The calls in Winfield included 18 fires - six structure fires, three vehicle fires and nine other fires.
In all, the department saw $44,600 in fire loss - or about $2,478 per fire.
The department also received 148 false calls, including two malicious calls and 146 other false calls.
The Winfield Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $2,833,333 in 2017.
The Winfield FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 12 active employees and two retired or inactive employees, was $87,473 positive as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $3,645 for every fire in 2016.
Winfield Fire Protection District fire incidents
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Structure Fires | 8 | 6 | -25 |
Vehicle Fires | 6 | 3 | -50 |
Other fires | 10 | 9 | -10 |
Total Fires | 24 | 18 | -25 |
Total Calls | 159 | 166 | 4.4 |