West Chicago Fire Protection District - DuPage County, IL

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Did you know... ...that we provide service to residents in both Dupage and Kane counties?
Did you know... ...that we have 2 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances and all fire suppression units provide ALS care?
Did you know... ...that the we have protected the community since 1896?
Did you know... ...that we provide full time Aircraft Rescue Firefighting services to the Dupage Airport?
Did you know... ...that we respond to over 4000 calls for service annually?
Did you know... ...that we protect 26 square miles with 4 fire stations?
Did you know... ...that all four of our stations are staffed 24/7, 365 days per year?
Did you know.... ...that the West Chicago Fire Protection District is an ISO Class 2?
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Text to 911 Service Comes to West Chicago
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By Member Bill Schultz
April 8, 2025

The City of West Chicago and the West Chicago Fire Protection District are pleased to announce that Ducomm, West Chicago's 9-1-1 dispatch center, has added the ability for residents to text 9-1-1 dispatchers for emergencies, joining other helplines providers with texting services to 988 for Crisis Intervention and Suicide Support and 211 for health and social service resources.

Text-to-911 works on cell phones, tablets and other devices with the capability of sending texts using AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Text-to-911 does not currently receive pictures or video. Text-to-911 service is subject to cell signal availability– another reason why those attempting to contact 9-1-1 should call when they can and text when they can’t. In the event a text does not go through, the person attempting to use Text-to-911 should receive an automated bounce-back message indicating the text’s failure to be delivered.

For more information about the new Text-to-911 service visit Ducomm at https://www.ducomm.org/ or Dupage ETSB at https://www.dupagecounty.gov/government/departments/etsb/text_to_911.php


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