Fire Protection District Act

Illinois · Special Districts · §§ 70-705-0-01 to 70-705-9 · 123 sections

Overview

The Fire Protection District Act governs the creation, governance, and operation of fire protection districts in Illinois — special-purpose local units, run by boards of trustees, that provide fire protection and related emergency services. It sets out how districts are formed, altered, and consolidated through voter petitions, referenda conducted under the general election law, and court hearings on the resulting petitions, and it specifies who may serve as a trustee and how election costs and outstanding district debts are handled. It also defines the districts' operating powers and duties, including eminent domain, acquisition and sale of property, competitive bidding, service to public school buildings outside district lines, hazardous-materials response planning, addressing systems, access or key boxes, charges to non-residents, foreign fire insurance boards, and state-administered grant programs.

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Sections covered

70 ILCS 705/0.01Short title
70 ILCS 705/1Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/10Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/1.01Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/10.1Eligibility requirements for board members
70 ILCS 705/1.02When an election is held to organize a fire protection district and the proposition fails, and the proposed district is wholly included in, or is coterminous with, a municipality, the cost of conducting the election shall be paid by the municipality
70 ILCS 705/1.03Whenever a proposition or public question is required to be submitted, pursuant to this Act, for approval or rejection by the electors at an election, the time and manner of conducting such referendum shall be in accordance with the general election law of the State
70 ILCS 705/1.04Whenever a county clerk or other election authority places upon a ballot the question of creating or altering a fire protection district, such clerk or other election authority shall notify the Office of the State Fire Marshal that such a proposition is to be put before the electorate
70 ILCS 705/1.05The Office of the State Fire Marshal may distribute grants to groups of registered voters to defray the expenses of organizing a new fire protection district
70 ILCS 705/10.5Eminent domain
70 ILCS 705/10aSale or exchange of property
70 ILCS 705/10bSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/10cAsset distribution; contracts
70 ILCS 705/10dPurchase of tires under joint purchasing authority
70 ILCS 705/11Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/11aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/11bSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/11cThe board of trustees of any fire protection district organized hereunder shall provide fire protection service for public school buildings situated outside the district in accordance with Section 16-10 of "The School Code"
70 ILCS 705/11dSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/11eThe board of trustees of any fire protection district is authorized to plan, adopt, implement and maintain an addressing system within the district for the purpose of enabling the district to provide fast delivery of fire fighting and emergency medical care services
70 ILCS 705/11fCharge against non-residents
70 ILCS 705/11gThe board of trustees of any fire protection district may provide for the planning and implementation of services necessary to prevent or respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials, provided that no fees shall be charged for such planning and implementation
70 ILCS 705/11hFire suppression grant program
70 ILCS 705/11iDepartment foreign fire insurance board
70 ILCS 705/11jInstallation of access or key boxes
70 ILCS 705/11kCompetitive bidding; notice requirements
70 ILCS 705/11l(Renumbered)
70 ILCS 705/11mEnforcement of the Fire Investigation Act
70 ILCS 705/11nReimbursement for lift-assist services
70 ILCS 705/12Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/13Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/14Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/14.01Any two or more adjoining fire protection districts may merge and form a single consolidated district which shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of this Act
70 ILCS 705/14.02A consolidated district may be formed upon petition signed by 50 or more of the legal voters resident within the limits of each of the districts proposed to be consolidated
70 ILCS 705/14.03The clerk of the court shall give notice of the hearing substantially in the form and in the manner and for the length of time provided hereinafter
70 ILCS 705/14.04Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given by publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the districts are situated
70 ILCS 705/14.05At the hearing the court shall first determine whether the districts are adjoining, as described in Section 14.01, and whether the petition is signed by 50 or more of the legal voters resident within the limits of each of the districts proposed to be consolidated
70 ILCS 705/14.06Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/14.07Upon the organization of the consolidated district, the duties of trustees and other officers of each district consolidated therein shall cease
70 ILCS 705/14.08In case any district consolidated into a consolidated district has bonds or notes outstanding which are a lien on funds on hand in the treasury at the time of consolidation, such lien shall be unimpaired by such consolidation and the lien shall continue in favor of the bond or note holders
70 ILCS 705/14.09The consolidation of any district into a consolidated district shall not affect the obligation of any contract entered into by the district consolidated into the consolidated district
70 ILCS 705/14.10Consolidation not to interfere with tax collection
70 ILCS 705/14.11All suits pending in any court on behalf of or against any district, when the district is consolidated into a consolidated district, may be prosecuted or defended in the name of the consolidated district
70 ILCS 705/14.12The title to all property of a district consolidated into a consolidated district is transferred to the consolidated district and is vested therein, to be held, however, for the same purposes and uses, and subject to the same conditions as before consolidation
70 ILCS 705/14.13All firemen lawfully in the employment of any district consolidated into a consolidated district shall become members of the fire department of the consolidated district
70 ILCS 705/14.14Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/15Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/15aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/15bPetition to cease operations; referendum
70 ILCS 705/15cDisconnection of fire protection district territory within a home rule municipality
70 ILCS 705/15dDisconnection of fire protection district territory by a municipality; economic impact analysis
70 ILCS 705/15eDissolution of Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District
