Report: Which Illinois communities saw the most vehicle fires in 2017?
Oak Brook Fire District and Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District were among Illinois fire protection districts that reported responding to the most vehicle fire incidents per capita in 2017, according to the latest state report.
The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.
Illinois vehicle fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Vehicle fires per capita
1
Smithboro Fire Protection District
Smithboro
163
9
0.055
2
Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department
Fayetteville
341
11
0.032
3
Mccook Fire District
McCook
224
7
0.031
4
Fairview-Caseyville Twp Fire Protection District
Fairview
483
13
0.027
5
Bedford Park Fire District
Bedford Park
590
15
0.025
6
Cisco Fire Protection District
Cisco
250
4
0.016
7
Valmeyer Fire Protection District
Valmeyer
1,256
18
0.014
8
Sauget Fire District
Sauget
149
2
0.013
9
Arenzville Fire & Rescue
Arenzville
377
5
0.013
10
Forest View Fire District
Forest View
687
9
0.013
11
Ashley Fire Protection District
Ashley
496
6
0.012
12
Ellis Grove Fire District
Ellis Grove
348
4
0.011
13
Bellmont Fire Protection District
Bellmont
268
3
0.011
14
West Salem Rural Fire Protection District
West Salem
866
9
0.010
15
Horseshoe Lake Fire Protection District
Olive Branch
617
6
0.010
16
Edgewood Bi-County Fire Protection District
Mason
337
3
0.009
17
Mt Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District
McLean
803
7
0.009
18
Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District
Pleasant Hill
932
8
0.009
19
Bishop Hill Fire Protection Department
Bishop Hill
123
1
0.008
20
Marine Fire Protection Department
Marine
925
7
0.008
21
Medora Volunteer Fire Department
Medora
398
3
0.008
22
Cave Eastern Fire Protection District
Thompsonville
530
4
0.008
23
Buckheart Fire Protection District
Dunfermline
278
2
0.007
24
Brimfield Fire Protection Department
Brimfield
842
6
0.007
25
Monroe Twp Fire Protection District
Monroe Center
440
3
0.007
26
Mitchell Fire Protection District
Mitchell
1,183
8
0.007
27
Bondville Fire District
Bondville
446
3
0.007
28
Shoal Creek Fire Protection District
Sorento
463
3
0.006
29
Shabbona Fire Protection Department
Shabbona
920
6
0.007
30
Shabbona Fire Protection Department
Shabbona
920
6
0.007
31
Raymond-Harvel Fire District
Raymond
954
6
0.006
32
Fairmont City Fire District
Fairmont City
2,486
15
0.006
33
Georgetown Fire Protection District
Georgetown
516
3
0.006
34
Grand Ridge Fire District
Grand Ridge
529
3
0.006
35
Latham Fire Protection District
Latham
362
2
0.006
36
Good Hope-Sciota Fire Protection District
Good Hope
372
2
0.005
37
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
Seymour
367
2
0.005
38
Utica Fire District
North Utica
1,344
7
0.005
39
Clover Twp Fire District
Woodhull
783
4
0.005
40
Wayne Fire Protection District #1
Wayne City
1,021
5
0.005
41
Quarry-Elsah-Mississippi Fire Protection District
Elsah
630
3
0.005
42
Nashville Fire Protection Department
Nashville
3,057
14
0.005
43
South Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department
South Wilmington
652
3
0.005
44
Hazelcrest Dept Of Fire Rescue
East Hazel Crest
1,527
7
0.005
45
Thomasboro Fire Protection District
Thomasboro
1,110
5
0.005
46
Ashton Fire District
Ashton
907
4
0.004
47
Lexington Fire Protection District
Lexington
2,047
9
0.004
48
Aroma Park Fire Protection District
Aroma Park
701
3
0.004
49
Mendon Volunteer Fire Department
Mendon
942
4
0.004
50
Brighton Betsey Ann Fire Protection District
Brighton
2,151
9
0.004
51
East St Louis Fire District
East St. Louis
26,662
110
0.004
52
Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District
Lawrenceville
4,406
18
0.004
53
Sandoval Fire Protection District
Sandoval
1,221
5
0.004
54
Magnolia Fire District
Magnolia
249
1
0.004
55
Altona Fire Protection District
Altona
506
2
0.004
56
Hoyleton Fire Protection District
Hoyleton
501
2
0.004
57
Ashmore Fire District
Ashmore
759
3
0.004
58
Cherry Valley Fire Protection District
Cherry Valley
3,078
12
0.004
59
Ramsey Fire Protection District
Ramsey
1,015
4
0.004
60
Rankin Fire Protection District-Rankin Unit
Rankin
532
2
0.004
61
Alexis Fire Protection District
Alexis
794
3
0.004
62
Little Wabash Fire Protection District
Grayville
1,596
6
0.004
63
Equality Fire District
Equality
541
2
0.004
64
Hutsonville Twp Fire Protection District
Hutsonville
538
2
0.004
65
Neoga Fire Protection District
Neoga
1,625
6
0.004
66
Biggsville Fire Protection District
Biggsville
275
1
0.004
67
Ridge Farm Fire Protection District
Ridge Farm
835
3
0.004
68
Newman Fire Protection Department
Newman
849
3
0.004
69
Big Rock Fire Protection District
Big Rock
1,155
4
0.003
70
Minonk Fire Protection District
Minonk
2,006
7
0.003
71
Olmsted Volunteer Fire Department
Olmsted
298
1
0.003
72
