Emergency Services

WHO TO CALL WHEN YOU NEED HELP

GLEN ELLYN POLICE

DEPARTMENT is staffed 24 hours per day, 365 days a year by 40 sworn police officers and 16 full and parttime civilian employees. In 2017, the Police Department moved into their new 29,000 square foot facility, located at 65 S. Park Boulevard. This station, which serves as the base of operations for the Department, offers enhanced safety features and a new modern day facility to better serve the community. The GEPD responds to nearly 40,000 calls for service each year, and their staff excels at practicing a customer service approach to law enforcement. The Department offers several community programs including Coffee with the Cops, which is typically held monthly as an informal chat with the Chief, held in a group setting.

THE GLEN ELLYN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY

is proud to serve the Village of Glen Ellyn, protecting the lives and properties of the Glen Ellyn community since 1907. Unique to the Chicagoland area, the company is volunteerbased, saving the community $5+ million per year and allowing neighbors to stand up for and protect neighbors. The GEVFC responds to an average of 3,000 calls per year, fighting structure fires and performing rescue work as first responders to motor vehicle accidents. In addition the GEVFC provides fire safety education and community outreach to our friends and neighbors. Every volunteer is given significant training and the company is one of the best equipped in the Chicagoland area. Becoming a volunteer firefighter with the GEVFC is an incredible way to give back to the community and be a part of something bigger. If you’d like to make Glen Ellyn as safe as possible, we have opportunities for you. Learn more about becoming a volunteer.