Fire Prevention Week 2025 to Feature Live Burn Demonstrations Proving Effectiveness of Home Fire Sprinklers
Tinley Park, IL (September 2, 2025) – As part of national Fire Prevention Week education initiatives, the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) will be working with greater Chicago area fire departments throughout September and October to conduct live fire demonstrations at their open house events
Fire Prevention Week is slated for October 5 to 11 and this year’s theme is […]
Elgin, Winnetka & Zion Are Some of the Latest Home Fire Sprinkler Communities
The municipalities of Elgin, Zion, & Winnetka updated their municipal codes to the 2021 editions of the International Residential Code (IRC), International Building Code (IBC), and International Fire Code (IFC). Each of their IRC adoptions include requirements for new one- and two-family homes to be protected with fire sprinklers.
Elgin Fire Department
Elgin Fire Marshal John Gish said the code process […]
St. Charles Expands Business Improvement Grant Program to Support Growth, Accessibility, and Fire Safety
The City of St. Charles has expanded its Business Improvement Grant (BIG) program to strengthen the local business environment, foster economic growth, and promote accessibility and fire safety improvements – including fire sprinklers and fire alarms.
Originally launched in 2013, the BIG program is a 50/50 cost-matching initiative designed to assist business owners with essential upgrades to their commercial spaces. In response […]
Sprinkler Save “Trees” Promote Fire Sprinkler Successes in Pleasantview Fire Protection District and Libertyville
Pleasantview Fire Protection District Sprinkler Save Tree
All too often, fires that are successfully extinguished or controlled by fire sprinklers don’t make headlines. That’s why the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) promotes Illinois fire sprinkler save stories to highlight the “prevented fires” that often go unnoticed by the general public.
But some fire departments have taken […]