Fire Service News
Notification to Fire Service: Minimum Firefighter Age Requirement
Posted: March 1, 2013

The notification to the Fire Service includes an e-mail blast, e-mail to all FD e-mail accounts, notice on website and Facebook.

Effective March 1, 2013, the Division of Personnel Standards and Education is requiring that an Illinois firefighter must be the minimum age of 18 to participate with the OSFM Certification program.  Participation includes, but is not limited to, challenging an OSFM written or practical examination, and the submission of OSFM course completion.

Any person under the age of 18 will not receive an OSFM certification.

All Illinois fire department personnel rosters must be updated to include the date of birth of all active members serving on the fire department.

The OSFM will not permit the scheduling of an applicant who has not provided their date of birth.
To update the fire department roster, please utilize the PSE on-line Web Access system.

All Illinois firefighters who are currently under the age of 18 and who have previously participated in the OSFM certification program, but who are not yet certified, will be unable to continue their participation in the OSFM certification program until the age requirement is met.  Their records will remain on file, and upon reaching the age of 18, those applicants will become eligible to participate in the OSFM certification program.
 
No Illinois firefighter who is under the age of 18 will be permitted to challenge an OSFM written examination.  This includes all Illinois firefighters under the age of 18 who have previously received a confirmation to challenge an OSFM written examination.

Job announcement - USFA - $105,211.00 to $136,771.00 / Per Year
Posted: May 22, 2013

Please see the link below for a vacancy announcement for a Supervisory Program Specialist, GS-301-14, position located in the Management Operations and Support Services Division. 
If you are applying as an outside/all sources candidate you will need to apply for Announcement # MG-2013-13862-KJD-894614DE

• https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/343852100

If you are applying as a current or former Federal employee you will need to apply for Announcement # MG-2013-13862-KJD-894786MP

• https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/343854100


Dr. Denis Onieal
Superintendent
National Fire Academy
United States Fire Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
301 447 1117

Round 26 DHS Assistance to Firefighters FY 2012 Grant Award(s) - Illinois
Posted: May 16, 2013

This award is made under the Fiscal Year 2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. This is round 26 of Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program announcements.

Here's a link to all the associated documents.

http://www.sfm.illinois.gov/documents/GrantNotification.pdf

http://www.sfm.illinois.gov/documents/FactSheet.pdf

http://www.sfm.illinois.gov/documents/awardlist.xls

OSFM Home > Fire Service >Grants Available through the OSFM

GRANTS AND REVOLVING LOANS

FY13 Small Equipment Grant Program

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is now accepting applications for the Small Equipment Grant. The purpose of the program is to provide grants directly to local units of government for the purchase of small equipment by an Illinois Fire Department. The Fire Marshal is pleased to announce $2 Million will be distributed in fiscal year 2013. The Grant Application Period ended January 31, 2013.

Illinois Finance Authority - Rural Development Loan Program

In participation with the Rural Development Administration's Intermediary Relending Program, the Illinois Finance Authority will finance business facilities and community development located in rural communities with populations of less than 25,000. Loan proceeds may be used to finance the purchase of land, construction or renovation of an industrial or commercial building, construction or improvement of infrastructure or purchase of machinery and equipment.

 

Information and Eligibility

  • Eligibility
    In order for a fire department, fire protection district or township fire department to be eligible for any grant or revolving loan offered through the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), the department must be in compliance with the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) for a minimum of 24 months prior to the open application period. To check on your NFIRS compliance, click on the following link:
    http://www.sfm.illinois.gov/reports/FireDepartmentIncidentReporting.pdf

Name of Grant or Loan

Do You Qualify?

Amount Available
(Subject to Legislative appropriation)

Status

Contact

Small Equipment Grant Program

This program provides grants to local units of government in Illinois for the purchase of small equipment by a fire department, fire protection district or township fire department.

For more information, click on Rules

Up to $26,000

Last grant application period closed February 20, 2010.

FY 2010 Grant Recipient

An open application period has not been determined.

Ambulance Revolving Loan Program

This program provides interest-free loans to local units of government in Illinois for the purchase of ambulances by a fire department, fire protection district, township fire department or non-profit ambulance service. 

For more information, click on Rules

$100,000


Repayment period may not exceed 10 years.

Last loan application period closed December 19, 2008.

FY 2009 Loan Recipients

 

An open application period has not been determined.

Fire Truck Revolving Loan Program

This program provides interest-free loans to local units of government in Illinois for the purchase of fire trucks by a fire department, fire protection district or township fire department. 

For more information, click on Rules

$250,000


Repayment period may not exceed 20 years.

Open application period, ending April 20, 2012.

 

Program Guidance and Application

 

2012 Loan Recipients

 

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Fire Station Revolving Loan Program

This program provides interest-free loans to local units of government in Illinois for the construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or expansion of a fire station or the acquisition of land for the construction or expansion of a fire station by a fire department, fire protection district or township fire department.

 

$2,000,000

Repayment period may not exceed 25 years.

To date, this program has not been funded.

 

An open application period has not been determined.

2012 Loan Recipients