About CIFN's beginnings and what we do...

CIFN IS A NON PROFIT GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL, DISPATCHERS AND POLICE OFFICERS WHO FOR A HOBBY, PAGE WORKING STRUCTURE FIRES, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING EXTRICATION, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS, ALONG WITH BREAKING NEWS AND WEATHER FROM ACROSS ILLINOIS. CIFN'S PREVIOUS OWNER IS SEAN AARON A FORMER FIREFIGHTER FROM MARYLAND WHO FORMERLY WAS THE CO-OWNER OF EASTERN SHORE FIRE NETWORK (ESFN) BACK IN MARYLAND.

SEAN BROUGHT HIS IDEAS FOR RUNNING A FIRE NETWORK TO ILLINOIS AND FOUNDED CIFN (CENTRAL ILLINOIS FIRE NETWORK) WITH MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING MOVING FROM A DESKTOP BASED PAGING SOFTWARE TO AN ONLINE SYSTEM, A PAID WEBSITE AND DOMAIN NAME, AND MANY MORE FEATURES INCLUDING FORWARDING TO CELL PHONES AND OTHER PAGERS. CIFN CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FIRES AND INCIDENTS TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS WHO ONLY PAY FOR PAGER SERVICE AND RECEIVE THE CIFN SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE UNLESS THEY ARE GETTING PAGES ON THEIR OWN CELLPHONE OR PAGER.

CIFN IS PROUD TO COVER MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WITH STAFF MEMBERS WHO MONITOR INCIDENTS. CIFN IS ALSO EXPANDING AND SEEKS STAFF MEMBERS AT ALL TIMES. CIFN IS PROUD TO BE A NATIONAL AFFILIATE WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND RECEIVES PAGES FROM THESE NATIONAL AFFILIATES ALSO. CIFN HAS MANY TALENTED STAFF WHO PROVIDE UP TO DATE INFORMATION AND WHO COME FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER AND PAID EMERGENCY SERVICES, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, 911 DISPATCHING AND ALSO POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

CIFN does respect the right to privacy on all incidents! CIFN does not and will never post or publish names of those involved in incidents when posting incidents. CIFN may release names of those involved when it is a Line of Duty Death or other injury to a Firefighter, EMT, or Police officer, or when information has been released to the public via press releases by police, and fire departments.

CIFN'S dispatchers use their scanners or radios (FIRE/EMS/POLICE) to obtain information on working incidents across the state. Once they are confirmed they are paged out to our group as well as our affiliates which receive our local alerts. INCIDENTS INCLUDE WORKING STRUCTURE AND BRUSH FIRES, HAZ MAT INCIDENTS, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WITH ENTRAPMENT, AND MANY OTHER INCIDENTS. CIFN STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE BEST COVERAGE THEY CAN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, now expanding into Indiana if we have any interest!!!!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US !!!!

CIFN is a group which doesn't make a profit. We operate on a budget set forth by our owners. CIFN encourages all those who want to receive pages to contact us.

MEDIA INFORMATION: ALL CIFN PAGES ARE COPYRIGHTED 2005,

MEDIA groups who are interested in receiving alerts must contact CIFN*1 or CIFN*2

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CIFN encourages media outlets to contact CIFN for information on receiving incidents. CIFN will work with you on a plan of incidents you wish to receive.

BEFORE PAGING WE MAKE SURE THE INCIDENTS ARE WORKING, SO SOME CALLS MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DELAYED!

INCIDENTS WE PAGE:

*WORKING STRUCTURE FIRES

*WORKING VEHICLE (ONLY SEMI FIRES & RV'S UNLESS EXPOSURE TO BUILDINGS OR IN GARAGE)

*CONFIRMED VEHICLE, MARINE, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS REQUIRING A RESCUE ASSIGNMENT (EXTRICATION OR RECOVERY)

*HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS (SPILLS/ LEAKS/ ACCIDENTS)

*TERRORIST EVENTS WHICH ARE A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC

*MAJOR WEATHER ALERTS FOR ILLINOIS COUNTIES (TAKEN CARE OF BY PAGING SYSTEM ALREADY)

*SEARCH AND RESCUE OPS

*LINE OF DUTY DEATHS (LODD)

  POLICE INCIDENTS/ BREAKING NEWS:

*STABBINGS

*PRISON ESCAPE

*RIOTS

*SHOOTINGS

*OFFICER EMERGENCY- OFFICER SHOT/ RAN DOWN/ EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE/

*CHASES

*BREAKING NEWS ACROSS ILLINOIS

*AMBER ALERTS- FOR ILLINOIS/MISSOURI

*WEATHER RELATED NEWS- SEVERE DAMAGE OR TORNADO TOUCHDOWN

*LINE OF DUTY DEATHS (LODD)

*ARMED ROBBERY

*BOMB THREATS

*BANK ROBBERY

*STOLEN POLICE / FIRE/ EMS / VEHICLES

*HOSTAGE SITUATIONS

  (EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE RESPONSES)

