Organization • | Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal | [X] |
| | | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 September 8 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: With over a million students returning to colleges and universities throughout Illinois, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal urges students to familiarize themselves with the risks of fire and the simple steps they can take to stay safe in on-campus and off-campus housing. | | | Date Created: | 09-09-2015 | | | Agency ID: | 844**15 | | | ISL ID: | 000000072570 Original UID: 190179 FIRST WORD: September | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 June 5 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press Release: Consumers prescribed home-based oxygen therapy are urged to exercise extreme caution especially when operating the equipment near possible ignition sources, such as stoves, ovens, smoking materials and candles, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) warns. | | | Date Created: | 06 05 2010 | | | Agency ID: | 667**10 | | | ISL ID: | 000000028950 Original UID: 13416 FIRST WORD: Smoking | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 March 10 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) recommends changing smoke alarm batteries when setting clocks ahead one hour this Sunday, March 12, 2017. Smoke alarm batteries should be changed twice a year in order to ensure that they work properly to prevent injuries and deaths in case of a fire. | | | Date Created: | 03-10-2017 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000077709 Original UID: 192603 FIRST WORD: Spring | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2020 May 5 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), and Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Illinois (MABAS) today announced the creation of the Illinois Preliminary Exposure Reduction Project. | | | Date Created: | 05-05-2020 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000088395 Original UID: 199427 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 January 29 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) today promoted Be Alarmed! a joint smoke alarm installa-tion program that provides smoke alarms to Illinoisans through their local fire depart-ments. | | | Date Created: | 01-29-2018 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081548 Original UID: 194106 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 February 6 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) hosted a forum today on better equipping fire departments and first responders in Illinois. | | | Date Created: | 02-06-2018 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081713 Original UID: 194285 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 August 6 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: Fire departments in Illinois that need assistance purchasing emergency vehicles can now apply for a loan through the Fire Truck and Ambulance Revolving Loan Programs. | | | Date Created: | 08-06-2018 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000082599 Original UID: 195281 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 February 9 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press Release: Illinois State Fire Marshal Larry Matkaitis today announced that $2 million in grants are now available to help fire departments across the state purchase small equipment and protective clothing that will enable them to better serve their communities. | | | Date Created: | 02 09 2010 | | | Agency ID: | 136**10 | | | ISL ID: | 000000027326 Original UID: 12923 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 April 22 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press Release: Acting Illinois State Fire Marshal Larry Matkaitis today announced that nearly $2 million in grants have been awarded to fire agencies in more than 110 Illinois communities for the purchase of fire safety items including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). | | | Date Created: | 04 22 2010 | | | Agency ID: | 442**10 | | | ISL ID: | 000000027434 Original UID: 13035 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 May 31 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has issued notice of the official ban of sky lanterns, also known as aerial luminaries or floating lanterns, in Illinois. Sky lanterns present a potential risk for injuries and fires. The paper made lanterns contain a small candle or fuel cell that when lit, heats the air into the lantern making it rise into the air. Sky lanterns travel a long distance without any control of their final destination. | | | Date Created: | 05 31 2013 | | | Agency ID: | 612**13 | | | ISL ID: | 000000048903 Original UID: 170729 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 February 2 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is urging residents to protect themselves and practice fire safety in their communities after an unusually high number of fire fatalities in January. | | | Date Created: | 02-02-2018 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081690 Original UID: 194254 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 7 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is highlighting how Illinois communities can help prevent arson with the release of an online public service announcement (PSA). | | | Date Created: | 05-07-2018 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000081979 Original UID: 194594 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2018 May 7 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is highlighting how Illinois communities can help prevent arson with the release of an online public service announcement (PSA). | | | Date Created: | 05-07-2018 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000082073 Original UID: 194804 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 September 11 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois State Fire Marshal today honors the nearly three thousand men and women who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001, as well as all the courageous first responders who responded to the attack. Those victims include 343 firefighters who sacrificed their lives for their duty. | | | Date Created: | 09-11-2017 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080847 Original UID: 193514 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 September 21 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is proud to announce that eight fire departments from Illinois have been recognized with the 2016 Life Safety Achievement Award. | | | Date Created: | 09-21-2017 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000080836 Original UID: 193503 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2020 October 20 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: More than one-third of home fires where decorations were involved were started by a candle. | | | Date Created: | 10-20-2020 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000089229 Original UID: 200287 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2021 September 7 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Eastern Illinois University and Charleston Fire Department are hosting an event urging students to create and practice a fire escape plan. | | | Date Created: | 09-07-2021 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000095887 Original UID: 204824 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2021 September 8 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: Springfield, Ill- September is Campus Fire Safety Month and Illinois is among numerous other states urging students to create and practice a fire escape plan. The goal of this month is to help prevent common campus fires and reduce fire hazards. | | | Date Created: | 09-08-2021 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000095888 Original UID: 204825 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2021 September 8 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: September is Campus Fire Safety Month and Illinois is among numerous other states urging students to create and practice a fire escape plan. | | | Date Created: | 09-08-2021 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000095892 Original UID: 204829 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 April 6 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is encouraging all Illinois households to take steps to prepare themselves in the case of a home fire incident. The Office of the State Fire Marshal recommends having a working smoke alarm and a specific plan for your family in case of emergency. | | | Date Created: | 04-06-2017 | | | Agency ID: | | | | ISL ID: | 000000078715 Original UID: 192768 FIRST WORD: State | |
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