Northwest Central Dispatch System

Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS: https://www.nwcds.org/) is an intergovnmental consolidated emergency dispatch system providing 9-1-1 services for Wheeling Fire and Police and several communitites in northwest suburban Chicago. 

If you need police, fire, or EMS, please dial 9-1-1 immediately.

Service Volume & Area

Covers a combined population of communities of 542,000 - covering 173.5 square miles.

A dispatcher works at a desk and views information on a computer

Member Departments:

  • Wheeling Police and Fire
  • Arlington Heights Police and Fire
  • Barrington Police and Fire
  • Buffalo Grove Police and Fire
  • Elk Grove Village Police and Fire
  • Hoffman Estates Police and Fire
  • Inverness Police
  • Mount Prospect Police and Fire
  • Palatine Police and Fire
  • Rolling Meadows Police and Fire
  • Schaumburg Police and Fire
  • Streamwood Police and Fire