*FARM EQUIP. ROLL OVERS WITH ENTRAPMENT

*FARM IMPLEMENT INCIDENTS W/ SEVERE TRAUMA

*3 OR MORE AMBULANCE’S REQUESTED (MAY INCLUDE 3 UNITS/ FIRST RESPONDERS AND 2 EMS UNITS)

*MVA’S WITH EXTRICATION

*TRAIN VS CAR

*TRAIN DERAILMENT

*CONFINED SPACE RESCUE

*STABBING, OR SHOOTINGS

*EXPLOSIONS OR HAZ MAT RELATED CALL OUTs

*LINE OF DUTY DEATHS (LODD) of FF, EMT or POLICE

 PAGING FORMAT:

PAGE IN ALL CAPS, CONFIRM WORKING INCIDENTS!

 MAKE SURE YOU PUT CITY/COUNTY/TYPE OF INCIDENT/ AND ADDRESS OF LOCATION.

DO NOT USE 10-CODES. (some people don’t understand them and are different to areas)

BREAKING NEWS & WEATHER ON THE NEWS/WEATHER GROUPS

POLICE TO EITHER POLICE OR NEWS GROUP

EMS TO EMS GROUP OR NEWS NOT TO LOCAL

 STAFF OR QUESTIONS-ON THE STAFF GROUP ONLY

 PAGING Examples:

LOCAL PAGE: HILLSBORO, IL (MONTGOMERY CO.)/ STRUCTURE FIRE/ 123 ANY DR/ UNITS O/L REPORTING FIRE EVIDENT FROM THE SECOND FLOOR. CIFN*1

LOCAL PAGE: HILLSBORO, IL (MONTGOMERY CO.)/ MVA RESCUE/ THIS RD AND THAT RD./ MEDIC 4 O/L REP’D CONFIRMED ENTRAPMENT/ ARCH HELO REQ’D. CIFN*1

LOCAL PAGE:PANA, IL (CHRISTIAN CO.)/ OVERTURNED TANKER TRUCK 123 ANY ST.- NEAR ROSEBUD CAFE/ UNITS O/S HAVE A TANKER TRK LEAKING GASOLINE/ APPROX.3000 GA. CIFN*1

LOCAL PAGE: HILLSBORO, IL (MONTGOMERY CO.)/ BOATING ACCIDENT/HILLSBORO LAKE /ITAO NORTH MARINA/ EMS & DIVE TEAM O/L REP’D 4 PEOPLE IN WATER 2 STILL MISSING. CIFN*2

WEATHER ALERT: NWS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONT. CO. UNTIL 2100 HRS. UPDATES TO FOLLOW. CIFN NEWSDESK

AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS

ALM - ALARM

ALS - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT

AMB - AMBULANCE

APT - APARTMENT

ATT - AT THIS TIME

B/C - BATTALION CHIEF

BLDG - BUILDING

BLS - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

B/O - BY ORDER OF

BRK – BRICK

CHF - CHIEF

CMD - COMMAND

COMM - COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE

DOA - DEAD ON ARRIVAL

DOS - DEAD ON SCENE

DWH - DOUBTFUL WILL HOLD

EMA- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

ENG - ENGINE

ENRT - EN ROUTE ALSO MAY USE EN RTE

ESDA- EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DISASTER AGENCY

ETA - ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL

FD - FIRE DEPT

F/I - FULLY INVOLVED

GSW - GUN SHOT WOUND

HAU - HOLDING ALL UNITS

HELO - HELICOPTER

HVY - HEAVY

IAO - IN AREA OF

I/C - INCIDENT COMMAND

IDOT-ILLINOIS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

IEMA- ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

IFO - IN FRONT OF

ILS - INTERMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT

INDS - INDUSTRIAL

INJ - INJURY

ISP- ILLINOIS STATE POLICE

K/D - FIRE KNOCKED DOWN

LODD - LINE OF DUTY DEATH

M/A - MUTUAL AID

ME - MEDICAL EXAMINER

MVA - MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT or MVC- MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH

NFI - NO FURTHER INFORMATION

OIC - OFFICER IN CHARGE

O/L - ON LOCATION

OMD -OCCUPIED MULTIPLE DWELLING

OPS - OPERATIONS

O/S - ON SCENE

PD - POLICE DEPT

PIA - PERSONAL INJ. ACCIDENT

PIO - PUBLIC INFO OFFICER

P/U - PICK UP TRUCK

PUMP- PUMPER

PWH - PROB. WILL HOLD

RIT OR (FAST) - RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM

RQST - REQUESTED

RR- RAILROAD

S/C - SPECIAL CALL

SFD - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

SO - SHERIFF’S OFFICE

SRCH-SEARCH

TNKR-TANKER

TRK - TRUCK

U/C - UNDER CONTROL

U/D - UPDATE

VAC - VACANT

WDFRM - WOOD FRAME

W/F - WORKING FIRE

WHSE - WAREHOUSE

W/I - WELL INVOLVED