Prairie SHIELD  Regional Alliance

The Mission of Prairie SHIELD Alliance: "The Prairie SHIELD partners shall endeavor to collaborate and seek the most cost-effective and efficient means to allow first responders or related public entities to communicate on a voice, date or video platform with interoperable capability. In implementing this mission, Prairie SHIELD shall act as a unified group and assist other similar efforts at the state and national level to accomplish this goal."

The events of September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina have reinforced the responsibility of Local governments to protect the life and property of its citizens.  First responders must be prepared to react to possible terror incidents as well as natural disasters. Critical to this mission is the technology used by first responders and related agencies to communicate, share information, and function together. Recent advances in technology will enable first responders to speak, exchange data, and even use video all on one platform both at the scene and at remote command/dispatch centers. With this long term goal in mind, Prairie SHIELD Regional Alliance was formed.

Those participating are:

County of Boone                                   Village of Lakemoor (2007)

County of Dekalb                                  Village of Machesney Park

County of Jo Daviess (2008)                  Village of Prairie Grove (2008)

County of McHenry                               Village of Richmond (2009)

County of Ogle                                      Village of Rockton

County of Stephenson                            Village of Spring Grove (2008)

County of Winnebago                            Village of Winnebago (2008)

City of Byron (2009)                              Belvidere School District #100

City of Belvidere                                   Fire Dist. No.1 (Boone County)

City of Dekalb                                       Fire Dist. No.2 (Boone County)

City of Freeport                                    Fire Dist. No. 3 (Boone County)

City of Loves Park                                  Boone County Conservation District 

City of Rochelle                                     Harlem-Roscoe Fire District

City of Rockford                                    Exelon (ComEd)

City of Sycamore                                    Rockford Airport

IPSAN (2007)                                          Rock Valley College

Village of Cherry Valley                          Rockford Park District (2008) 

Freeport Park District (2009)                Village of Cedarville(2009)   

Village of Orangeville (2009)                    Village of Lena (2009)  

Village of German Valley (2009)