Press Releases
2026 PRESS RELEASES
Fire Prevention Week 2026 to Feature Live Burn Demonstrations Showing Effectiveness of Home Fire Sprinklers
August 28, 2026
PRESS RELEASES
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 during September and October to conduct live fire demonstrations at their open house events.
Scheduled for October 4 to 10, Fire Prevention Week will feature the theme, “Charge […]
Oak Park Grant Program Helps Businesses Invest in Fire-Safe Facilities
The Village of Oak Park is helping local businesses strengthen fire protection in their buildings with financial support offered through its Fire Safety Business Grants Program.
The grants, part of the village’s broader Business Assistance Grant Programs, offers eligible businesses and commercial property owner’s reimbursement for up to 50 percent of […]
Lansing and North Riverside Adopt Home Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Two Illinois communities have recently strengthened residential fire safety protections by adopting code updates that require installed fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes and townhomes.
The Village of Lansing and the Village of North Riverside have each updated their municipal codes to include home fire sprinkler requirements as part of broader adoptions of newer International Code Council standards.
Manhattan Ordinance and Industry Support Help Protect St. Joseph Catholic School Building with Fire Sprinklers
This school year, St. Joseph Catholic School in southwest suburban Manhattan completed a detached building renovation – converting a storage garage into additional classroom space in a move to better serve its students, teachers, and staff. As part of that project, the school also met an important life-safety requirement: the installation of an […]
Helping Communities Close the High-Rise Safety Gap Summit June 9
National High-Rise Retrofit Summit
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue SIX10 (610 S. Michigan Avenue)
Chicago, IL
EVENT DETAILS
The program is FREE to attend, but registration is required.
Hosted by the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) in cooperation with the Chicago Fire Department.
The summit also includes a social reception at the Hilton Chicago on […]
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2025 Press Releases
- Fire Prevention Week 2025 to Feature Live Burn Demonstrations Proving Effectiveness of Home Fire Sprinklers (September 2, 2025)
- Elgin, Winnetka & Zion Are Some of the Latest Home Fire Sprinkler Communities (August 25, 2025)
- St. Charles Expands Business Improvement Grant Program to Support Growth, Accessibility, and Fire Safety (August 21, 2025)
- Sprinkler Save “Trees” Promote Fire Sprinkler Successes in Pleasantview Fire Protection District and Libertyville (August 12, 2025)
- West Chicago’s New Downtown Investment Program Encourages Property Improvements – Including Fire Sprinkler Installations (July 23, 2025)
- Fatal House Fires Are a Tragic Reminder of Why Fire Sprinklers are in National Codes (April 3, 2025)
- Two Years After Fatal Harper Square Fire, the Trauma Continues as Residents in Nearly 80 Units Remain Displaced (January 30, 2025)
- Village of Richton Park Updates Residential Code With Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement (January 6, 2025)
2024 Press Releases
- City of North Chicago Updates Codes Including Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement (November 19, 2024)
- Industry-Donated Fire Sprinkler System Protects Goat Barn at Nonprofit Elawa Farm Foundation (October 28, 2024)
- Live Burns During Fire Prevention Week to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Home Fire Sprinklers Versus Quick Growth of Today’s Home Fires (September 4, 2024)
- Wheeling’s Revamped Grant Program for Businesses Adds Fire Suppression Incentives (August 7, 2024)
- With Update to International Residential Code, Waukegan Implements New Home Fire Sprinkler Requirements (August 1, 2024)
- Elgin Offers Fire Sprinkler Grants to Encourage Downtown Residential Conversions (April 29, 2024)
- East Moline Residential High-Rise Greatly Increases Fire Safety Factor with Fire Sprinkler System Retrofit (March 13, 2024)
- Fire Safety a Main Factor in Westmont’s New Downtown Incentive Program (March 12, 2024)
- Fire Sprinklers Could Have Protected Infant and Prevented Injuries in South Shore High-Rise Fire (February 22, 2024)
- Hundreds of Lives Still Disrupted by 17 Chicago High-Rise Fires of 2023 Fire Sprinklers Could Have Prevented Deaths, Injuries, Property Loss and Hundreds of Displaced Occupants (January 24, 2024)
- Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Combines Old with New at Journeyman Distillery in Valparaiso (January 19, 2024)
- Galesburg Introduces New Downtown Residential Fire Sprinkler Grant Program (January 8, 2024)
2023 Press Releases
- Lake County Board Adopts 2018 ICC Codes to Enhance Safety for Residents and Firefighters (November 29, 2023)
- It’s High Time for High-Rise Fire Safety in Chicago & Beyond (October 18, 2023)
- Live Burn Demonstrations to Ignite Awareness About Home Fire Sprinklers During Fire Prevention Week (September 22, 2023)
