The Sterling Fire Department may soon receive a long-overdue upgrade to its communication system that could vastly improve coordination with local law enforcement and enhance firefighter safety.

Three people were killed and three others injured after an extra-alarm fire in a West Side apartment Thursday morning that ...

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ken. (WFIE) - A new chief was officially announced for the Daviess County Fire Department. The announcement ...

In a collaborative effort between the nonprofit Camp I Am Me by Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, local fire departments, and Child’s Voice School ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - On Wednesday, Governor JB Pritzker announced his appointment of Michele L. Pankow to serve as the Illinois State Fire Marshal, pending Senate confirmation. According to the ...

The Sacramento Fire Department is grappling with staffing shortages that have left the department short as many as 23 firefighters daily. These shortages, fueled by retirements, vacations, sick ...

Around 11 a.m. SCFD responded with the assistance of Maitland Fire Department to two homes on fire and a shed in the Fern Park area off S. Lakewood Drive, SCFD said.

Voters in St. Clair County IL will be asked to merge the Alorton, Camp Jackson and Cahokia fire departments into a single unit on the 2026 Illinois primary election ballot.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that he is nominating Rockford Fire Dept. Chief Michele Pankow to be the next Illinois State Fire Marshal. Pankow's nomination is pending ...

With the number of applicants dropping, Naperville fire and police are using creative ways to lure new recruits to their professions.

Ardis worked for the Peoria Fire Department from 1994 to 2021, serving as the department's chief from 2019 to 2021. He is the brother of former Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis. "I think with Mr. Ardis his ...

Local News North Andover Fire Department mourns sudden loss of ‘quiet hero’ Firefighter Jeffrey Deschenes had been with the North Andover Fire Department since 2012.