Chapter 425, FIRE SAFETY

(425 ILCS 45/1001) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-1) Sec. 1001. This Act may be cited as the Furniture Fire Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 86-631.)

(425 ILCS 45/1009) Sec. 1009. Federal regulation adherence. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall adhere to the requirements for the flammability of upholstered furniture under 16 CFR 1640. (Source: P.A. 103-151, eff. 6-30-23.)

(425 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 126.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Pyrotechnic Use Act. (Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)

(425 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7000) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Forest Fire Protection District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 25/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 5.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Investigation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Escape Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 71.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Apartment Fire Instruction Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 80) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hotel Floor Plan Posting Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 10/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 820) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Facilities Requiring Smoke Detectors Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 850) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Hydrant Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 17/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 615/0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire Extinguisher Service Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 55/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3500) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Building Egress Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(425 ILCS 12/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire and Life Safety Device Act. (Source: P.A. 95-946, eff. 1-1-09.)

(425 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 81) Sec. 1. The term "hotel" means any building or buildings maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where lodging is offered for consideration to travelers and guests. The term includes inns, motels, tourist homes …

(425 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 1) Sec. 1. That within six (6) months after the passage of this Act, all buildings in this State which are four or more stories in height, excepting such as are used for private residences exclusively, but including flats and apartment build…

(425 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 701) Sec. 1. Statement of Purpose and Intent. It is hereby declared the purpose of this Act is to provide standards for the safe use of listed portable kerosene fueled heaters offered for sale or sold or used in this State. The intent of th…

(425 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 72) Sec. 1. (a) As used in this Act, "high-rise apartment building" means any multiple unit dwelling with more than 3 levels above street level. (b) As used in this Act, "multiple dwelling" means any building containing 6 or more living unit…

(425 ILCS 60/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 801) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Smoke Detector Act. (Source: P.A. 85-143.)

(425 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 101) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(425 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 821) Sec. 1. For purposes of this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Facility" means: (1) Any long-term care facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act or any facility as defined in Section 1-113 of the …

(425 ILCS 8/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act. (Source: P.A. 94-775, eff. 1-1-08.)

(425 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 851) Sec. 1. Any fire hydrant installed or replaced after the effective date of this Act shall have a discharge that is maintained at least 14 inches, but not more than 26 inches, from the surface from which the hydrant protrudes. No object…

(425 ILCS 75/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sprayed Fire-Resistant Material Applicator Act. (Source: P.A. 103-377, eff. 7-28-23.)

(425 ILCS 7/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Burn Injury Reporting Act. (Source: P.A. 94-828, eff. 1-1-07.)

(425 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 901) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Fire Protection Association Act". (Source: P.A. 85-510.)

(425 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3501) Sec. 1. That all public buildings now in process of construction or hereafter to be built or constructed, which may or shall be used for churches, school houses, operas, theatres, lecture rooms, hotels, public meetings, town halls, or…

(425 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7001) Sec. 1. As used in this Act: "Director" means the Director of Natural Resources. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. "Forest fires" means uncontrolled, wild or running fires occurring on forest, marsh, field, cutove…

(425 ILCS 13/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fire and Smoke Damper Inspection Act. (Source: P.A. 102-426, eff. 1-1-22.)

(425 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127) Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following words shall have the following meanings: "1.3G fireworks" means those fireworks used for professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the…

(425 ILCS 68/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Truss Construction Fire Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 90-434, eff. 8-16-97.)

(425 ILCS 17/1) (was 720 ILCS 615/1) Sec. 1. It is unlawful for any person to represent that a fire extinguisher or fire extinguishing equipment has been serviced, repaired or examined for the purpose of determining whether or not it is in good working condition when in fact no s…

(425 ILCS 55/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Stairwell door access. (a) Stairwell enclosures in buildings greater than 4 stories shall comply with one of the following requirements: (1) no stairwell enclosure door shall be locked at any time in order to provide re-entry from the stair enclosure t…

(425 ILCS 65/10) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 710) Sec. 10. Enforcement. The State Fire Marshal shall have the authority to enforce this Act. (Source: P.A. 84-834.)

