Chapter 425, FIRE SAFETY

(425 ILCS 75/15) Sec. 15. Rules and fees. (a) By July 1, 2025, the Office shall adopt rules consistent with the provisions of this Act for the administration and enforcement of this Act. The Office may prescribe forms to be issued in connection with the administration and enforce…

(425 ILCS 8/15) Sec. 15. Test method. (a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials ("ASTM") standard E2187-04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes". The Office of the State Fire M…

(425 ILCS 68/15) Sec. 15. Registration requirement; fee. (a) A municipality or county that requires display of a truss construction emblem on all or any class of structures, excluding residential structures, may require the owners of those structures to register them with the fir…

(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.)…

(425 ILCS 30/16) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 116) Sec. 16. Every person who desires to obtain a certificate of registration shall apply therefor to the Office in writing on blanks prepared and furnished by said Office. Each application shall state the name and address of the applican…

(425 ILCS 30/17) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 117) Sec. 17. If said Office denies such application, it shall file in its office a statement of the reasons therefor and furnish the applicant with a copy of the same. (Source: P.A. 80-147.)

(425 ILCS 30/18) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 118) Sec. 18. The Office may revoke any certificate of registration if the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-147.)

(425 ILCS 30/19) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 119) Sec. 19. If a certificate is revoked the Office shall file in its office a statement of the reasons therefor and furnish a copy of same to the holder of such certificate. No fireworks plant shall be operated after revocation of its ce…

(425 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 822) Sec. 2. (a) Every facility shall be equipped with at least one approved smoke detector in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling and at least 6 inc…

(425 ILCS 55/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3502) Sec. 2. That any person or persons who shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined in any sum not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. (Source: P.A. 77-2564.)…

(425 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 73) Sec. 2. All owners of multiple dwellings and high-rise apartment buildings are required to permanently post within each dwelling unit instructions explaining what procedures to use in the event of a fire. Such instructions shall be poste…

(425 ILCS 60/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 802) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act: "Approved smoke detector" or "detector" means a smoke detector of the ionization or photoelectric type, which complies with all the requirements of the Rules and regulations of the Illinois State F…

(425 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 82) Sec. 2. The operator of a hotel shall post or cause to be posted in each room of the hotel he operates a floor plan of the corridor on which the room is located, showing all available exits. Such plan shall be posted in a conspicuous lo…

(425 ILCS 70/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 902) Sec. 2. Definition. As used in this Act, "volunteer fire protection association" means any fire department which is manned by volunteers and organized for the purpose of combatting fires in a specified area. The provisions of this Act …

(425 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 128) Sec. 2. Possession, sale, and use of fireworks. Except as hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership, or corporation to knowingly possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or e…

(425 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 702) Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the Space Heating Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(425 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 2) Sec. 2. All buildings of the number of stories and used for the purposes set forth in section one (1) of this Act, which shall be hereafter erected within this State, shall upon or before their completion each be provided with fire escape…

(425 ILCS 20/2) Sec. 2. Recovery of costs; fire hydrant; dry hydrant. (a) As used in this Section: "Dry hydrant" means a fire hydrant which is installed to provide access to water from a lake, pond, or other body of water rather than water from a public or private water supply sy…

(425 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 102) Sec. 2. The following words and phrases, when used in this Act, shall for the purpose of this Act have the following definition and meaning: (a) The term fireworks shall mean and include any explosive composition or any substance or co…

(425 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7002) Sec. 2. Whenever the Director determines that geographic areas of contiguous territory within the State are in need of special protection from forest fires, the Director may order the establishment of one or more intensive forest fire …

(425 ILCS 35/2.1) Sec. 2.1. Pyrotechnic displays or pyrotechnic service. Each pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service shall be conducted by a licensed lead pyrotechnic operator employed by a licensed pyrotechnic distributor or a licensed production company, or insured as an ad…

(425 ILCS 35/2.2) Sec. 2.2. Consumer displays. Each consumer display shall be handled by a competent individual who has received training from a consumer fireworks training class approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Applications for consumer display permits shall be …

(425 ILCS 35/2.3) Sec. 2.3. Consumer distributors and retailers. No person may act as a consumer distributor or retailer or advertise or use any title implying that the person is a consumer distributor or retailer unless registered with the Office of the State Fire Marshal. No co…

(425 ILCS 30/20) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 120) Sec. 20. The Office shall give all applicants for, or holders of certificates of registration sufficient opportunity to be heard before any final decision to revoke or to refuse to issue a certificate of registration under this Act, s…

(425 ILCS 68/20) Sec. 20. Truss construction emblem. (a) The truss construction emblem shall have a bright and reflective color or be made of reflective material. The shape of the emblem shall be an isosceles triangle and the size shall be 12 inches horizontally by 6 inches verti…

