Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal

The Firefighting Medal of Honor Annual Award program established by Public Act 86-1230, will place emphasis and priority on the consideration of firefighters who have been killed or seriously injured in the line of duty and those who have displayed exceptional bravery or heroism while performing their duties as a firefighter. 

Nominations are being accepted until February 1. Click the link below to nominate someone today. 

Fire Prevention & Life Safety Award This award is in recognition of the extraordinary efforts performed by individuals in furtherance of fire prevention and life safety.

If you know someone who is deserving of this award, click the link below and nominate them today! Deadline for nominations is March 1. 

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry administers the USDA Forest Service’s VFA funds. The funds are for rural and small fire departments. The grant funds fire projects at 50% of the cost of a project up to $10,000 per department. Forestry’s portion is up to $10,000, the Department may spend as much as they need to complete the project. No one item can be $5,000 or more. The funds can only be used for fire projects, EMS, HazMat or crash rescue are not eligible.

The National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) is currently being rolled out by region across the nation, and Illinois fire departments will be brought onboard beginning in December 2025. This page will help fire chiefs and other personnel prepare for the shift from NFIRS to NERIS.

This page provides information to help Illinois fire departments shift from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS)

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has made some changes to the Portal login, and a dual authentication system has been added. If you did not previously set up your authentication and are therefore unable to login, you will need to go on the Portal and register your email. Email addresses that were not authenticated by 9/22/2025 have been removed from the system.

Please note that if your department is using Vector, you must register the same email address that you use with Vector. Otherwise, your information will not upload correctly.

If you are having trouble logging in, please contact our office at sfm.pse@illinois.gov.

You will want to register for the OSFM portal through our website.