(425 ILCS 7/10) Sec. 10. Report contents. The report shall consist of the following reported information to the extent available: (1) Name, address, and date of birth of the victim. (2) Address where the burn injury occurred. (3) Date and time of the burn occurrence. (4) Degree o…

(425 ILCS 75/10) Sec. 10. Fire-resistant material applicator registration. (a) Beginning July 1, 2026, it is unlawful for a person to engage in business as a sprayed fire-resistant material applicator in this State without being registered with the Office as provided in this Act.…

(425 ILCS 40/10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7010) Sec. 10. It is unlawful for any person to kindle or authorize any other person to kindle a fire in the open air outside the limits of any city, village or incorporated town within an intensive fire protection district, except on land …

(425 ILCS 8/10) Sec. 10. General requirements. (a) On and after the effective date of this Act, no cigarettes shall be sold or offered for sale to any person in this State unless: (1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in Section 15 of t…

(425 ILCS 68/10) Sec. 10. Display requirement. (a) A municipality may by ordinance require that a truss construction emblem be affixed to the front of all or any class of structures, excluding residential structures, within the municipality that have truss construction. (b) A cou…

(425 ILCS 13/10) Sec. 10. Inspections; requirements. (a) Inspections and testing of HVAC fire dampers and smoke dampers shall be conducted by individuals certified by the International Certification Board and Accredited to comply with ISO/IEC 17024 (the conformity assessment rega…

(425 ILCS 65/11) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 711) Sec. 11. Penalty. Any person convicted of violating a provision of this Act shall be guilty of a Class A Misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 84-834.)

(425 ILCS 40/11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7011) Sec. 11. Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to relieve the owners or lessees of lands upon which fires may burn or be started, from the duty of extinguishing such fires so far as it may be within their power. (Source: Laws 1…

(425 ILCS 25/12) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 16) Sec. 12. Insurance assessment. Every fire insurance company, whether upon the stock or mutual plan, and every other personal or business entity doing any form of fire insurance business in the State of Illinois, shall pay to the Depart…

(425 ILCS 40/12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7012) Sec. 12. No owner or lessee of land upon which fire may burn or be started, nor any person during employment with such owner or lessee, shall be compensated under this Act for extinguishing fire upon his land or the land to which his …

(425 ILCS 30/13) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 113) Sec. 13. No factory building used in the manufacture of explosive fireworks shall be situated nearer than five hundred feet to any inhabited dwelling, nor nearer than two hundred feet to any highway or any railroad, nor nearer than on…

(425 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17) Sec. 13. Insurance assessment penalties. Every company, firm, co-partnership, association or aggregation of individuals, or body of persons insuring each other, or their agents, representatives, or attorneys in fact, who shall refuse o…

(425 ILCS 25/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 17.1) Sec. 13.1. Fire Prevention Fund. (a) There shall be a special fund in the State Treasury known as the Fire Prevention Fund. (b) The following moneys shall be deposited into the Fund: (1) Moneys received by the Department of Insuran…

(425 ILCS 30/13.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 113.1) Sec. 13.1. Signals or illumination - 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer, or jobber to sell at wholesale any fireworks as are not herein prohibited; or the sale of any kind of fire…

(425 ILCS 25/13.2) Sec. 13.2. Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator; Certified Youth Firesetter Interventionists. (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall create the position of Youth Firesetter Interventionist Coordinator within the Division of Arson. The Youth Fire…

(425 ILCS 30/14) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 114) Sec. 14. It shall be unlawful for any person to begin operation of a new fireworks plant without a certificate of registration issued by the Office pursuant to the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-147.)

(425 ILCS 30/15) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 115) Sec. 15. A person is qualified to receive such certificate of registration if such plant for which a certificate is sought, is constructed and maintained in conformance with the provisions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 881.)…