Outdoor Warning Sirens – The Village will sound its three sirens in the event of a tornado or funnel cloud sighting, a potential enemy attack, or other emergency situation requiring residential notification. Sirens are located at the Western Springs Fire Department (4353 Wolf Road), Forest Hills School (5020 Central Avenue), and the shopping area at 55th Street and Wolf Road. Sirens are tested on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Emergency Media – In the event of an emergency, residents are urged to monitor the local television and radio stations. If you have a weather radio, you can monitor the NOAA National Weather Service at 162.55MZ. Information will also be posted on Cable Channel 6 and on the Village's Web site, www.wsprings.com and relayed through the Reverse 911 System.

Reverse 911 System - The Reverse 911 System relays recorded messages containing important emergency information to Village residents by contacting the telephone numbers contained in the Reverse 911 database. Only landline telephone numbers are in the database.