WSCDC is the 9-1-1 center responsible for dispatching police, fire & EMS for the Villages of Oak Par
The West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center (WSCDC) is the 9-1-1 center (primary PSAP – public safety answering point) responsible for dispatching police, fire, and EMS for the Villages of Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park. WSCDC is the primary dispatch center for MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) Division 11 and is a recognized Call Center Partner with the National Center for Missing an
d Exploited Children and the Missing Kids Readiness Project. All Telecommunicators are certified Emergency Medical Dispatchers with Priority Dispatch, Inc. and licensed through Loyola Medical Center with the Illinois Department of Public Health and have APCO Public Safety Telecommunicator I certification. All Communications Training Officers (CTO) have their APCO CTO certification. All staff members have completed FEMA National Incident Management System (NIMS) training. Telecommunicators monitor fire and burglar alarms for approximately one hundred seventy-five (175) businesses and residents in the three member villages. WSCDC is a proud member of IL-TERT (Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce), an intergovernmental mutual aid program intended to send Telecommunicators to disaster situations in Illinois and throughout the country, as well as provide Telecommunicators to other Illinois 9-1-1 centers that encounter crisis situations. Our professionally trained and skilled Telecommunicators are ready to answer your call for assistance and dispatch the appropriate resources to meet your needs.
The Oak Park Fire Department and Oak Park Police Department are responding to a fire with collapsed sections of wall in the 200 block of S. Maple Ave. Additional support is being provided by 10 other jurisdictions as it has been elevated to a box alarm.
Residents are asked to avoid the area at this time.
UPDATE: Madison Street reopened around 1:45 a.m. and traffic has resumed traveling in both directions.
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UPDATE: Oak Park Police continue to investigate a shooting that occurred in the midst of a funeral procession at about 1 p.m. Saturday on the 900 block of Madison St. that left four Chicago men with gunshot wounds. Police officials say the funeral procession was traveling westbound on Madison from Chicago to a cemetery in Des Plaines when passengers in a white pickup truck pulled alongside one of the vehicles in the procession and began firing weapons. Madison Street remains closed near the crime scene as the investigation continues. More information is available at www.oak-park.us/61023incident.
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Oak Park Police are responding to a shooting that occurred this afternoon on the 900 block of Madison St. as part of a funeral procession. The preliminary indication is that four people were shot. The incident is believed to be targeted amongst members of the procession with no bystanders among the injured. Madison is closed in both directions in the vicinity at this time. More information will be posted as it becomes available at www.oak-park.us/61023incident.
Today we are honoring the men and women who gave everything for our country. Wishing everyone a safe Memorial Day!
Today is the start of NPSTW!!!
Happy TC week to all of our TCs at WSCDC! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication in serving the public!
Happy first Tuesday of April! We will be testing the sirens at 10:00 this morning!
It is the first Tuesday of March! Tornado sirens will be tested at 10:00 a.m. today!
Come join our team!
www.wscdc.org
Thank you to all of the officers we get to work with every day!
It is the first Tuesday of the year! As a reminder, we will be testing the tornado sirens at 10!
Happy New Year from WSCDC!
Merry Christmas from WSCDC! Thank you to all of our TCs that are working today!!
It's the first Tuesday of December and we will be testing the tornado sirens at 10 a.m. today!
Happy Thanksgiving from WSCDC! Thank you to all of our telecommunicators who are working today!
Today we honor all those who have served. Thank you to our Veterans!
It's that time again, don't forget to change your clocks before bed tonight!
Happy November!
We will be testing the tornado sirens at 10:00 am today!
Trick-or-Treating hours are as follows:
4-8 pm in Oak Park
3-7:30 pm in Forest Park
3-7 pm in River Forest
Happy Halloween, everyone!!
October 28th sets aside National First Responders Day as a way to honor the men and women who act quickly when an emergency is at hand. Happy National First Responders Day!!
