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* [[Montgomery County (IL) Unit IDs|Public Safety Unit Numbers]]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=658 Return to main database page]
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== MABAS Division 56 ==
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[https://montgomeryco.com/index.php/departments-and-services/ema/19-departments-and-services/ema911/37-mabas56 Montgomery County Webpage]
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* 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.
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== Montgomery County 911 / ETSB ==
 
== Montgomery County 911 / ETSB ==
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* Established Oct 1995; receives about 20,000 calls a year
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* Dispatches for EMA, MABAS Division 56, Haz-Mat and Dive Team.
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* Dispatches for Litchfield Police except Mon-Fri 0800-1600
 
* Shoal Creek also dispatched direct on 154.13 162.2 PL by Bond County 911.  
 
* 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)
 
* Weekly Test Page on Monday nights at 7:30pm for all departments (Back-up PSAP at Taylorville/Christian County 911) (mutiple freqs/tones)
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* Departments use the "I Am Responding" phone app
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* 6/22 - The county is going to purchase a VHF simulcast for 911 using ARPA funds ($345,000)
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* 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 & EMA Coordinator, HAZMAT Team, Hazmat Tone NE, Hazmat Tone SE, Hazmat Tone SE (heard rebroadcast on 154.13 162.2 PL)  
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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  
 
Uses Fireground Blue for Water Operations  
Line 10: Line 23:
 
* 154.325 D047 heard paging Raymond-Harvel Fire (with DTMF tail, via phone?) (also on 225.7?) (8/13)
 
* 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 151.4600 R. 911 still simulcasts 151.4600 R pages/dispatches locally on 154.325 (which some pagers are still on).  
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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).  
  
* [[Montgomery County (IL) Unit IDs]]
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* 155.055 IREACH {{Callsign|WRMC646}}
  
 
=== Chris Coss Frequencies ===
 
=== Chris Coss Frequencies ===
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*CORNER OF POPLAR AND W RAILROAD FILMORE
 
