The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced the recipients of the 2024 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $4 million was awarded to 165 fire departments/districts
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has awarded small equipment grants to 12 agencies in Central Illinois totaling over a quarter million dollars.
Illinois lawmakers in 2004 voted to create an arsonist registry akin to the long-established database of sex offenders. Two decades later, a legislative fix could finally make it a reality.
A suspect was arrested after Decatur Police said they admitted to intentionally starting an apartment fire Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to a fire in the 600 block of Wood