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* [[Montgomery County (IL) Unit IDs|Public Safety Unit Numbers]]
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== MABAS Division 56 ==
[https://montgomeryco.com/index.php/departments-and-services/ema/19-departments-and-services/ema911/37-mabas56 Montgomery County Webpage]
* The 10 Montgomery County Fire Departments, 5 Ambulance Services, Montgomery County EMA, Carlinville and Gillespie Fire are part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 56. MABAS is a statewide organization of over 550 agencies that have the capability to work together when a disaster strikes.  Many members of MABAS Division 56 have specialized equipment, as seen above, that any other member of MABAS 56 can call upon for assistance during incidents or disasters.

== Montgomery County 911 / ETSB ==
* Established Oct 1995; receives about 20,000 calls a year
* Dispatches for EMA, MABAS Division 56, Haz-Mat and Dive Team.
* Dispatches for Litchfield Police except Mon-Fri 0800-1600
* Shoal Creek also dispatched direct on 154.13 162.2 PL by Bond County 911. 
* Weekly Test Page on Monday nights at 7:30pm for all departments (Back-up PSAP at Taylorville/Christian County 911) (mutiple freqs/tones)
* Departments use the "I Am Responding" phone app
* 6/22 - The county is going to purchase a VHF simulcast for 911 using ARPA funds ($345,000)
* 7/22 - New FCC License modification to current Fire Frequencies, adding NXDN/DMR/P25 emissions [https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applTransLog.jsp?applID=13538608 WQFE421] 

Dispatches agencies: Coffeen Fire, Farmersville Fire/Ambulance, Fillmore Fire, Hillsboro Fire/Ambulance, Irving Fire, Litchfield Fire/EMS, Nokomis-Witt Ambulance, Nokomis Fire, Raymond-Harvel Fire (2 page tone sets), Raymond-Harvel Ambulance, Shoal Creek Fire & Rescue, Witt Fire, 911 and EMA Coordinator, HAZMAT Team, Hazmat Tone NE, Hazmat Tone SE, Hazmat Tone SE (heard rebroadcast on 154.13 162.2 PL) 

Uses Fireground Blue for Water Operations 

* 154.325 D047 for Northwest Depts; D023 for Northeast Depts; D223 for Southeast Depts. (1/13)
* 154.325 D047 heard paging Raymond-Harvel Fire (with DTMF tail, via phone?) (also on 225.7?) (8/13)

Reported that departments use their local repeater (Chris Coss) that feeds into (simulcasts on) the 151.46 Rptr. 911 still simulcasts 151.4 R pages/dispatches locally on 154.325 (which some pagers are still on). 

* 155.055 IREACH {{Callsign|WRMC646}}

=== Chris Coss Frequencies ===
{{Callsign|WQDM689}} -- 90.35 DISPATCH FOR COMMUINCATIONS COMPANY AND TACTICAL USE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES 
{{Callsign|WQFE421}} -- 90.35 RADIO COMMUNICATION USE BY ELIGIBLES.
*140 N. MAIN STREET - HILLSBORO
*CLEVELAND & MAIN STREETS - PANAMA
*502 S. SHERMAN - LITCHFIELD
*159.7125 151.8575 {{Callsign|WQFE421}} RM 162 DPL *heard 10/14/06 - Appears to be a simulcast of 154.325/151.4600 was Paging Shoal Creek Fire 
*SOUTH EAST & NOBBE STREETS - FARMERSVILLE
*CAPPS & MILLER STREETS - NOKOMIS POPLAR & W. RAILROAD STREETS - FILLMORE 

=== Greg Nimmo Frequencies ===
4/06 Most bases are located at or near a fire department. PRIVATE BUS DISPATCH RADIOS WILL BE USED TO COORDINATE DAILY BUS DISPATCHING ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS 
*140 N MAIN ST HILLSBORO, IL
*CORNER OF CLEVELAND AND MAIN ST PANAMA
*502 S SHERMAN LITCHFIELD
*CORNER OF S EAST AND NOBBE FARMERSVILLE
*CORNER OF CAPPS AND MILLER NOKOMIS
*CORNER OF POPLAR AND W RAILROAD FILMORE

=== Montgomery County Sheriff ===
[https://montgomeryco.com/index.php/elected-officials/montgomery-county-sheriffs Sheriff Website]
* Sheriff Units: 68-xx 
* 68-91 (1/21) 

* 173.25 100.0 (heard in Litchfield, both sides of conversation of Sheriff repeater 2/14, 4/14) (hrd Farmersville 5/15)

* Summer 2022 - Transitioned to new P25 radio system.  All sheriff/police in the county can now talk to each other.

