Illinois reports 19 deaths from house fires in early 2025, emphasizing the need for fire safety and smoke alarm checks.

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is urging state residents to review fire escape plans and safety ...

The National Fire Protection Association says heating equipment is a leading cause of home fires with an estimated average of ...

Investigators with the coroner’s office and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are on the scene of a home in East Alton ...

State Fire Marshal James A. Rivera is urging Illinois residents to review and practice their fire escape plans while testing and inspection smoke alarms following a wave of recent deadly ...

One person is dead after being trapped in a fire in a large floor-plan house in Naperville, Illinois Tuesday afternoon. A ...

The combination of extreme weather and massive flames proved to be a challenge for area firefighters called to a rural Toledo ...

The Virden, Illinois, community is mourning the loss of a father and his two sons. All three died in a house fire Saturday ...

Jan. 28—DIXON — The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office says investigators have not been able to pinpoint the specific cause of a fatal Jan. 19 house fire near Sterling, Illinois State Fire ...

A 75-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon and his wife hospitalized after trying to save him in what authorities say was ...

An 82-year-old Rockford woman died Friday from injuries she received in a house fire, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.