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70 ILCS 705/11 (2026)

The board of trustees of any fire protection district incorporated under this Act has the power and it is its legal duty and obligation to provide as nearly adequate protection from fire for all persons and property within the said district as possible and to prescribe necessary regulations for the prevention and control of fire therein

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(70 ILCS 705/11) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 31)
    Sec. 11. The board of trustees of any fire protection district incorporated under this Act has the power and it is its legal duty and obligation to provide as nearly adequate protection from fire for all persons and property within the said district as possible and to prescribe necessary regulations for the prevention and control of fire therein. The board of trustees may provide and maintain life saving and rescue equipment, services and facilities, including an emergency ambulance service. Except in cities having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants and except in municipalities in which fire prevention codes have been adopted, the board of trustees has the express power to adopt and enforce fire prevention codes and standards parallel to national standards.
(Source: P.A. 81-1375.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1994–2019 · leading case: Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 828 N.E.2d 216 (Ill. 2005).
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Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 828 N.E.2d 216 (Ill. 2005). · cites it 4× “The District cited section 11 of the Fire Protection District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 705/11 (West 2002)) as the basis for its authority to adopt and enforce its fire protection ordinance.”
Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 797 N.E.2d 1130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 9× “They pointed out that pursuant to section 11 of the Fire Protection District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 705/11 (West 2002)), the District does not have the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances when a municipality has adopted fire prevention laws.”
ADT Sec. Servs., Inc. v. Lisle-Woodridge Fire Prot. Dist., 672 F.3d 492 (7th Cir. 2012). · cites it 3× “9,1980 (codified at 70 ILCS 705/11) (emergency ambulance service); Pub.”
Alarm Detection Sys., Incor v. Orland Fire Prot. Distri, 929 F.3d 865 (7th Cir. 2019). “, adopt safety codes and protocols, 70 ILCS 705/11, and employ firefighters and collect needed funds for their operation, 70 ILCS 705/6.”
Alarm Detection Sys., Inc. v. Orland Fire Prot. Dist., 194 F. Supp. 3d 706 (N.D. Ill. 2016). “The District Act gives fire protection districts “the express power to adopt and enforce fire prevention codes and standards,” 70 ILCS 705/11, “the powers to buy or lease firefighting equipment, employ firefighters, and impose civil fines for setting false fire alarms, 70 ILCS…”
Orland Fire Prot. Dist. v. Intrastate Piping & Controls, Inc., 637 N.E.2d 641 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “31 (now 70 ILCS 705/11 (West 1992) and now cited as the Fire Protection District Act (70 ILCS 705/0.”
The Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 5× “They pointed out that pursuant to section 11 of the Fire Protection District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 705/11 (West 2002)), the District does not have the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances when a municipality has adopted fire prevention laws.”
Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP (Ill. 2005). · cites it 2× “The District cited section 11 of the Fire Protection District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 705/11 (West 2002)) as the basis for its authority to adopt and enforce its fire protection ordinance.”
Alarm Detection Sys., Incor v. Orland Fire Prot. Distri (7th Cir. 2019). “, adopt safety codes and protocols, 70 ILCS 705/11, and employ firefighters and collect needed funds for their operation, 70 ILCS 705/6.”
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Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 797 N.E.2d 1130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “They pointed out that pursuant to section 11 of the Fire Protection District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 705/11 (West 2002)), the District does not have the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances when a municipality has adopted fire prevention laws.”
The Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “They pointed out that pursuant to section 11 of the Fire Protection District Act (Act) (70 ILCS 705/11 (West 2002)), the District does not have the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances when a municipality has adopted fire prevention laws.”
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