ESDA Communications

Radio / Communications Room: The Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is able to communicate directly with all area police, fire, and highway departments; trauma centers; rescue units; the American Red Cross; National Weather Service-Lincoln; utility companies; universities; and local, County, and State of Illinois EMA units along with amateur radio units.

Mobile Communications: Fulton County EMA maintains a communications van for on-site incident command, duplicating the operations center’s radio room during remote deployments. The van is equipped with the following radio communication systems:

• Cellular phone
• Computerized topographical mapping and printing
•  GE Commercial L1HF
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• ICOM 2m / 70cm Amateur
• Kenwood TK -830H Commercial UHF
• Kenwood TK-630H Commercial Low Band
• Kenwood TK-730H Commercial VHF
• Kenwood TM-V7A 2m / 70cm Amateur
• NOAA WX Radio
• Scanner
• Viking CM 800 MHz

For more information or questions, please contact the Emergency Management Agency at (309) 647-3358.