70 ILCS 705/16Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.01Every fire protection district having a fire department of which any officers or members are full time, paid members shall be subject to Sections 16.01 to 16.18, inclusive
70 ILCS 705/16.02Within thirty days after Sections 16.01 to 16.18, inclusive, become effective in a fire protection district, the Board of Trustees of a fire protection district having 12 or more full time paid members shall appoint the first members of the board of fire commissioners
70 ILCS 705/16.03Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.04aThe board of fire commissioners shall appoint all officers and members of the fire departments of the district, except the Chief of the fire department
70 ILCS 705/16.04bAppointment of fire chief
70 ILCS 705/16.05The board shall make rules (1) to carry out the purpose of Sections 16.01 to 16.18 inclusive, and (2) for appointments and removals in accordance with the provisions of such sections
70 ILCS 705/16.06Eligibility for positions in fire department; disqualifications
70 ILCS 705/16.06bOriginal appointments; full-time fire department
70 ILCS 705/16.06cAlternative procedure; original appointment; full-time firefighter
70 ILCS 705/16.07Additional credit or points
70 ILCS 705/16.08aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.08bEmergency medical technician licensure; training
70 ILCS 705/16.09Notice of the time and place of every eligibility examination shall be given by the board by a publication at least two weeks preceding the examination in a newspaper of general circulation within the fire protection district
70 ILCS 705/16.10The board of fire commissioners shall prepare and keep a register of persons whose general average standing, upon examination, is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of the board, and who are otherwise eligible
70 ILCS 705/16.11The board, by its rules, shall provide for promotion in the fire department on the basis of ascertained merit and seniority in service and examination, and shall provide in all cases, where it is practicable, that vacancies shall be filled by promotion
70 ILCS 705/16.11aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.11bSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.12Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.13aWhen the force of the Fire Department is reduced, and positions displaced or abolished, seniority shall prevail, and the officers and members so reduced in rank or removed from the service of the Fire Department shall be considered furloughed without pay
70 ILCS 705/16.13bSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.13cWhen the force of the fire department is reduced, and positions displaced or abolished, seniority shall prevail and the officers and members so reduced in rank, or removed from the service of the fire department shall be considered furloughed without pay
70 ILCS 705/16.13dSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.14Annually, at any time the corporate authorities may provide, the board of fire commissioners shall submit to the board of trustees a report of its activities, and of the rules in force and the practical effect thereof
70 ILCS 705/16.15The board may employ a secretary, or may designate one of its own members to act as secretary
70 ILCS 705/16.16Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.16aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16.17The board of trustees shall provide suitable rooms for the board of fire commissioners, and shall allow reasonable use of public buildings for holding examinations by the board
70 ILCS 705/16.18The secretary shall be paid a reasonable compensation for his services, to be fixed by the board of trustees
70 ILCS 705/16aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16bAppeals from final orders and judgments may be taken from the circuit court as in other civil cases
70 ILCS 705/16cSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/16dTransfer of property between districts
70 ILCS 705/17If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Act is held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other sections, paragraphs, clauses or provisions of this Act
70 ILCS 705/18Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/19Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/19aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/2All courts in this State shall take judicial notice of the existence of all fire protection districts organized under this Act and every such district shall constitute a body corporate and as such may sue or be sued in all courts
70 ILCS 705/20Disconnection by operation of law
70 ILCS 705/20aSpecial Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/21Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/21.1Any resident of a county containing a fire protection district which has no legal voters residing therein may file a petition to dissolve the fire protection district in the circuit court of the county where the district was organized
70 ILCS 705/22Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/22.1Emergency ambulance service
70 ILCS 705/23Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/24Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/25Reimbursement for specialized rescue services
70 ILCS 705/26Technical rescue services
70 ILCS 705/27Notification of sale of or changes to private or semi-private water systems
70 ILCS 705/28Response-time study before closure of fire station or district
70 ILCS 705/3Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/3.1Annexation under a comprehensive county fire protection plan
70 ILCS 705/3.2Annexation of surrounded unincorporated territory under 60 acres
70 ILCS 705/3.3Annexation of covered areas
70 ILCS 705/4Trustees; conflict of interest; violations
70 ILCS 705/4.01Five-member boards
70 ILCS 705/4.02Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/4.03Elected 5-member board
70 ILCS 705/4.04Change from a 7-member board to a 5-member or 3-member board
70 ILCS 705/4aChange to elected board of trustees; petition; election; ballot; nomination and election of trustees
70 ILCS 705/4bAny fire protection district, that has determined to have an elected rather than an appointed board of trustees pursuant to Section 4a, may, in the manner provided in this Section, revert to an appointed board of trustees
70 ILCS 705/5Whenever a member of an elected board of trustees of a fire protection district ceases to be an inhabitant of the district, his or her office shall become immediately vacant
70 ILCS 705/6Board of trustees; powers
70 ILCS 705/6.1Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/6.2Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly
70 ILCS 705/6.3Health insurance; joint mental health therapy services
70 ILCS 705/6.4Mental health counseling
70 ILCS 705/7Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/8Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act
70 ILCS 705/8.20Open burning
70 ILCS 705/9Special Districts › 70 ILCS 705 — Fire Protection District Act

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