MacCom  - <mak-com> Macoupin Communications (Name for 911 Dispatch Center)
MERNS - <murnz> Macoupin Emergency Responders Numbering System

Dispatch Terms
Accidental Injury
EMS Call
Gas Leak
MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident)
Sick Case
Transfer (non-emergency from home/nursing home to hospital & back)

Other area Agency Call Signs
Montgomery County  "68-"; Jersey County "42"; Christian County "11-"; ISP Districts 9-, 11-, 18- (Conservation 4F) (SOS 3J)

Ambulances  use current IDPH call signs   "3L(Lincoln)

4Axx	Alton Memorial Hospital EMS
3L20,3L58,3L30	Bunker Hill Ambulance (Bunker Hill PD)
3L32, 3L33, 3L47	Carlinville Area Hospital Ambulance (Carlinville PD)
MG County	Farmersville-Waggoner AS (Mont Co 911)
3L46,3L15,3L23?	Gillespie/Benld Ambulance Service (Gillespie PD)
3L24	Hettick (NW Area Ambulance)
3L26, 3L27, 3L37	Litchfield EMS (Litchfield)
3L24,	Medora Chesterfield Ambulance
3L11, 3L22	Mt. Olive Ambulance (Mt. Olive PD)
3L25	NorthWestern Area Ambulance (?)
3L38, 3L55?, 3L58	Prairieland Ambulance (Virden PD)
3L34,	Shipman AAS (Bunker Hill?)
3L40, 3L50	Staunton AAS (Staunton PD)

Call Sign Make-Up

1st/2nd Number City (1-50)

Letter

2nd/3rd Number - Unit Number

Police Departments -  3 Options
1) Use current "58x/590" call signs. Very confusing because 584 is used by Girard, Benld, Bunker Hill, Mt. Olive; 588 is Brighton and Gillespie; and more
2) Use updated current numbers.  Seperates out numbers/letters
3) Use new city numbers + "Paul", etc. + unit/badge number
P(Paul)-Police
I(Ida)-Investigator
A(Adam)-Animal Control (or Z-Zebra)
C(Charles) Coroner 
F(Frank)- Fire Units (Does not have to be used 2551 can be used instead of 25F51)
K9-Canine
L(Lincoln)-Lake Patrol/Security/Maintenance
M(Mary)-Mayor
MES ## (new city number) ESDA/EMA Units
PW(PW)  Public Works (Water/Sewer)
R(R or Robert) Roads/Street Dept
S(Sam) - School Security
  
Fire Departments  (xx=city number)
xx00 Fire Chief
xx01 Asst Fire Chief
xx02-xx10 Officers
xx11-xx49 Firefighters
xx50 Special/Reserved
xx51 Truck 1
xx52 Truck 2
xx53-59 Trucks 3-9 etc
xx60-xx69 Misc. Trucks/Equip (Boats, etc)
xx70-xx99  Support Personnel/Auxillary/Additional Firefighter numbers
With this system you can always call out for xx00, knowing it is the fire chief (in Mutual Aid situations) or know that xx50s are all responding vehicles
 
Sample Call Signs for Carlinville City

Fire 2100 Fire Chief 2101 Asst Fire Chief 2102-2110 Officers 2111-2149 Firefighters 2150 2151 Truck 1 (Fire Chief) 2152 Truck 2 - Rescue 2153 Truck 3 - Tanker 2154 Truck 4 - 4x4 Pumper 2155 Truck 5 - ALF Pumper 2156 Truck 6 2157 Truck 7 - Aerial 2158 Truck 8 - Yellow Pumper 2159-2169 Misc. Trucks/Equip (Boats, etc) 2170-2199  Support Personnel/Auxillary/Additional Firefighter numbers

Police 585 or  21P1  Police Chief 21P2  Asst Police Chief 21P3-xx Police Officers 21K9  K-9 Officer 21I1  (Ida) Investigators 21A1  Animal Control