- Villages of Wauconda and Island Lake Update Codes and Now Require Fire Sprinklers in All New Homes to Protect Residents and Firefighters (May 18, 2023)
- Fire Safety Organizations Mourn Deaths of Two Chicago Firefighters, Highlight Dangers of Today’s Modern Fires for Residents and First Responders (April 6, 2023)
- Village of Wheeling Has Long History of Protecting All Homes With Fire Sprinklers (February 24, 2023)
- Fire Sprinklers Could Have Prevented Fatal High-Rise Fire (January 25, 2023)
- Bartlett Offers Grant Program to Increase Building Safety and Help Local Businesses Thrive (January 9, 2023)
2022 Press Releases
- Fire Departments Use Live Fire Demonstrations to Increase Awareness about Fire Prevention (September 20, 2022)
- Roselle Grant Program Offers Opportunities for Business Owners to Boost Fire Protection (September 6, 2022)
- Beecher Fire Chief Welcomes Community to His Home to Educate About Home Fire Sprinklers (August 25, 2022)
- Standpipe Donation Benefits Firefighters Training at Beecher Fire Protection District (July 28, 2022)
- Valparaiso Fire Department Open House Will Showcase Home Fire Sprinkler Installation (April 14, 2022)
- Bedford Park Fire Department Receives FEMA Grant to Protect Headquarters Station with Fire Sprinklers (April 14, 2022)
- Valparaiso Offers Fire Safety Grants to Protect Buildings in Historic District (March 17, 2022)
- Owner of The Bridge Lemont Banquet Hall Recognized for Making Fire Safety Improvement (February 7, 2022)
2021 Press Releases
- New Christmas Tree Fire Safety Video Offers Safety Tips and Demonstrates How Quickly Fires Can Spread (December 1, 2021)
- Village of Bloomingdale Becomes One of the Latest Illinois Communities to Require Fire Sprinklers In All New Homes (November 10, 2021)
- Tinley Park Offers Valuable Grant Program to Help Local Businesses Improve Safety in Older Downtown Buildings (October 21, 2021)
- Bloomingdale Fire Protection District Requires Fire Sprinklers In All New Homes (September 23, 2021)
- NIFSAB Announces New Illinois Fire Sprinkler Saves Interactive Map (August 5, 2021)
- FEMA Grant Funds Fire Sprinkler Installation During Beecher Fire Station Renovation (April 15, 2021)
- Tragic Fire Supports Des Plaines Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement (January 27, 2021)
- Two Waukegan Apartment Fires on the Same Day With Different Outcomes (January 18, 2021)
2020 Press Releases
- New Tax Incentive in CARES Act Can Prevent Commercial High-Rise Fires Like Today’s Jewelers Row Fire (November 12, 2020)
- No Fire Sprinkler Protection in Chicago High-Rise Fire That Injured Six (September 15, 2020)
- Illinois Joins Nationwide Virtual Campaign to Address Home Fire Problem (May 14, 2020)
- New Lenox Fire Protection District Passes Ordinance Requiring All New Construction Protected With Fire Sprinklers (Feb. 19, 2020)
2019 Press Releases
- Frankfort Home Retrofit with Fire Sprinklers (Nov. 27, 2019)
- More than 100 Homes Now Protected with Home Fire Sprinklers in the Village of Roselle (Nov. 8, 2019
- Fire Departments Use Live Fire Demonstrations To Teach About Fire Prevention (October 1, 2019)
- Fire Sprinklers Protect Firefighters and Equipment Thanks to FEMA Grants (Sept. 27, 2019)
- Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board Promotes Erik Hoffer as New Executive Director (September 19, 2019)
- Village of Hodgkins to Pay Half of the Cost of New Home Fire Sprinkler Installations in One- and Two-Family Homes (August 14, 2019)
- Village of Deerfield Protects Residents and Firefighters with Progressive Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements (August 6, 2019)
- Illinois Communities and Retired Fire Chief Recognized during First Ever Home Fire Sprinkler Day
- Illinois Communities Recognized During First Annual Home Fire Sprinkler Day
2018 Press Releases
- Long Grove First Village in Illinois to Protect Citizens and Firefighters with Home Fire Sprinklers
- Deadly Apartment Fire That Killed Eight People Raises Questions About Chicago’s Fire Codes – (August 26, 2018)
- Fire Sprinkler Organization Responds to Inaccurate Information about High Rise Fire Safety Following Fires in Hancock Building – (February 23, 2018)
- New Website and Video Provide Important Information about Inspecting, Testing and Maintaining Fire Sprinkler Systems in Various Buildings – (January 17, 2018)
- Long Grove First Village to Pass a Home Fire Sprinkler Ordinance in Illinois 30 Years Ago
- It’s Time to Retire Grandfather Clauses – (July 20, 2018)
- Fire Departments Teach about Fire Prevention by Setting Fires – (October 2, 2018)
- A Tale of Two Trump Tower Fires – (April 12, 2018)
2017 Press Releases
- Fire Sprinklers Save Home and Family Pet – (September 29, 2017)
- Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire District Sets the Moral Tone with Code Adoption – (July 6, 2017)
- Six Family Members Dead in Late Night Lost Nation House Fire – A Tragic Example of Rural Fire Risk – (November 21, 2017)
- New Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Retrofit Trailer and Website Unveiled at NFPA 25 Summit – (August 2, 2017)
- Fire Departments Set Fires to Teach about Fire Prevention – (September 26, 2017)