Peoria Fire Department

An estimated crowd of around 400 first responders, elected officials, civic leaders and community members attended the 25th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Friday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

A 70-year-old woman has died after a fire broke out early Sunday morning in a high-rise apartment building just west of Downtown Peoria.

The Peoria Fire Department said a Thursday night fire that damaged multiple vehicles on West Main Street was intentionally set.

A 17-year-old girl died early Thursday after the vehicle she was in was struck by another vehicle that fled from a traffic stop in Peoria’s East Bluff neighborhood.

Elected officials, community members and student-athletes joined Peoria Fire Department personnel Friday for an open house to celebrate the new Station 16 on Northmoor Road.

An automatic aid agreement between the Peoria and Peoria Heights fire departments is now in place. Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said the intergovernmental agreement will see city fire personnel respond to working structure fires, automobile extrications and cardiac arrest calls within the village.

The Peoria City Council approved the new collective bargaining agreement during its first regular meeting of the calendar year. Members of Peoria Firefighters Local 50 previously ratified the agreement on Jan. 6.

The Peoria Fire Department has been awarded more than $3 million in federal funding to cover costs of adding more firefighters, boosting its emergency response capabilities.

A 62-year-old Peoria man faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing another man found inside a garage that had been set on fire last month.

Following a series of intentionally set fires at the New Hope Apartments supportive housing shelter in downtown Peoria, residents are being allowed to stay in the building with around-the-clock fire watch teams on patrol.