Street Department 21 R18 Street Dept Truck 18 R20 Street Dept Truck 20 Rxx etc PW1  Director of Public Works PW2  etc. MES-21  ESDA Coordinator  (21A,b,c,d etc for assistants) S-1  School Security (Principal?) S-etc School Security

Sheriff Units - 59 " " unit number
59-01 Sheriff
59-02 etc thru 5919
59-30 - 59-99  Dispatchers/Jailers/Courthouse SecurityFair Police/Special Units
59-Ida-1,etc. Investigators
59-Charles-1 Coroner
59-Charles-2 Asst. Coroner (Currently 589 Car 1)

100-199 County Highway
200-299 County Health Department
300-399 County Housing Authority
Township Road units can use numbers between 500 & 1999 except 900, 1100, 1800 units

City  #	New Call Signs	Current Call Signs	Agency (Dispatched by)	Comment
	MacCom		Macoupin County 911 ETSB
59	59-	Mary	Sheriff's Department (MCSD)
21	2100	"Trucks"	Carlinville Fire Department (Carlinville PD)
22	2200		Staunton FD (Staunton PD)
23	2300		Virden FPD (Virden PD)
24	2400		Gillespie FD (Gillespie PD)
24	(2400)	-	East Gillespie (Gillespie)
25	2500		Girard FPD (Virden PD)
26	2600	200s	Brighton-Betsy Ann FD (Brighton PD)
27	2700	500s	Mt. Olive FPD (Mt. Olive)
28	2800	700s	Bunker Hill Fire Department (Bunker Hill PD)
29	2900		Benld FD (Mt. Olive)
30	3000	3L25	NorthWestern Area Fire
30	3000		Palmyra FD (?)
31	3100	800s/300s	Shipman FD (Bunker Hill PD)
32	3200		Wilsonville FD (Gillespie?)
33	3300		Medora FD
34	3400		Mt. Clare FD (Bendl)	No services
35	3500		Nilwood Fire	Girard FPD
36	3600	-	Modesto	MCSD
37	3700	-	Chesterfield Fire Department
38	3800		Plainview	No services
39	3900		Piasa	No services
40	4000		Royal Lakes FD (BH FPD?)
41	4100		Dorchester FD (?Gillespie?)
42	4200	-	White City	No services?
43	4300	-	Sawyerville Fire	No services
44	4400	-	Eagerville	No services
45	4500		Woodburn	No services
46	4600		Summerville	No services
47	4700		Reader	No services
48	4800	-	Barr	No services
49	4900		Hettick Fire Department (Palmyra?)
50	5000		Scottville-Modesto FPD (?)
51	5100		Standard City	No services
52	5200	-	Atwater (Covered by CFD, CAHAS, MCSD)	No services
53	5300		Womac	No services
54	5400	-	Hornsby	No services
55	5500	-	Miles Station	No services
56	5600		Macoupin Station	No services
57	5700		Hagaman	No services
		Madison County	New Douglas FD (Madison Co 911)	contact Madison Co 911
		MG County	Litchfield FD (Litchfield/Mont Co 911)	contact Litchfield
		MG County	Raymond CFPD	contact Montgomery Co. 911
		MG County	Farmersville-Waggoner FD (Montgomery County)
		GN County	Greenfield FPD

Recommended New Call Signs	Current/Old Call Signs	City/Village
59- 59I	Mary 1 - 20,26 Mary Ida 1-4	Macoupin County Sheriff's Department
580	586	Benld
580M	(586)	Mt. Clare
580S	-	Sawyerville
581	586M	Mt. Olive
581W	-	White City
582	588B (Car1-4?)	Brighton
582P	-	Piasa
583C	-	Chesterfield
583H	-	Hettick
583M	583M	Medora
583P	-	Plainview
584R	584R	Royal Lakes
584S	584A	Shipman
?	584M	unknown
585	585 (A-J)	Carlinville
586	586A	Girard
586N	582N	Nilwood
587	587 or 587A	Virden
588	588 (Car1-4?)	Gillespie
?	588N	unknown
588W	588W	Wilsonville
589	589 or 589B	Palmyra/Modesto?
589M	-	Modesto
590	590	Staunton