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.

Ambulance Services - IDPH EMS Region 3L

• Dunn's Ambulance of Taylorville has taken over for Carlinville Area Hospital Ambulance Service and serves the Carlinville area. Also provides ALS intecepts from neighboring agencies. (See Carlinville page for more info)
• Prairieland Ambulance of Virden serves Virden, Girard & Nilwood. ALS intercepts units from Auburn and Springfield.
• Northwestern Area Ambulance provides service to the whole NW area of the county.
• Area Ambulance Service provides service to the west central area of the county. (Shipman, Medora, Piasa)
• The Brighton area only served by Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance.
• Gillespie Benld Ambulance services serves its surrounding area. (Gillespie, Benld, Sawyerville, Wilsonville, Royal Lakes)
• 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 (Green 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)

Macoupin County Public Safety Unit Numbers

"MAC911" Main 911 dispatch center at Sheriff's Department (Carlinville)

MABAS Unit Numbers

4800 - Brighton Fire Department

• 4800 - Fire Chief (*10/08)
• 4808 - (10/08)
• 4810 - (10/08)

4900 - Staunton Fire Department

• 4900 - Fire Chief
• 4951 - (10/08)
• 4984 - heard 158.205 (9/08)

5400 - Bunker Hill Fire Department

• 5411 Rescue? (respond to 10-50)
• 5454 Rescue? (respond to 10-50)

Old/Still in use Numbers

100 Medora Fire Department

• 101 Engine 1 (2007)
• 102 Engine 2
• 103 Rescue (2007)
• 104 Tanker 1 (2007)
• 105 Tanker 2
• 106 Tanker 3
• Nora 35 (2008)
  • Personnel: 111-199: 115fire,118,146,191ems
  • Medora EMS 3L24 Ambulance, EMS Call Signs issue by JCH "EMS 67"

Northwestern

• 128 ? (460.525 1/08)

200 Brighton/Betsey Ann Fire Protection District

• 201 rescue ? (12/4/07)
• 202 rescue ?
• 204 Tanker
• 205 Tanker
• 207 (12/4/07)
• 208 Engine?
• 208 Rescue
• 209 Engine (12/4/07)
• 210 ?
• Engine 7 (12/4/07)
• Personnel?: EMS?: 220 (12/07),221,222 Firefighters: 232,235,244

300 Bunker Hill Fire

• 340 ???
• 306 Medora EMS (heard responding to Medora Amb/Fire call in Chesterfield)

400 ?

• 405

500 Mt. Olive Fire/Rescue

• 500 Chief (11/07)
• 501,502,505,507,508
• 510 Engine (3/08)
• 511 Engine (11/07)
• 515 Tanker
• 518 Tanker
• Personnel? 556, 569EMS, 573EMS, EMS-1
• 520 ?? heard responding to Medora Amb/Fire call in Chesterfield

550 Dorchester Fire

• 550, 552

600 Benld Fire

Serves Sawyerville,Wilsonville)

• 600,601,602,607,608,612
• 650 Pumper
• 651 Engine/Pumper
• 652
• 653 Rescue
• 654,661

• 677 ?? heard responding to Medora Amb/Fire call in Chesterfield

700 Wilsonville Fire

• 700, 701, 703 (1/08), 705, 707
• 730 Engine
• 731 Van/truck

700 Bunker Hill Fire

• 703,707,709-3L58,719,728,729,750,751
• 752 unit (11/1/07)
• 753 unit (11/1/07)
• 754 unit (11/1/07)
• 755 First Responder (1/08)
• 730,754 - Dorchester?

