Sept. 1 marked 50 years of the Rochelle Fire Department providing ambulance services.

Melton has dedicated 32 years to the Erie Fire Department as a volunteer, rising through the ranks to become fire chief.

There are several ways in which the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be marked in the Kane County area for this year’s 24th anniversary.

After 35 years, Jerry Conner still remembers traveling with fellow firefighters from Beecher to Plainfield in response to the 1990 tornado that claimed 29 lives and injured hundreds of people. 

Emergency personnel from Peru, Wallace, Tonica, Utica and La Salle were dispatched scene of a structure fire in the 800 block of U.S. Route 6 on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 near Utica. The incident happened shortly after 3p.m.

The Monroe Township Fire Protection District has seen success with a new daytime fire and EMS staffing model since starting it in January, Deputy Chief Richard Wilson said Aug. 4.

The St. Charles Fire Department released its 2024 annual report, which showed increases in calls and work-related injuries over 2023.

The Kids Muster, hosted by the Downers Grove Fire Department, is a chance for school-aged children to learn about fire safety, while taking part in fun activities.

Around 7 p.m. Monday, fire crews responded to a reported structure fire in the 16300 block of West Caraway Court in Lockport during the severe thunderstorms.

Wheaton firefighters and paramedics will welcome the community into Fire Station 38 for the Wheaton Fire Department Open House from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27.

A burning candle left unattended was the cause of a residential fire in Joliet on Wednesday, according to the Joliet Fire Department.

Duane Dickison is the fire chief of the town he grew up in, and it's a badge of honor he takes seriously and with great responsibility. He leads a department that not just fights fires, but tackles the growing issue of recruitment and managing a substation in a neighboring town.

A four-year contract between Kankakee firefighter and the Kankakee City Council has been approved.

National Night Out, an annual event started in 1984, is designed to heighten crime-prevention awareness and generate support for local anti-crime programs. It is held every year on the first Tuesday in August.

Several area organizations and first responder groups gathered Tuesday in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Sycamore for National Night Out.

Kankakee Fire Department Lt. Brian Porter is now wearing two hats these days as he has been hired as the Bradley Fire Department's deputy chief.

Douglas Road between Route 34 and Wolf Road will be closed to thru traffic from approximately 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department. Funeral procession and related vehicles will be allowed through the closure.

Lightning is being attributed as the cause for three Joliet residences catching fire on Thursday afternoon.

Three years after an arson investigation was opened at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in La Salle, authorities have charged a former employee of the store.

No one was injured in a Saturday morning fire that left a house uninhabitable in Lombard, authorities said Monday.

A structural fire in the 1500 block of Poplar Street in Ottawa was extinguished without any injuries on Thursday evening

Mayor D'Arcy said Joliet needs more apartments if it wants a residency rule requiring newly hired workers to move into the city.

A Joliet resident suffered minor injuries in an overnight fire in the 300 block of Oneida Street Monday.

Many city workers already live outside Joliet since a residency rule was eliminated in 2009 before being reinstated in 2016 for union employees.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 300 block of South May Wednesday morning.

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy says city needs to loosen residency rules to attract employees.

A fire Thursday at a multi-unit residential building in Glen Ellyn remains under investigation, authorities said.

A fire broke out in the 3400 block of Karen Drive in Joliet earlier this week.

Two Joliet police officers also helped with the rescue of several people inside of an apartment building on Tuesday that was damaged by a cooking-related fire.

The search for the new permanent Bradley fire chief has started, Mayor Mike Watson said.

Twelve part-time Bradley firefighters have filed a civil suit in federal court against the village for unpaid overtime wages.

Bradley hired its 12th full-time firefighter bringing the department to its budget level.

Dixon Mayor Glen Hughes administered the oath of office at Monday’s City Council meeting to two firefighters who joined the Dixon City Fire Department last summer.

A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois General Assembly

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a fire in the 5400 block of Riviera Boulevard Saturday,

A 22-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to injuries sustained in a Wednesday morning crash on Butterfield Road in Wheaton, authorities said.

Firefighters from Wilmington and Bolingbrook departments were among those honored for going “above and beyond their duties” at annual state of Illinois' Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Medal of Honor Ceremony.

Eight current and former members of the Streator Fire Department were honored Tuesday at the 32nd Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighting Medal of Honor Ceremony for their life-saving actions during a house fire on Jan. 1, 2024

The cause of a Tuesday morning fire in Wheaton remains under investigation, authorities said.

A 78-year-old woman died from injuries she suffered in an apartment fire at a Bolingbrook senior living community. Fire officials said there's no indications of foul play.

There were no reported injuries to any of the community members or firefighters. None of the freed vehicle passengers needed to be transferred to the hospital.

Northcutt plans to improve training and professionalism within the SFD to make it a leader in both areas.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to the Ikea distribution center Tuesday morning after heavy smoke was seen coming from the roof, according to the fire department.

A resident escaped through a window and onto a roof over the front door. Firefighters brought him down on a ladder. He was examined for smoke exposure and declined treatment, according to a news release.

Chicago Fire Department Captain David Meyer, who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday, was remembered by neighbors at his Johnsburg vacation home.

A garage fire quickly spread to a Yorkville house Wednesday night as firefighters rescued a dog from the unoccupied home, officials said.

Shaw Local reporter Jessie Molloy interviews Lockport Township Fire Protection District Chief John O’Connor about the new fire protection facility being built in Crest Hill

The St. Charles Fire Department quickly extinguished a kitchen fire at River Glen senior living community Wednesday afternoon.

Read the transcript from our podcast: Lockport Township Fire Protection District Chief John O’Connor on the new fire protection facility and outdoor gun range

Firefighters from several area departments take part Tuesday, April 15, in a Rapid Intervention Team rescue training in a former bank building in downtown McHenry.