Volunteer firefighters
The new law lets the State Fire Marshal create and award grants for not-for-profit fire departments and protection districts across Illinois.
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The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a proposal Thursday to allow not-for-profit fire departments to receive state grant funding.
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill into law to require the tracking of firefighter deaths.
Many nonprofit fire departments in central and southern Illinois cannot get grant funding for equipment and building upgrades since the state only provides grants to municipal departments.
