas west of Medora are covered by Greenfield Fire (Greene County)
• A very small part of the area east of Staunton is covered by New Douglas Fire (Madison County)
• Parts of the area east of Gillespie on IL-16 is covered by Litchfield Ambulance (Montgomery County)
• Parts of the area north/east of Mt Olive around I-55 is coverd by Litchfield Ambulance (Montgomery County)

Municipalities & Districts

Townships & Water Districts

Cahokia Township

Garage located in Benld, off of IL-4, next to Benld Fire department

Carlinville Township

Garage located north of Carlinville, south of Fairgrounds on IL-4

Central Macoupin County Rural Water District

Serves the rural area between Shipman, Royal Lakes & Carlinville

Atwater, Village of

Fire served by Carlinville; EMS by Dunn's Ambulance

Benld, City of

Benld Fire serves Sawyerville (back up to Wilsonville) '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000E-QINU`"'

Brighton, Village of '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000F-QINU`"'

Brighton-Betsey Ann Fire Protection District

Units transmitting on 155.715 703 DPL key up the 453.7875 D754 link that goes back to 911 (in Jersey & Macoupin County) When Jersey & Macoupin 911 dispatches on 155.715 D703 (it comes in on 458.7875 D756).

Also dispatched via phone by Alton Answering Service on 155.715 D703. 155.715 DCS143 is also used by Wood River PD as input to their repeater

EMS provided by Alton Memorial Hospital EMS

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000010-QINU`"'

Bunker Hill, City of

First Responder provided by Bunker Hill Fire Department **Ambulance Service ceased operations 7/07. -- Currently being served by Alton Memorial Hospital, unit out of Bethalto (15 minute response times)

• 7/07 - May be eventually dispatched by Macoupin County Sheriff.
• Bunker Hill PD is formerly the back-up PSAP for Macoupin County 911.

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000011-QINU`"'

Bunker Hill Police Department '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000012-QINU`"'

Carlinville, City of

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000013-QINU`"'

Carlinville Police Department Website

Units: 585-xx (xx=badge #) Shifts are 1) 6a-6p 2) 6p-6a

Carlinville Fire Department

Has a StarCom21 mobile radio in the office (on I-TAC1). Has the ability to encode VHF pages locally.

Carlinville Public Works (Street, Water, Sewer)

Water Data Tx Sites: Tower Grove Water Tower, Lake 1 Water Treatment Plant, Lake 2??, Schien's Water Tower, Water Office (City Hall)

Carlinville Park District

• No known communications in use. Possibly FRS radios

Tower Grove, Denby Park, Tom Thumb Park, Loveless Park, American Legion Park, Public Pool

Chesterfield, Village of '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000014-QINU`"'

Fire/EMS by Medora Fire and Medora Ambulance (Area Ambulance Service) Police by part-time local, Medora, Macoupin County Sheriff and ISP D18.

Dorchester, Village of Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, EMS by Gillespie/Benld Ambulance Service

Dorchester Fire Department

• Units: 730, 754 (154.07)

East Gillespie, Village of Police by Macoupin County Sheriff (back-up/emergency by Gillespie PD) EMS/Fire by Gillespie

Gillespie Community Unit 7 Fire Protection District

Voters approved this new District in early 2005 to serve Gillespie, Dorchester, Sawyerville, East Gillespie, Benld, Wilsonville, Eagerville covering 96 square miles. (All current firehouse appear to be substations operating independently of each other)

Gillespie, City of

Gillespie Police Department Will began patrolling Mt. Clare on Oct 13, 2007, a village of 430 people (previously served by Benld PD_

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000015-QINU`"'

Girard, City of

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000016-QINU`"'

Girard Fire Protection District

• Units: 6,7,8,9
• Actual Fire Radio Layout (in capital letters)
• 4/06 - Reported using 154.2725 black fireground & 154.07 as 432 DPL

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000017-QINU`"'

Hagamon

Road Maintenance by County Highway Department

Hettick, Village of

Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18. Fire by Hettick, EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance Service. Fire has 3 channel Vertex portables and Motorola Pagers.