(425 ILCS 7/20) Sec. 20. Good faith. With the exception of willful and wanton misconduct, any individual who in good faith acts in accordance with the terms of this Act or assisting in reporting shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessio…

(425 ILCS 75/20) Sec. 20. Exemptions. This Act does not apply to sprayed fire-resistant material applicators at facilities licensed by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 CFR 50 or 10 CFR 52 or to employees of those facilities while engaged in the performance of th…

(425 ILCS 8/20) Sec. 20. Performance standard. (a) When tested in accordance with Section 15 of this Act, no more than 25% of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full-length burns. (b) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted in accordance with Section 3…

(425 ILCS 30/21) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 121) Sec. 21. The manner of conducting hearings provided for in section 20 of this Act shall conform, as nearly as may be, to the provisions governing hearings set forth in Sections 2105-100, 2105-105, 2105-110, 2105-115, 2105-120, and 210…

(425 ILCS 30/21.01) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 121.01) Sec. 21.01. All final administrative decisions of the Office hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules …

(425 ILCS 30/22) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 122) Sec. 22. The Office may adopt reasonable rules and regulations relating to the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-147.)

(425 ILCS 30/23) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 123) Sec. 23. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as applying to the transportation of any article or thing shipped in conformity with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, nor as applying to the mil…

(425 ILCS 30/24) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 124) Sec. 24. The provisions of this Act shall not be construed or held to abrogate or in any way affect the power of cities, villages, and incorporated towns to regulate, restrain and prohibit the use of fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes…

(425 ILCS 7/25) Sec. 25. Application. This Act applies only to hospitals that treat a patient initially for a burn injury. This Act does not apply to a hospital that receives a patient who has been transferred for a burn that was initially treated at another hospital. Nothing in …

(425 ILCS 30/25) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 125) Sec. 25. Whoever fails to comply with or violates any of the provisions of the Act shall be guilty of a petty offense, and whoever, after receiving written notice from the Office, or its authorized representative, directing compliance…

(425 ILCS 8/25) Sec. 25. Test data. To ensure compliance with the performance standard specified in Section 20 of this Act, data from testing conducted by manufacturers to comply with this performance standard shall be kept on file by the manufacturers for a period of 3 years and…

(425 ILCS 30/26) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 126) Sec. 26. This Act shall take effect on the first day of August, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-five. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 881.)

(425 ILCS 25/3) Sec. 3. Definitions. In this Act: "Chief of the fire department" means the senior fire officer of a municipal fire department, volunteer fire department, or fire protection district. "Local authority having jurisdiction" means a unit of local government or fire pr…

(425 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 703) Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Integral Reservoir" means the container for the supply of fuel held within the heating unit. (b) "Self-supporting heater" means any h…

(425 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7003) Sec. 3. Whenever the Director deems a forest fire hazard to exist in any district he may issue a proclamation declaring it unlawful within the district, during the period covered by the proclamation, to set on fire or cause to be set o…

(425 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 55 1/2, par. 3) Sec. 3. The notice to provide fire escapes shall be in writing and shall be served on the owner, trustees, lessee or occupant of any building not provided with fire escapes in accordance with the provisions of this Act, commanding such ow…

(425 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3503) Sec. 3. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall have power to enforce this Act. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the mayor, or other corporate authorities of the town or city, may close and prohibit all public buildings, he…

(425 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 103) Sec. 3. Fireworks shall not be stored or kept for sale in a store: (a) Where paints, oils or varnishes are manufactured or kept for use or sale unless such paints, oils or varnishes are in original unbroken containers. (b) Where rosin,…

(425 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 803) Sec. 3. (a) Every dwelling unit or hotel shall be equipped with at least one approved smoke detector in an operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The detector shall be installed on the ceiling and …

(425 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 74) Sec. 3. Any owner who does not comply with the provisions of the Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 78-255.)

(425 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 903) Sec. 3. Fires of nonmembers or nonsubscribers; fees. (a) A volunteer fire protection association may respond to any fire within its area regardless of whether the property owner is a member of or subscriber to the association. (b) In r…

(425 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 83) Sec. 3. Any hotel operator who violates this Act shall be guilty of a business offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 for each day of violation. (Source: P.A. 82-186.)

(425 ILCS 35/3.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 129.1) Sec. 3.1. No fireworks shall be discharged, ignited or exploded at any point in the State within 600 feet of any hospital, asylum or infirmary. (Source: P.A. 81-623.)

(425 ILCS 35/3.2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 129.2) Sec. 3.2. The use of what are technically known as fireworks showers or any mixture containing potassium chlorate, and sulphur in theatres or public halls is hereby prohibited. (Source: P.A. 81-623.)

(425 ILCS 35/3.3) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 129.3) Sec. 3.3. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting the manufacture, storage or use of signals or fuses necessary for the safe operation of railroads, trucks, aircraft, or other instrumentalities of transportat…