For the first time in its history, the Schaumburg Fire Department has been awarded a Class 1 Public Protection Classification rating from the Insurance Services Office.
The Class 1 rating, the highest.
A massive fire that led to the demolition of a storage building in an industrial area of southwest Schaumburg was caused by sparks generated by work on a car, investigators have determined.
An ongoing investigation into a Thursday night fire that gutted a storage building in an industrial area of southwest Schaumburg is yet to determine the cause, officials said Friday.
In the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, Schaumburg s police and fire chiefs Thursday addressed the village s public safety committee on both Schaumburg and the region s preparedness for such an event in various types of environments.