Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal

Halloween is a fun, spooky and exciting time for kids and adults as they scour for that perfect costume and people add spooky decorations to their homes. If you don’t keep fire safety in mind, Halloween and fall decoration can add an increased fire danger to your home that could create a real scary situation.  

The OSFM has been tasked with surveying all Illinois fire departments to determine the prevalence and use of Class B firefighting foam that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
 
Only personnel authorized by their department should complete this survey.
 
Please complete this survey by November 15, 2024.

October 6-12 is Fire Prevention Week. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half, 54% to be exact. Meanwhile, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Sadly in 2023 there were 89 residential fire deaths in Illinois with the majority of these deaths occurring in homes without working smoke alarms. 

Illinois fire service, join the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, Camp I Am Me, and Illinois Community Risk Reduction Coalition Taskforce for the first-ever Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm Installation Statewide Blitz. Join hundreds of departments from across the state to educate residents on the dangers of fire in the home and to ensure there are working smoke alarms properly installed within your community – and what better time than during National Fire Prevention Month.

The Fire Station Construction and Rehabilitation Grant program provides grants up to $350,000 for the construction or rehabilitation of fire stations.

Application coming December 2024

Rules for the program are now finalized and you can view them by clicking here. 

In order to be eligible to receive these grants you MUST have an active registration with SAM.gov and also be registered with the state’s Grantee Portal. Failure to achieve these registrations will make you ineligible to receive a grant so get started as soon as possible as SAM.gov registration can take time. 

The 4th Annual State of Illinois Community Risk Reduction Conference is scheduled for November 1st and will be held at the Illinois Fire Service Institute in Champaign. Registration is open with a great lineup of speakers.