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 ...

No one was injured in a Monday afternoon fire in the 200 Block of Illinois in South Roxana. The box alarm was activated just ...

Morro Bay Fire Chief Daniel McCrain said the 1,100-square-foot station built in the '50s needs to be renovated ... Highland Park, IL, Fire Department. Firehouse.com News. June 22, 2025 ...

SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Hundreds of people, including inmates, have been evacuated after a fire at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail prompted a large response from emergency crews on Thursday morning.

Michele L. Pankow, the first woman to serve as the Illinois State Fire Marshal, has been appointed by Gov. JB Pritzker to the position, with her appointment set to be approved by the Illinois Senate.

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow has been named as Illinois’ next State Fire Marshal, Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Wednesday. “With 32 years of exemplary service ...

The fire was reported about 11 a.m. Wednesday on the 600 block of Front Street. The Brainerd Fire Department was assisted by fire departments from Little Falls, Deerwood, Pequot Lakes and Nisswa.

Peoria Heights has appointed former Peoria Fire Chief Tony Ardis as interim chief of the department, tasked with finding full-time firefighters to staff the department.

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 ...

Fire officials are working to determine the cause of the fire that took more than 90 hours and over 250 volunteer firefighters to put out.

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 ...