800 Shipman Fire Department

• 812
• 840 Engine (12/4/07)
• 841
• 842
• 843 Rescue (11/22/07)
• 845 unit (12/7/07)
• 846 unit (11/1/07)
• 850 unit (12/4/07)
• 860

900 Mt. Olive EMS?

• 915,917

Carlinville Fire

• ? Rescue/Pumper (used early 80s? model)
• 1 Fire Chief (Personal Vehicle)
• 2 Old Rescue Van (Step Van - 1975 Chevy 30 Series)
• 3 Water Truck/Rural Tanker - 1986 Chevy Kodiak Series
• 4 Mini-Pumper/Rescue Truck (4x4) - 1989 GMC 7000 Top Kick 4x4 Pumper
• 5 Pumper (4dr Red) w/cool lights on top - 1996 Freightliner FL70 Pumper
• 6 2005? American LaFrance Pumper
• 7 Aerial - 1985 Ford 800 Series/Pierce 55' Aerial
• 8 Pumper with Tank (long truck, was temporary tanker during truck 3 remount)

Gillespie Fire

• Engine 1, Engine 2, Truck 1, Squad 1, Squad 2

Gillespie Benld Ambulance

• Portables: A2,A3,A5,A7,A10,A16,A17,A19

Shipman Ambulance

• A43, 3L34

Staunton Ambulance

• 119

Staunton Fire Protection District

• A1,A3
• Engine 1
• Engine 2
• Engine 3
• Squad 1
• Brush Truck 1
• Tanker 1

Virden FPD/Rescue

• 9, Portable 32

Girard FPD/Rescue

• 1,3
• 2(contact with boat)
• 6,7,9
• Engine 8/Unit 8

Virden Ambulance

VA-Victor Adam units

• VA4-Scott,5,8,9,10,17

Bunker Hill Ambulance

No Longer in Operations

• Portable A8

Northwestern Fire & EMS

• Northwestern Exctrication / Northwestern E
• NW16
• 3L44 (heard 12/18/07)
• Palmyra Base - Engine 20, Lime Green Tanker
  • response area of Palmyra & some rural Palmyra
• Hettick Base - Engine 1, Brush Truck 2, Pumper 66, Dump Truck 3 (units heard 21)
  • response area: Chesterfield, Hettick, Hagamon, Reader
• Modesto-Scottville (2 stations)

EMS/Ambulances

• 3L11 Mt. Olive Ambulance Service
• 3L14 Gillespie/Benld Ambulance(?)
• 3L15 Gillespie/Benld Ambulance
• 3L21 Medora (Area Ambulance Service)
• 3L21 Gillespie/Benld Ambulance
• 3L22 Mt. Olive Ambulance Service
• 3L24 Medora (Area Ambulance Service)
• 3L25 Northwestern Area Ambulance (@ Palmyra base)
• 3L32 Carlinville Ambulance Service (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L33 Carlinville Ambulance Service (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L34 Shipman Area Ambulance Service
• 3L30 Bunker Hill
• 3L38 Virden (Prairieland) EMS (nicknamed "Big Bird" yellow Ambulance 9/08)
• 3L40 Staunton EMS
• 3L44 Northwestern Area Ambulance (@ Hettick base)
• 3L45 Northwestern Area Ambulance (@ Scottville Base)
• 3L46 Gillespie/Benld Ambulance
• 3L47 Carlinville Ambulance Service (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L50 Staunton EMS
• 3L55 Virden (Prairieland) EMS (NO LONGER IN SERVICE)
• 3L58 Virden (Prairieland) (Current 9/08)
• 3L60 Staunton EMS

• 3H17 Waverly Volunteer Fire Department And Rescue Squad (Mutual Aid to NorthWestern area)

• 3I51 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville)
• 3I52 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville)
• 3I53 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville)
• 3I54 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville)
• 3I55 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville) (was old Carlinville unit)
• 3I56 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville) (was old Carlinville unit)
• 3I57 Dunn Ambulance (Carlinville/Taylorville) (was old Carlinville unit)

• 3F40 Auburn Ambulance (backup to Virden, Girard)
• 3F91-3F95 Springfield Area Ambulance (ALS Intercepts)
• 3F10 America Ambulance-Springfield (ALS Intercept)
• 3F11 America Ambulance-Springfield (ALS Intercept)
• 3H24? Lifestar-Jacksonville (ALS Intercepts for Northwestern/3L25)

Law Enforcement Units

• 3D Davis Towing (for Sheriff)

