Local Public Service Frequencies

Fire

154.265  LINN CO SEARCH AND RESCUE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
---.---  CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE (now digital 800 MHz)
154.430  LINN CO FIRE F1           
154.070  LINN CO FIRE (TAC 3)
154.280  STATE FIRE MUTUAL AID
154.160  MARION FIRE                 

EMS

155.340  AREA AMBULANCE F1 (statewide)
155.220  AREA AMBULANCE F2 (primary)
155.280  AREA AMBULANCE F3  

Police/Sheriff

155.145  LINN CO SHERIFF F6 (metro) 
155.610  LINN CO SHERIFF REPEATER (information)
155.910  LINN CO SHERIFF F1
155.625  LINN CO SHERIFF F?
155.745  LINN CO SHERIFF (car-to-car)     
155.835  AREA 11 (CRPD/MARION/LINN CO.) cross-linked to 460.550
460.475  MARION POLICE F1 (dispatch)         
460.500  MARION POLICE F2 (car to car)
453.100  HIAWATHA PD, Streets, Water
460.550  AREA 11 (CRPD/MARION/LINN CO.) cross-linked to 155.835
155.370  STATEWIDE POINT TO POINT
155.655  IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL (Dispatch)
155.430  IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL (car to car)
155.505  IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL (air to ground)
155.685  L.E.A. - CEDAR RAPIDS
155.475  STATEWIDE POLICE MUTUAL AID (simplex)
155.850  SHERIFF CAR-TO-CAR  

Aircraft

118.700  CEDAR RAPIDS TOWER
121.600  CEDAR RAPIDS GROUND CONTROL
119.700  CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH SOUTH
134.050  CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH NORTH
124.150  CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT INFO
133.950  CHICAGO CENTER - LOW SECTOR - NE of CEDAR RAPIDS
132.800  CHICAGO CENTER - LOW SECTOR - W of CEDAR RAPIDS
135.600  CHICAGO CENTER - LOW SECTOR - SE of CEDAR RAPIDS
118.750  CHICAGO CENTER - LOW SECTOR - SE of CEDAR RAPIDS
135.975  CHICAGO CENTER - HIGH SECTOR - EAST IOWA  

Utility

 48.260  MIDAMERICAN ENERGY (Gas Company) (Inactive?)
451.500  U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS
856.2875 IOWA ELECTRIC (Trunked)
857.2875 IOWA ELECTRIC (Trunked)
858.2875 IOWA ELECTRIC (Trunked)
859.2875 IOWA ELECTRIC (Trunked)
860.2875 IOWA ELECTRIC (Trunked)  

Highway

159.135  LINN CO HIGHWAY  (Linn Co Sheriff Ch 29)
159.180  IOWA D.O.T. CEDAR RAPIDS
453.150  MARION STREET DEPT/ GOVT.  

Local Government

 39.180  LINN CO CIVIL DEFENSE (old)
 45.200  CEDAR RAPIDS BUILDING DEPT.
453.600  CEDAR RAPIDS BUS SERVICE
 37.940  CEDAR RAPIDS STREET DEPARTMENT
 39.820  CEDAR RAPIDS TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
453.150  MARION LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 37.180  MARION LOCAL GOVERNMENT
453.100  HIAWATHA STREETS, WATER  

Railroads

160.320  UNION PACIFIC (unknown)
160.455  UNION PACIFIC (Maintenance-Away)
160.485  UNION PACIFIC (unknown)
160.575  UNION PACIFIC (unknown)
160.890  UNION PACIFIC (Road-West of Fairfax)
161.040  UNION PACIFIC (Road-East of Fairfax)
161.175  UNION PACIFIC (??)
160.500  CRANDIC (ROAD)
160.635  CRANDIC (YARD)
160.860  CRANDIC (YARD)
160.995  CRANDIC ?
161.055  CRANDIC ?
160.755  CHICAGO CENTRAL
160.920  CHICAGO CENTRAL
161.460  CHICAGO CENTRAL (YARD #3)
161.190  CHICAGO CENTRAL (ROAD #1)
161.220  IOWA INTERSTATE RAILROAD  

Miscellaneous

 47.420  RED CROSS 
145.250  Cable TV Leakage
155.115  CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT SECURITY
162.475  CEDAR RAPIDS WEATHER
430.762  COLLINS WX RADAR AUDIO

For a more detailed list, see http://www.geocities.com/n0ngl/qcscan/ia/ia57.html

Additions and corrections are requested. Please send appropriate additions to KC0OX. However, remember that the purpose of this page is to facilitate awareness of conditions existing in an disaster. Although I am personally interested in any frequency in use in this area, please do not ask me to post drive-through fast food restaurants or other non-disaster related frequencies on this page.