This week we honor and recognize the men and women in blue who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect us.
Thank you to the men and women we work with daily to to keep us safe. Happy International Firefighters’ Day!
Today WSCDC celebrates 20 years of operation!
Thank you to the Forest Park Police Department for this very nice gifts for our Dispatchers! It’s truly appreciated!!!
Today marks the start of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! Thank you to all of our T/Cs at WSCDC for the amazing job you do every day!!!
The West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center (WSCDC) is currently accepting applications for the position of full-time Telecommunicator. WSCDC is a primary PSAP and answers calls and
dispatches Police, Fire and EMS for the Villages of Forest Park, Oak Park, and River Forest.
Applicants must be able to type a minimum of 35 words-per-minute, successfully pass a written examination, criminal background check, drug and alcohol screenings, hearing tests, psychological tests, and be able to obtain full-access LEADS and Emergency Medical Dispatch certification. Employees must reside within the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Lake, Kane,
Kendall, LaSalle and Will.
Full-time Telecommunicators work 12-hour shifts with rotating days off (0630-1830 or 1830-0630). While in training, it may be necessary to switch shifts periodically until permanent assignment is made when training is complete.
Telecommunicator salary range is $52,120 – $76,471 after completion of 6 years. WSCDC offers HMO or PPO medical plans, medical flexible spending, dental and eye insurance, life insurance,
IMRF, and ICMA (457).
Applications can be downloaded at www.wscdc.org or can be picked up between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm at:
WSCDC (use the south building entrance)
400 Park Avenue
River Forest, IL. 60305
All applicants are required to deliver the completed application in person during the hours and address listed above. The deadline is February 25, 2022
If you have any further questions please contact:
Executive Director Brian Staunton or the on-duty Supervisor at 708-771-9110.
Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! Thank you to all the men and women in blue for all you do!
Happy Tuesday!! The tornado sirens will be tested at 10:00 a.m. today!
Happy New Year from WSCDC!!!
Merry Christmas from WSCDC and thank you to all of our T/Cs working today!
It is the first Tuesday in December! As a reminder, the tornado sirens will be tested this morning at 10:00.
Happy Thanksgiving from WSCDC! Thank you to all of our Telecommunicators working today!
Today we honor all who have served. Happy Veterans Day!
Happy Father’s Day!!
It's that time again! June is here and we will be testing the tornado sirens at 10:00.
Happy Mother's Day!!
Today we celebrate International Firefighters' Day! Thank you to all of the Firefighters we work with for everything you do!
Oak Park Fire Department Forest Park Firefighters Local 2753 River Forest Firefighters Local 2391 and Elmwood Park Fire Department
It's the first Tuesday in May! We will be doing the monthly test of the tornado sirens at 10:00 a.m.
We are so happy to announce our 2021 Telecommunicator of the Year is Karyn O’Connor! Congratulations, Karyn!!!
Today starts National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! This is a week we acknowledge the great work all of our Telecommunicators do every day. Thank you to all of our Telecommunicators at West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch for your hard work and dedication. You are the FIRST, first responders.
It's the first Tuesday of April! The tornado sirens will be tested today at 10:00. Happy Tuesday!
400 Park Avenue
River Forest, IL
60305
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Announcing the WSCDC Telecommunicator of the Year Stacey McCulloch!
West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center proudly accepts our nomination for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from DU-COMM, and nominates Wescom Dispatch, Forest Park Dispatch, and the River Forest Fire Department. This cause hits close to home for our center as one of our dispatchers lost her mom to ALS last year only 5 months after diagnosis. Many WSCDC employees have previously donated to the ALS Association and even participated in the Walk to Defeat ALS. Nominees, you are supposed to have 24 hours, but due to the lateness of this post, we'll give you 48 to complete the challenge and pass it on! Please visit webchicago.alsa.org today to donate and to learn more about ALS and the amazing work of the ALS Association. Let's find a cure!
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