Macoupin County Sheriff

• Mary Units (1 Sheriff, 2-21)
• Mary 25 (11/9/07) New
• Mary-Ida Macoupin County Sheriff - Investigators
  • Mary-Ida-2 (11/07)
• MK9 Macoupin County Animal Control

Local Municipalities

• 582N Nilwood
• 583C Chesterfield
• 583M Medora (Medora Police Chief has own page tone)
• 584A Shipman
• 584R Royal Lakes
• 584 Bunker Hill "584 Car 1"
• 585 Carlinville (85-1 Chief,85-2,85-3,85-4,24 (10/07)
• 586 Benld, Mt. Clare
• 586M Mt. Olive
• 587 Virden
• 588 Gillespie
• 588B Brighton (units: 22 11/07)
• 588W Wilsonville
• 589 Car 1 - Asst. Coroner (Old?)
• 589A unknown
• 589 Palmyra (3 units 589-7, 8, 9 3/08)
  • (OLD) or 589B Palmyra/Modesto (89-5, 89-7, 89-11, 89-13)
• 590 Staunton ("SC") (SC-8,9 1/08)

• Girard Police Department (Dispatched on 154.785R by MSD)
  • "Girard-x": 2,3,4,14 (10/08)

ESDA Units

• MES 1 - ESDA Coordinator (Jim Pitchford)
• MES 3 - Skip Riba (Heard "on scene at" on 158.205)
• MES 4 - unknown
• MES 8 - unknown (heard Carlinville escorting ambulance to hospital) (hd 154.785 to MacCo SD 7/07)
• MES 25 - unknown
• MES 722 - heard during Storm

County Coroner

• David 2 - Brad Targhetta - Deputy Coroner (159.09 with county)

Public Works

Carlinville Street/Water

• Truck #: 11,16 sml dump truck/plow,18,17,19,20,22
• Units #: 21-tractor, 23-tractor or grader?????

Macoupin County ETSB/911

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.

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Macoupin County Townships

Mac911 ESN - Emergency Service Number - Provider Coverage

Information for the numbers will come soon.

Macoupin County Public Safety Pager Tones

Agency/Freq.	Tones	Type
Macoupin County ESDA (EMA)	609.0 / 653.0 (old)	Reach
Benld Fire	433.7 / 330.5	QCII
Brighton EMS	726.8 (long, may be old)	QCII
Brighton Fire	746.8 / 707.3	QCII
Bunker Hill Ambulance
Bunker Hill Fire	587.7 / ?63.0 (old?)
Carlinville Ambulance Dunn's Ambulance	330.5 / 349.0	QCII
Carlinville Fire	330.5 / 368.5 (old, current individual page?)	QCII
Carlinville Fire Chief	349.0 / 368.5	QCII
Carlinville Fire	long 368.5 (current)	QCII
Carlinville Fire/Ambulance Combo	368.5 / 330.5 / 349.0	QCII
Carlinville Sewer	358.6 / 339.6	QCII
Carlinville Water	349.0 / 368.5	QCII
Dorchester Fire
Gillespie/Benld Ambulance	802.5 / 637.5	GE
Gillespie Fire
Girard Fire	1006.9 / 979.9 (may be old)	QCII
Medora Ambulance	746.8 / 569.1	QCII
Medora Fire
Northwestern Fire
Northwestern Ambulance
Scottville-Modesto Fire
Mt Olive Ambulance	? / 600.9	QCII
Mt Olive Fire	410.8 / 330.5	QCII
Mt Olive All Call
Prairieland Ambulance
Virden Ambulance (old)	569.1 / 669.9 (or 651.9?)
Shipman Area Ambulance	496.8 / 524.6	QCII
Shipman Area Ambulance ?	746.8 / 569.1	QCII
Shipman Fire/Rescue	496.8 / 524.6	QCII
Staunton Ambulance	349.0 / 330.5	QCII
Staunton Fire	368.5 / 330.5	QCII
Virden Fire
Wilsonville Fire	1092.4 / 1092.4 (not long)	QCII
Community Memorial Hospital-Staunton X-Ray (old 154.025)	389.0 / 330.5	QCII

Links and additional Information

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