Items tagged: Illinois State Fire Marshal

Champaign Police, Fire Departments Investigating Two Recent Fires as Arson

On Friday, June 11, 2021, at approximately 11:10 p.m., the Champaign Police and Fire Departments responded to a garage fire at a home at 8 Sherwood Ct. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher. There were no firefighter or occupant injuries, and the occupants were not displaced as a result of the […]


Champaign Firefighters Receive the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal Unit Citation Award

The Champaign Fire Department is honored to announce that five firefighters have been awarded the Unit Citation Award for their courageous efforts to rescue two fire victims during a fire in a residence on December 21, 2019. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has awarded Lieutenant Jason Rector (Squad 171), Firefighter Josh […]