*CORNER OF POPLAR AND W RAILROAD FILMORE
  
== Pager Tones ==
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=== Montgomery County Sheriff ===
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[https://montgomeryco.com/index.php/elected-officials/montgomery-county-sheriffs Sheriff Website]
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* Sheriff Units: 68-xx
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* 68-91 (1/21)
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* 173.25 100.0 (heard in Litchfield, both sides of conversation of Sheriff repeater 2/14, 4/14) (hrd Farmersville 5/15)
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* Summer 2022 - Transitioned to new P25 radio system.  All sheriff/police in the county can now talk to each other.
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'''2022 Sheriff/Rural Law P25 System'''
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(assumed that 10xx are mobile units and 11xx are portables)
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* 1000  Dispatch?
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* 1004
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* 1013
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* 1104
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* 1113
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== Municipalities and Districts ==
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=== Townships and Water Districts ===
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'''Bois D'Arc Township'''
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* Road Ops on 159.4575 Base/Mobile (NFM at Farmersville) possibly 103.5PL hrd 2015) {{Callsign|WQQN324}}
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=== Coffeen (City) ===
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* 155.415  Base/Mobiles  City Operations (162.2?) [Expired] FMN Multi-Dispatch  {{Callsign|KNEZ869}}
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* 155.805  Base/Mobiles  Public Works [Expired] FMN Public Works  {{Callsign|WPIS436}}
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* 153.6875 Repeater with 158.1525 input for Public Works (NFM/DMR/NXDN) issued 5/23 {{Callsign|WRXL606}}
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'''Coffeen Fire Protection District'''
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=== Donnellson ===
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* Fire provided by Shoal Creek FPD
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=== Farmersville ===
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* 159.96 Base/Mobile, assumed for Water Department operations (NFM) {{Callsign|WQSI931}}
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* 173.39 91.5 PL also heard in use (Musical Notes) (12/13)
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'''Farmersville-Waggoner Fire Department / Ambulance'''
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* Reported that Rural Towns pages repeat off the tower at Farmersville
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=== Fillmore (Village) ===
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* Water Data - 451.1625 FXO  {{Callsign|WRVG901}}
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'''Fillmore Community Fire Protection District'''
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* Coverage area includes parts of Fayette County.
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* EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance.
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=== Hillsboro (City) ===
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[https://hillsboroillinois.net/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Hillsboro-Illinois/100064858833745/ Facebook]
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'''Police'''
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* Former: 155.085R (153.8375) WPYY616  RM  210.7 PL  (Voice Inversion capable) (change to D351 2018)
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* 154.445 - Fire: Paging/Dispatch (rpts 154.325 D023, then rpts on 154.325 CSQ) 6pm Test Page (pages on 151.45 1/18)
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'''Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service''' [https://m.facebook.com/HillsboroAAS/ Facebook page]
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*Responds to: Hillsboro, Fillmore
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=== Irving (City?) ===
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* Police provided by Sheriff, Hillsboro; EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance
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'''Irving Volunteer Fire Department'''
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* 154.175  Base/Mobile  Fireground [Expired 9/13]  {{Callsign|WNMQ811}}
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=== Litchfield (City) ===
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* [http://www.cityoflitchfieldil.com Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/City-of-Litchfield-IL/100069204400005/ Facebook page]
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'''Litchfield Police Department '''
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* Dispatched locally Mon-Fri 0800-1600, by county the remaining time
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* Transitioned to a new P25 system Summer 2022 after being on a DMR Tier 3 system for a short time
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'''Tier 3 RIDs'''
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* 4 - Dispatcher
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* 213 "213"
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* 397
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* 649
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'''Litchfield Fire Department'''
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* Staff of 10 paid, 37 volunteer protecting 10,000 people in 33 sq miles out of 2 stations.
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* Member of MABAS 56 and the 3M Firemen's Association Litchfield,
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* 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
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* 154.37 also licensed on KCN968 (but not known to be in use)
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=== Mount Olive ===
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'''Mount Olive Fire Protection District'''
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* Serves a small portion of I-55 and land in Montgomery County, mostly in Macoupin County.
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=== Nokomis ===
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'''Nokomis Fire'''
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* Responds to Coaltan
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'''Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service'''
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* Coverage area: Nokomis, Witt, Ohlman
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* 155.205   BM NokomisWitt EMS EMS: Local [Expired 6/14]  {{Callsign|WPFA581}}
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=== Panama ===
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'''Shoal Creek Fire and Rescue (Panama)'''
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* Serves: Panama, Donnellson
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=== Raymond ===
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*154.995  CSQ, Montgomery Co 911 paging Raymond Harvel Fire/Ambulance for 10-50 (12/16/13)
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=== Taylor Springs ===
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'''Taylor Springs Volunteer Fire Department'''
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=== Witt  ===
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* 30wt FX 451.8375 for Water Department data {{Callsign|WQVJ571}}
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'''Witt Volunteer Fire Department'''
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== School Districts  ==
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=== Regional Office of Education #3 ===
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* [http://www.roe3.org/vecms5/content.php?q=mainpage Website]
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* Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties
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=== Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 ===
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* [https://www.hillsboroschools.net/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/Hillsboro.Community.School.District/ Facebook page]
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* 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]
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* 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.
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=== Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 ===
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* [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]
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===  Nokomis Unit School District #22 ===
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[https://www.nokomis.k12.il.us/ Website]  [https://www.facebook.com/people/Nokomis-CUSD-22/100057059636402/ Facebook]
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* Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton [https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=C6ae8c5s6AJJe_mdldHCkQM63YxIullo4gDnwuU5wwIwFOukET1vtTxgoQnx2fKSFc6IuHMlcw32Tpd96iuXY0ZX4UYbtcVqqM5zHYV2bdeV_Fi3jQBGpu5pJ_UiUrvWic5jdH_PISYY8H_ITkID3LfvNmirZGzY197mEyB5kdyck4L49rVMhfzrMJcYydutB4J-VAExKmp-vMH2ypXeCpWYxQARqBg2kgndt8YP86pT5G87KEk District Map]
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* OLD Expired (155.175  WXT623 BM 203.5 PL Nok School Bus Buses FMN Schools
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=== Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond) ===
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[https://www.panhandleschools.com/ Website] [https://www.facebook.com/panhandlecusd2 Facebook page]
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* 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]
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*155.235 D503 heard in use btwn Raymond and Rochester, unknown ops. (3/13)
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== Maps and Images ==
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=== Montgomery County Townships Map ===
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[[Image:Montgomerycountytownships.jpg]]
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== Montgomery County Pager Tones ==
 
