Month: October 2020

Illinois Revises Smoke Detector Act

Illinois Revises Smoke Detector Act Amended Law Now Requires Homes to Update Their Smoke Detectors Most residents in Illinois are likely unaware of a new law that will take effect January 1, 2023. In August 2017, Illinois quietly amended the Smoke Detector Act, first passed in 1988. The new law requires homes to have smoke […]

American Airlines

American Airlines Located on the airside of O’Hare International Airport is American Airlines’ new 91,000 square foot facility. This two-story structure provides service and maintenance to general-use equipment and vehicles. American uses this equipment to support, fuel, and handle cargo for its commercial airplanes. As a result, this structure provides the fleet the ideal arrangement to […]

Our Lady of the Angels

USAFP PROVIDES FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO OUR LADY OF ANGELS SCHOOL, SITE OF DEVASTATING 1958 FIRE More than 1,600 students and faculty attended Our Lady of Angels School, located in Humboldt Park on Chicago’s West Side. On December 1st, 1958, shortly before the school day ended, a fire ignited in a basement trash pile. As […]

Fire Prevention Week 2020

Fire Prevention Week 2020 The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the most devastating fires to date, killing over 250 people and destroying over 17,400 structures. As a result, in 1925 President Calvin Coolidge started the National Observance of Fire Prevention Week to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire. Fire Protection week has been […]