Fire Department FAQs

Q: Can we burn in the City of Pekin?

A: As per City of Pekin Ordinances it is illegal to burn leaves in the city. Per the Environmental Protection Agency it is illegal to burn construction material in the State of Illinois. Citizens can have small outside cooking or small camp fires if they comply with the following guidelines: the fire must be at minimum fifty (50) feet from any structure, the citizen must have a charged hose line present at all time, the fire must be kept small in size, the citizen must be present with the fire as long as the area is hot and even if all of the above are complied with, if someone calls and complains the Fire Department is still obligated to respond and extinguish the fire.

Q: Can citizens have and utilize fireworks in the City of Pekin?

A: As long as the fireworks are less than .25mg content of fireworks, it can be in the possession of citizens of the City of Pekin.

Q: What services does the Pekin Fire Department offer?

A: Pekin Fire Fighters are trained in several professional areas. Pekin Fire Fighters must be trained as a minimum of the Fire Fighter II certification, all fire fighters hired after 2000 must be certified as an Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate, all fire fighters are certified Hazardous Materials Operations level, and we have over half of the department trained to the level of HAZMAT Technician B-Level. Pekin Fire Fighters are extremely active in the MABAS 42 Technical Rescue Team. Fire Fighters also perform Company Inspections each day of the week, along with performing pre-plans of the commercial, industrial and educational facilities. These are a few of the several areas of service that the Pekin Fire Department offers to the community.