{| border="2" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
 
{| border="2" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
| bgcolor="#00ffff" | '''<center>Agency</center>'''
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| bgcolor="redd" | '''<center>Agency (Updated)</center>'''
| bgcolor="#00ffff" | '''<center>Tones</center>'''
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| bgcolor="#00ffff" | '''<center>Tone A</center>'''
| bgcolor="#00ffff" | '''<center>Type</center>'''
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| bgcolor="yellow" | '''<center>Tone B</center>'''
|-
 
| Northeast All County Page
 
| 634.5 / 707.3
 
| QCII
 
|-
 
| Southeast All County Page
 
| 634.5 / 707.3
 
| QCII
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Northwest All County Page
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| NW/SE/SW/NE All County
 
| 634.5 / 707.3
 
| 634.5 / 707.3
| QCII
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|  
|-
 
| Southwest All County Page
 
| 634.5 / 707.3
 
| QCII
 
|-
 
| Northeast Hazmat
 
| 433.7 / 539.0
 
| QCII
 
|-
 
| Southeast Hazmat
 
| 433.7 / 539.0
 
| QCII
 
|-
 
| Northwest Hazmat
 
| 433.7 / 539.0
 
| QCII
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Southwest Hazmat
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| NW/SE/SW/NE Hazmat
 
| 433.7 / 539.0
 
| 433.7 / 539.0
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| EMA
 
| EMA
 
| 349.0 / 669.9
 
| 349.0 / 669.9
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Coffeen Fire
 
| Coffeen Fire
 
| 349.0 / 410.8
 
| 349.0 / 410.8
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Farmerville-Waggoner Ambulance
 
| Farmerville-Waggoner Ambulance
 
| 339.6 long
 
| 339.6 long
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Farmerville-Waggoner Fire
 
| Farmerville-Waggoner Fire
 
| 312.7 / 339.6
 
| 312.7 / 339.6
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Filmore Ambulance
 
| Filmore Ambulance
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| Filmore Fire
 
| Filmore Fire
 
| 667.5 / 712.5
 
| 667.5 / 712.5
| GE
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Hillsboro Ambulance
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| Hillsboro Ambulance (2018)
| 746.8 / 600.9
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| 746.8
| QCII
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| 600.9
|-
 
| Hillsboro Ambulance
 
| long 701.5 ? 701.0?
 
| Plectron
 
|-
 
| Hillsboro Ambulance ?
 
| 483.5 / 389.0
 
| QCII
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Hillsboro Fire
 
| Hillsboro Fire
 
| 600.9 / 634.5
 
| 600.9 / 634.5
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Irving Fire
 
| Irving Fire
 
| 330.5 / 433.7
 
| 330.5 / 433.7
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Litchfield Fire/EMS
 
| Litchfield Fire/EMS
 
| long 645.7
 
| long 645.7
| QCI
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Litchfield Fire
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| Litchfield Fire (2018)
| 524.8 / 881.0
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| 524.6
| QCI
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| 879.0
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Litchfield Fire
 
| Litchfield Fire
 
| 346.7 / 881.0
 
| 346.7 / 881.0
| QCI
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Nokomis-Witt Ambulance
 
| Nokomis-Witt Ambulance
 
| 778.5 / 746.8
 
| 778.5 / 746.8
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Nokomis Fire
 
| Nokomis Fire
 
| 458.57? / 389.13?
 
| 458.57? / 389.13?
| ??
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Raymond/Harvel Ambulance
 
| Raymond/Harvel Ambulance
 
| long 539.0
 
| long 539.0
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Raymond-Harvel Fire (too?)
 
| Raymond-Harvel Fire (too?)
 
| very long 539.0
 
| very long 539.0
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Raymond Harvel Fire
 
| Raymond Harvel Fire
 
| 634.5 / 832.5
 
| 634.5 / 832.5
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Raymond Harvel Fire
 
| Raymond Harvel Fire
 
| 832.5 / 634.5
 
| 832.5 / 634.5
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Shoal Creek First Responders
 
| Shoal Creek First Responders
 
| long 389.0
 
| long 389.0
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Shoal Creek Fire Department
 
| Shoal Creek Fire Department
 
| 483.5 / 389.0
 
| 483.5 / 389.0
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
| Taylor Springs Fire
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| Taylor Springs Fire (2018)
| 634.5 / 600.9
+
| 634.5
| QCII
+
| 600.9
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Witt Fire
 
| Witt Fire
 
| 553.9 / 584.8
 
| 553.9 / 584.8
| QCII
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
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|
 
|}
 
|}
 
== Montgomery County Sheriff's Department ==
 
* Sheriff Units: 68-xx (6800,6812,6894,6899)
 
