The Barrington Hills Observer

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District is using a new emergency dispatch system that officials say will provide better service to residents.  At the beginning of the month, Barrington Countryside left CenCom 9-1-1, a suburban consolidated dispatch center, to join the Arlington Heights-based Northwest Central Dispatch System.

Deputy Fire Chief Donald Wenschhof III said the switch provides stronger, wider-ranging radio coverage throughout the district.

Barrington Countryside serves portions of Barrington Hills, South Barrington, Lake Barrington and Inverness; and portions of unincorporated Cook, Lake and McHenry counties.

You can read the full text of the Daily Herald article here.