Long-Time Fire Sprinkler Advocate, Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac Retires
Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac retired in May after 30 years with the fire department. As a fire sprinkler advocate, Chief MacIsaac helped Wheeling become one of the first Illinois communities to require fire sprinklers in all new commercial and residential buildings (including one– and two-family homes) in 2000. He continued defending the fire sprinkler ordinance over the years […]
Clarification on Fire Protection Requirements for Kennels in Illinois
In August 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Public Act 101-0210, amending the Animal Welfare Act to add Section 18.2: “A kennel operator that maintains dogs or cats for boarding and that is not staffed at all times dogs or cats are on the premises shall be equipped with at least one fire alarm system or fire sprinkler system in […]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Summer Edition 2020)
August 2020
One Fire Sprinkler Extinguish Palatine Apartment Dryer Fire
PALATINE, IL (August 27, 2020) – A single fire sprinkler extinguished a clothes dryer fire in a first floor unit at an apartment building at 1205 N. Sterling Avenue in Palatine.
When Palatine fire crews arrived at the scene, they found smoke and water in the hallway. Inside the unit, crews confirmed that one […]
WJOL-AM Talks to Plainfield Fire Marshal About Home Fire Sprinkler Week
Listeners of WJOL-AM 1340 Radio learned something they may not have realized when host Kevin Kollins invited Plainfield Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Mary Kay Ludemann on his show during Home Fire Sprinkler Week.
“Are homes being built now with fire sprinklers in them?” asked Kollins. His question was a nice tee up for Fire Marshal Ludemann, who […]