Knowledge Base

FOIA Request Portal:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests must go through the City's centralized portal: https://evanston.nextrequest.com/

Helpful FOIA Request Tips:

• When requesting Fire Incident Reports, Ambulance Reports, Ambulance Billing Records, or Fire Investigation Reports, it is most helpful to include in the request the 1) date and approximate time of the incident, 2) the address of the incident, and 3) if applicable the name of the patient transported.
  

• When requesting Ambulance Reports or Ambulance Billing Records, you must upload a HIPAA release for the patient being transported in order for us to release the records.
  

• If looking for information on multiple incidents, please make sure to include the timeframe in which you are looking for records (i.e. "December 2021" or "all of 2022"), and specify the exact data you are looking for (i.e. response times, addresses)