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Two Days, Two Family Days, Two Hockey Games

April 1st and 2nd brought two opportunities for survivors and family members to come together for Camp I Am me Family Day events held in Rosemont and Rockford. On Saturday, the Camp I Am Me family joined in Rosemont for a Chicago Wolves game. The event, which was sponsored by 1-800-BoardUp of Rolling Meadows, Andres […]

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Camp I Am Me Volunteer Receives Medal of Valor

In February, the City of Highland Park hosted a recognition ceremony for their fire department members’ actions and responses in relation to the mass casualty incident in their community on Independence Day last year. One of the members of the Highland Park Fire Department is a longtime Camp I Am Me volunteer and we’d like […]

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21,000 Smoke Alarms Distributed Since 2018!

“Be Alarmed!,” which began in 2018, is a fire safety education and smoke alarm installation program administered cooperatively between the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM). The program distributes fire safety education materials and 10-year sealed battery smoke alarms to fire departments in the state of Illinois. The fire departments then deliver the education and install the smoke alarms in at-risk homes within their communities. Both the educational materials and the smoke alarms are provided to fire departments at no cost as a…

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Niles FD Installs 1,000 Smoke Alarms Through Be Alarmed! Program

The IFSA and Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal recognizes and congratulates, the Niles Fire Department, for their outstanding contributions to fire safety education and the installation of 1,000 10-year battery smoke alarms, through active participation in the Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm Installation Program.

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Girl Scout Troop Assembles Smoke Alarm Installation Kits for FDs

Girl Scout Troop Assembles Smoke Alarm Installation Kits for FDs

In early August, members of the Girl Scout Junior Troop 45829 (Arlington Heights/Wheeling) gathered at the IFSA office in Mount Prospect to assemble 80 smoke alarm installation kits. Through the cooperation of First Alert, the IFSA will be hosting a series of 9 media events throughout the state this year to educate the public on the impending Illinois smoke alarm law, which goes into effect January 1, 2023.

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Calling all Fire Departments – T-Shirts Needed!

Over the years, camp has made requests to fire departments across the state for extra FD t-shirts. These shirts are provided to campers and volunteers on the last day of camp as a special gift and a reminder of the tremendous support provided by the Illinois Fire Service. Interested departments can deliver or mail shirts to the IFSA office in Mount Prospect by June…

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Group posing with Smoke Alarm Install Kits

Smoke Alarm Installation Kits Assembled for FDs

In late-July, several members of Chicago Water & Fire Restoration gathered at the IFSA office in Mount Prospect to assemble 80 smoke alarm installation kits. Through the cooperation of First Alert, the IFSA will be hosting a series of eight media events throughout Illinois this year to educate the public on the new Illinois smoke alarm law, which will take effect in a couple years…

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Be Alarmed! Program Distributes 13,000+ Smoke Alarms Since 2018

“Be Alarmed!,” which began in 2018, is a fire safety education and smoke alarm installation program administered cooperatively between the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM). The program distributes fire safety education materials and 10-year sealed battery smoke alarms to fire departments in the state of Illinois…

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