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000018-QINU`"'

Lake Catatoga

Most Fire & EMS by Carlinville/Dunns Ambulance. Some provided by Gillespie Fire.

Medora, Village of

Medora Fire Department

Serves Medora, Fidelity)

• 101 Engine 1, 102 Engine 2, 103 Rescue, 104 Tanker 1, 105 Tanker 2, 106 Tanker 3

Medora Area Ambulance

Serves Medora, Fidelity-Jersey County)

• 3L24- Area Ambulance Personel are numbered 111-199. EMS numbers are issued through Jersey community.

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000019-QINU`"'

Modesto, Village of

Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18 Fire by Scottville-Modesto FPD, EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance

Mount Clare, Village of

Gillespie Police Department will begin patrolling Mount Clare on Oct 13, 2007, a village of 430 people. Currently serviced by Benld PD.

Mt. Olive, City of

Provides Police services to Sawyerville. Ambulance - 3L11 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001A-QINU`"'

Mt. Olive Fire Protection District

Units: Engine 510, Engine 511, Tanker 515 IDs: 500, 507 May provide Mutual Aid to Litchfield and assistance in SW Montgomery County (along with EMS) (a small part of the FPD is in Montgomery County)

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001B-QINU`"'

Nilwood, Village of

Police protection provided by ISP, Macoupin County Sheriff and back-up by Girard PD. Fire protection by Girard FPD. EMS by Prairieland Ambulance & Carlinville Area Hospital Ambulance

NorthWestern Area Ambulance & Fire (Palmyra)

Covers: Chesterfield, Palmyra, Hettick, Modesto, Scottville '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001C-QINU`"'

Palmyra, Village of

Police dispatched on 154.785R Local Govt; Fire/EMS by Northwestern.

Piasa, Village of

Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18, back-up by Shipman. EMS by Area Ambulance Service (Shipman), Shipman Fire (Bunker Hill FPD)

Royal Lakes, Village of

Police Department - local and patrol by Sheriff; Dispatch on 154.785R Fire by Shipman/Bunker Hill FPD Village Website

Sawyerville, Village of

Police protection provided by Mt. Olive, Sheriff & ISP. Fire/EMS by Mt. Olive.

Scottville, Village of

Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18 Fire by Scottville-Modesto FPD EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance

Scottville-Modesto Fire Protection District

Station 1-Scottville -- unknown unit numbers Station 2-Modesto ----- Truck 2,Tanker 2 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001D-QINU`"'

Shipman Fire Protection District

Part of the Bunker Hill FPD '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001E-QINU`"'

Standard City, Village of

Police by ISP & Sheriff Fire & EMS by Carlinville/Dunns Ambulance.

Staunton Fire Protection District

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001F-QINU`"'

Staunton, City of

Police Webpage KDS630 formerly licensed for 39.5 BM, 39.46 B '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000020-QINU`"'

Virden, City of

Primary Ambulance provided by Prairieland Ambulance Service, back-up provided by Dunns. ALS Transport may be provided by any of the Springfield EMS Services. '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000021-QINU`"'

White City, Village of

Fire by Benld or Mt. Olive ???

Wilsonville, Village of

Police by Local, Sheriff, back-up by Gillespie. Fire by Local, back-up by Benld & Gillespie EMS by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance Service.

Schools & Colleges

Bunker Hill Community Unit School District #8 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000022-QINU`"'

Carlinville Community Unit School District #1 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000023-QINU`"'

Gillespie Community Unit School District #7 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000024-QINU`"'

Mt. Olive School District #? '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000025-QINU`"'

Northwestern Unit School District (Palmyra) '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000026-QINU`"'

ROE 40 Adult Learning Center '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000027-QINU`"'

Southwestern Community Unit School District #9 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000028-QINU`"'

Staunton Community Unit School District #6 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000029-QINU`"'

Girard School District '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000002A-QINU`"'

Virden Community Unit School District #4 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000002B-QINU`"'

Blackburn College (Carlinville) '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000002C-QINU`"'

Airports

Zelmer Memorial Airport (Palmyra) '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000002D-QINU`"'

Litchfield Municipal Airport '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000002E-QINU`"'

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