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Arson Awareness Week The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is raising awareness about the seriousness of the crime of arson during Arson Awareness Week. This year’s theme is Protecting Houses of Worship Against ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — May 5 through 11 marks Arson Awareness Week. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is warning against committing this serious crime, focusing this year on the theme of “Protecting Houses of Worship Against Arson.” From 2020-2022, the United States Fire Administration said an average of 1,300 fires a […]

The Reno Fire Departments Boston is the only accelerant dog in the whole region and can smell ignitable liquids.

It’s unclear whether the four suspects and more than 30 fires set over two days are in any way related, and while no one was hurt, one report says that a suspect managed to escape custody.

It’s Arson Awareness Week.  Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office spokesman JC Fultz urges local fire departments to have a plan in place in the event of civil unrest and fires break out.  Last year in Illinois, state investigators responded to more than one thousand suspected cases of arson.  The office also has seven accelerant detection dogs that were brought in for 263 cases. The Decatur Radio App-The Latest News, Sports And Events In Your Hands