*Rural Units: 68-500 Irving?, 68-600 (Mary & Donnelson), 68-900 (old: Police Units: 595 ?, 597 Raymond Police, 603 Witt Police, 93A Fillmore (593A), Coffeen 594), 893 (6893?) (on 151.325)
 
* 173.25 100.0 (heard in Litchfield, both sides of conversation of Sheriff repeater 2/14, 4/14) (hrd Farmersville 5/15)
 
 
 
== Municipalities and Districts ==
 
 
=== Coffeen (City) ===
 
 
=== Farmersville ===
 
 
=== Hillsboro (City) ===
 
'''Police'''
 
* Former: 155.085R (153.8375) WPYY616  RM  210.7 PL  (Voice Inversion capable) (change to D351 2018)
 
* Police Units: Car 6, K-9
 
* Fire Units: 604
 
* 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'''
 
*Responds to: Hillsboro, Fillmore
 
 
=== Irving (City?) ===
 
* Police provided by Sheriff, Hillsboro; EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance
 
'''Irving Volunteer Fire Department'''
 
 
=== Litchfield (City) ===
 
* [http://www.cityoflitchfieldil.com City Website]
 
 
* (154.325/151.4600 R Dispatched by County)
 
 
'''Litchfield Fire Department'''
 
* Staff of 10 paid, 37 volunteer protecting 10,0000 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
 
 
* 154.325 - 1/13 heard page via phone patch? CSQ and/or 118.8 PL for Ambulance, to respond to Shoal Creek FPD area.  After that heard 154.325 dispatcher 67.0 PL.  Unsure of why all these tones and frequencies
 
 
* 154.37 also licensed on KCN968, D271 heard in Carlinville (3/13)
 
 
=== Nokomis ===
 
 
=== Raymond ===
 
*154.995 CSQ, Montgomery Co 911 paging Raymond Harvel Fire/Ambulance for 10-50 (12/16/13)
 
 
== Maps and Images ==
 
=== Montgomery County Townships Map ===
 
[[Image:Montgomerycountytownships.jpg]]
 
  
 
== Related Wiki Pages ==
 
== Related Wiki Pages ==

Revision as of 14:50, 29 May 2023

MABAS Division 56

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 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).

Chris Coss Frequencies

WQDM689 -- 90.35 DISPATCH FOR COMMUINCATIONS COMPANY AND TACTICAL USE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES 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 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

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) WQQN324

Coffeen (City)

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

Coffeen Fire Protection District

Donnellson

  • Fire provided by Shoal Creek FPD

Farmersville

  • 159.96 Base/Mobile, assumed for Water Department operations (NFM) 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)

Fillmore Community Fire Protection District

  • Coverage area includes parts of Fayette County.
  • EMS provided by Hillsboro Ambulance.

Hillsboro (City)

Website 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 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] WNMQ811

Litchfield (City)

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] 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 WQVJ571

Witt Volunteer Fire Department

School Districts

Regional Office of Education #3

  • Website
  • Serving Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, and Montgomery Counties

Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

  • Website Facebook page
  • Serving Hillsboro, Butler, Taylor Springs, Donnellson, Coffee, Witt 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

Nokomis Unit School District #22

Website Facebook

  • Serving Nokomis, Wenonah, Fillmore, Coalton District Map
  • OLD Expired (155.175 WXT623 BM 203.5 PL Nok School Bus Buses FMN Schools

Panhandle Community Unit School District 2 (Raymond)

Website Facebook page

  • Serves the communities of Raymond, Harvel, Waggoner and Farmersville District Map
  • 155.235 D503 heard in use btwn Raymond and Rochester, unknown ops. (3/13)

Maps and Images

Montgomery County Townships Map

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Montgomery County Pager Tones

Agency (Updated)
Tone A
Tone B
NW/SE/SW/NE All County 634.5 / 707.3
NW/SE/SW/NE Hazmat 433.7 / 539.0
EMA 349.0 / 669.9
Coffeen Fire 349.0 / 410.8
Farmerville-Waggoner Ambulance 339.6 long
Farmerville-Waggoner Fire 312.7 / 339.6
Filmore Ambulance
Filmore Fire 524.8 / 602.6 QCI
Filmore Fire 667.5 / 712.5
Hillsboro Ambulance (2018) 746.8 600.9
Hillsboro Fire 600.9 / 634.5
Irving Fire 330.5 / 433.7
Litchfield Fire/EMS long 645.7
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
Raymond-Harvel Fire (too?) very long 539.0
Raymond Harvel Fire 634.5 / 832.5
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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