'''2022 Sheriff/Rural Law P25 System'''
(assumed that 10xx are mobile units and 11xx are portables)
* 1000  Dispatch?
* 1004
* 1013
* 1104
* 1113

== Municipalities and Districts ==
=== Townships and Water Districts ===
'''Bois D'Arc Township'''
* Road Ops on 159.4575 Base/Mobile (NFM at Farmersville) possibly 103.5PL hrd 2015) {{Callsign|WQQN324}}

=== Coffeen (City) ===
* 155.415  Base/Mobiles  City Operations (162.2?) [Expired] 	FMN 	Multi-Dispatch  {{Callsign|KNEZ869}}
* 155.805  Base/Mobiles  Public Works [Expired] 	FMN 	Public Works  {{Callsign|WPIS436}}
* 153.6875 Repeater with 158.1525 input for Public Works (NFM/DMR/NXDN) issued 5/23 {{Callsign|WRXL606}}

'''Coffeen Fire Protection District'''

=== Donnellson ===
* Fire provided by Shoal Creek FPD

=== Farmersville ===
* 159.96 Base/Mobile, assumed for Water Department operations (NFM) {{Callsign|WQSI931}} 
* 173.39 91.5 PL also heard in use (Musical Notes) (12/13)

'''Farmersville-Waggoner Fire Department / Ambulance'''
* Reported that Rural Towns pages repeat off the tower at Farmersville

=== Fillmore (Village) ===
* Water Data - 451.1625 FXO   {{Callsign|WRVG901}}

'''Fillmore Community Fire Protection District'''
* Coverage area includes parts of Fayette County.
* EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance.

=== Hillsboro (City) ===
[https://hillsboroillinois.net/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Hillsboro-Illinois/100064858833745/ Facebook]
'''Police'''
* Former: 155.085R (153.8375) WPYY616  RM  210.7 PL  (Voice Inversion capable) (change to D351 2018)
* 154.445 - Fire: Paging/Dispatch (rpts 154.325 D023, then rpts on 154.325 CSQ) 6pm Test Page (pages on 151.45 1/18)

'''Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service''' [https://m.facebook.com/HillsboroAAS/ Facebook page]
*Responds to: Hillsboro, Fillmore

=== Irving (City?) ===
* Police provided by Sheriff, Hillsboro; EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance
'''Irving Volunteer Fire Department'''
* 154.175  Base/Mobile  Fireground [Expired 9/13]  {{Callsign|WNMQ811}}	

=== Litchfield (City) ===
* [http://www.cityoflitchfieldil.com Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Litchfield-IL/100069204400005/ Facebook page]

'''Litchfield Police Department '''
* Dispatched locally Mon-Fri 0800-1600, by county the remaining time
* Transitioned to a new P25 system Summer 2022 after being on a DMR Tier 3 system for a short time
'''Tier 3 RIDs'''
* 4 - Dispatcher
* 213 "213" 
* 397
* 649

'''Litchfield Fire Department''' 
* Staff of 10 paid, 37 volunteer protecting 10,000 people in 33 sq miles out of 2 stations. 
* Member of MABAS 56 and the 3M Firemen's Association Litchfield,
* May request Mutual Aid from Mt. Olive Fire/EMS for areas around I-55. Also may contact Mac911 on 154.7475R for info or assistance
* 154.37 also licensed on KCN968 (but not known to be in use)

=== Mount Olive ===
'''Mount Olive Fire Protection District'''
* Serves a small portion of I-55 and land in Montgomery County, mostly in Macoupin County.

=== Nokomis ===
'''Nokomis Fire'''
* Responds to Coaltan

'''Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service'''
* Coverage area: Nokomis, Witt, Ohlman
* 155.205 	   	BM		NokomisWitt EMS	EMS: Local [Expired 6/14]  {{Callsign|WPFA581}}

=== Panama ===
'''Shoal Creek Fire and Rescue (Panama)'''
* Serves: Panama, Donnellson

=== Raymond ===
*154.995  CSQ, Montgomery Co 911 paging Raymond Harvel Fire/Ambulance for 10-50 (12/16/13)

=== Taylor Springs ===
'''Taylor Springs Volunteer Fire Department'''

=== Witt  ===
* 30wt FX 451.8375 for Water Department data {{Callsign|WQVJ571}}

'''Witt Volunteer Fire Department'''

== School Districts  ==
=== Regional Office of Education #3 ===
* [http://www.roe3.org/vecms5/content.php?q=mainpage Website]
* Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties 

=== Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 ===
* [https://www.hillsboroschools.net/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/Hillsboro.Community.School.District/ Facebook page]
* Serving Hillsboro, Butler, Taylor Springs, Donnellson, Coffee, Witt [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=ERvGGWHl3ONk4mxgoePPcfdxfmq_qcQnUVF7GmMBslkOO1BbSYIqyhGtuY_I2v2-ed5F4VdIWMhw9kpVJm5f6F0Ax2GK0tV5a-Alfaq04iAs9oOVwgh-3qMICqtfvyyvC2GQpzTq9RkDipIC-uJTPg0qLcBjaMz_6bqzqt_13PZebrocAm7wQKoFnevXOpufjeNU0BTy3mbmlpFp8tsRoaFn41XJzHtSr0f7B62BDyNZKNMxfAk District Map]
* 11/8/22 - approved a $13M bond issue for a capital project at Hillsboro High School. Another $10 million from other available resources will be included to fund a $23 million building project. The project will replace the 102-year-old main building at Hillsboro High School with a new structure that will connect the existing Gym Building, Cafeteria Building, and Ag. Building, resulting in a single building with one central, controlled main entrance. 65,000 square feet of new construction.

=== Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 ===	
* [https://www.lcusd12.org/ Website]   [https://www.facebook.com/groups/LCUSD12/ Facebook page]  [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=mpfrxk1T-Dhp8Z_plYIZBw1BLKU2CGmOHIMrDauqlEKFM99pGiVceDsiVgjw21jQpR9izIgHIHV8mbDM__tj476fw5UN4yOs7_2hHPxGVoxHjsofLWDroYw2KaNIrl0wMM4MXBk-duIlwwO3S2jr2oPSMjiGnwqre2CHmftYPhAAdPX9bd_rVfKz1Ki4KG13jXNiAAHn82Z08OlMrVEV-Wp1dzwvjfKx_uXd2EJqVjubo0mP30k District Map]

===  Nokomis Unit School District #22 ===
[https://www.nokomis.k12.il.us/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/Nokomis-CUSD-22/100057059636402/ Facebook]
* Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=C6ae8c5s6AJJe_mdldHCkQM63YxIullo4gDnwuU5wwIwFOukET1vtTxgoQnx2fKSFc6IuHMlcw32Tpd96iuXY0ZX4UYbtcVqqM5zHYV2bdeV_Fi3jQBGpu5pJ_UiUrvWic5jdH_PISYY8H_ITkID3LfvNmirZGzY197mEyB5kdyck4L49rVMhfzrMJcYydutB4J-VAExKmp-vMH2ypXeCpWYxQARqBg2kgndt8YP86pT5G87KEk District Map]
* OLD Expired (155.175  WXT623 	BM	203.5 PL	Nok School Bus	Buses 	FMN 	Schools

=== Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond) ===
[https://www.panhandleschools.com/ Website] [https://www.facebook.com/panhandlecusd2 Facebook page]
* Serves the communities of Raymond, Harvel, Waggoner and Farmersville  [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=BjvA1fdQ3iavNpUsxAkrMQn_7q3lvM6dpdK2T5wSS0eHxwJR6iH8WhYKrQcp-uFlcQ9a_OtCGZ533Sr3Gq53hVwVQmIbam6J0tOSivza2XS1oV6NvXQord7-Mv2gcMZrSjQPVdzQW5hshB-vViH21Dlw6tlm2xgJU8XQI0Wa0IEtI6_GPvcZnB7luSk8Vm_tCmGBJjZXFXZ72oz0NTSMBRaV5DBV9QjaYxFCTKjoSCd-_zGDIXvxeNqtXOry District Map]
*155.235 D503 heard in use btwn Raymond and Rochester, unknown ops. (3/13)

== Maps and Images ==
=== Montgomery County Townships Map ===
[[Image:Montgomerycountytownships.jpg]]

== Montgomery County Pager Tones ==
{| border="2" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
| bgcolor="redd" | '''<center>Agency (Updated)</center>'''
| bgcolor="#00ffff" | '''<center>Tone A</center>'''
| bgcolor="yellow" | '''<center>Tone B</center>'''
|-
| NW/SE/SW/NE All County
| 634.5 / 707.3
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| NW/SE/SW/NE Hazmat
| 433.7 / 539.0
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| EMA
| 349.0 / 669.9
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| Coffeen Fire
| 349.0 / 410.8
| 
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| Farmerville-Waggoner Ambulance
| 339.6 long
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| Farmerville-Waggoner Fire
| 312.7 / 339.6
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| Filmore Ambulance
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| Filmore Fire
| 524.8 / 602.6
| QCI
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| Filmore Fire
| 667.5 / 712.5
| 
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| Hillsboro Ambulance (2018)
| 746.8
| 600.9
|-
| Hillsboro Fire
| 600.9 / 634.5
| 
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| Irving Fire
| 330.5 / 433.7
| 
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| Litchfield Fire/EMS
| long 645.7
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| Litchfield Fire (2018)
| 524.6 
| 879.0
|-
| Litchfield Fire
| 346.7 / 881.0
| 
|-
| Nokomis-Witt Ambulance
| 778.5 / 746.8
| 
|-
| Nokomis Fire
| 458.57? / 389.13?
| 
|-
| Raymond/Harvel Ambulance
| long 539.0
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| Raymond-Harvel Fire (too?)
| very long 539.0
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| Raymond Harvel Fire
| 634.5 / 832.5
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| Raymond Harvel Fire
| 832.5 / 634.5
| 
|-
| Shoal Creek First Responders
| long 389.0
| 
|-
| Shoal Creek Fire Department
| 483.5 / 389.0
| 
|-
| Taylor Springs Fire (2018)
| 634.5
| 600.9
|-
| Witt Fire
| 553.9 / 584.8
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* [[Businesses, Railroads, Media, Attractions and Recreation Montgomery County (IL)]]
* [[Montgomery County (IL) Unit IDs]]

== External Links ==
* [http://litchfieldil.org/Default.htm Litchfield City Website]
* [http://www.wamusa.com/members/gsk_9s/default.html Officer Dan Evans & Jerry's K-9 Website]


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