Cowden Fire Protection District
Cowden
580
2
0.003
73
Dieterich Fire Protection District
Dieterich
607
2
0.003
74
St Libory Volunteer Fire Department
St. Libory
603
2
0.003
75
Brookport Fire District
Brookport
913
3
0.003
76
Dwight Fire Protection District
Dwight
4,038
13
0.003
77
Ava Volunteer Fire Department
Ava
625
2
0.003
78
Leland Fire Protection Department
Leland
928
3
0.003
79
Mcleansboro Fire District
McLeansboro
2,786
9
0.003
80
Little York Fire Protection District
Little York
318
1
0.003
81
Marshall Fire Protection District
Marshall
3,860
12
0.003
82
Toulon Fire Protection District
Alpha
646
2
0.003
83
Cordova Fire Protection District
Cordova
655
2
0.003
84
Teutopolis Fire Protection District
Teutopolis
1,588
5
0.003
85
Joppa Volunteer Fire Department
Joppa
331
1
0.003
86
Colfax Fire District
Colfax
1,026
3
0.003
87
Okawville Fire Protection District
Okawville
1,376
4
0.003
88
Scales Mound Fire District
Scales Mound
360
1
0.003
89
Crossville Fire District
Crossville
702
2
0.003
90
Lacon-Sparland Fire Protection District
Lacon
1,781
5
0.003
91
East Dundee-Countryside Fire Protection District
East Dundee
3,192
9
0.003
92
South Jacksonville Fire District
South Jacksonville
3,165
9
0.003
93
Xenia Volunteer Fire Protection Department
Xenia
375
1
0.003
94
Illiopolis Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Mound
1,095
3
0.003
95
Virginia Volunteer Fire Department
Virginia
1,476
4
0.003
96
Winchester Volunteer Fire Department
Winchester
1,480
4
0.003
97
Tilton Fire District
Tilton
2,584
7
0.003
98
North Pike Fire Protection District
Perry
387
1
0.003
99
Calumet Park Fire District
Calumet Park
7,757
20
0.003
100
Oak Brook Fire District
Oak Brook
8,077
21
0.003
101
Griggsville Fire District
Griggsville
1,163
3
0.003
102
Warrensburg Fire Protection Department
Warrensburg
1,142
3
0.003
103
East Hazel Crest Fire District
East Hazel Crest
1,527
4
0.003
104
Oakwood Fire District
Oakwood
1,532
4
0.003
105
Seneca Fire District
Seneca
2,268
6
0.003
106
Tuscola Fire District
Tuscola
4,409
11
0.002
107
Hamel Fire Protection Department
Hamel
814
2
0.002
108
Cuba Fire Protection District
Cuba
1,197
3
0.003
109
White Hall Volunteer Fire Department
White Hall
2,372
6
0.003
110
Galena Fire Protection District
Galena
3,225
8
0.002
111
Posen Fire District
Posen
5,914
14
0.002
112
Hopedale Fire Protection District
Hopedale
829
2
0.002
113
Herrick Fire District
Herrick
431
1
0.002
114
Onarga Fire Protection District
Onarga
1,287
3
0.002
115
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice
12,836
30
0.002
116
Stockton Fire Protection District
Stockton
1,746
4
0.002
117
Argenta-Oreana Fire Protection District
Argenta
898
2
0.002
118
Cerro Gordo Fire Protection District
Cerro Gordo
1,339
3
0.002
119
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
Gillespie
3,142
7
0.002
120
Anna Fire District
Anna
4,187
9
0.002
121
Toledo Volunteer Fire Department
Greenup
1,490
3
0.002
122
Thornton Fire District
Thornton
2,448
5
0.002
123
Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District
Winnebago
2,989
6
0.002
124
St Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District
St. Joseph
3,959
8
0.002
125
Beecher Fire Protection District
Beecher
4,472
9
0.002
126
Tamms Volunteer Fire Department
Tamms
514
1
0.002
127
West Frankfort Fire District
West Frankfort
7,953
15
0.002
128
Earlville Fire Protection Department
Earlville
1,610
3
0.002
129
Menominee-Dunleith Fire District
East Dubuque
1,606
3
0.002
130
Tremont Fire Protection District
Tremont
2,141
4
0.002
131
Augusta Fire Protection District
Augusta
553
1
0.002
132
Williamsfield Fire Protection District
Williamsfield
555
1
0.002
133
Camp Point Fire Protection District
Camp Point
1,103
2
0.002
134
Markham Fire District
Markham
12,538
22
0.002
135
Bunker Hill Fire Protection District
Bunker Hill
1,691
3
0.002
136
Elwood Fire Protection District
Elwood
2,265
4
0.002
137
Sheridan Fire Protection District
Sheridan
2,712
5
0.002
138
Washington Park Fire District
Washington Park
3,933
7
0.002
139
Monee Fire Protection District
Monee
5,119
9
0.002
140
Sherrard Fire Protection Department
Sherrard
598
1
0.002
141
Allin Twp Fire Protection District
Stanford
586
1
0.002
142
Norris City Fire Protection District
Norris City
1,211
2
0.002
143
South Holland Fire District
South Holland
21,732
36
0.002
144
Pesotum Fire District
Tolono
3,449
6
0.002
145
Davis Fire Protection District
Davis
635
1
0.002
146
Fox Lake Fire Station # 2
Johnsburg
6,317
10
0.002
147
Glenwood Fire District
Glenwood
8,880
14
0.002
148
Bethany Fire Protection District
Bethany
1,275
2
0.002
149
Long Creek Fire Protection District
Long Creek
1,288
2
0.002
150
Albion Volunteer Fire Department
Albion
1,918
3
0.002
151
Galva Fire District
Galva
2,503
4
0.002
152
Abingdon Fire Protection District
Abingdon
3,125
5
0.002
153
Carlinville Volunteer Fire Department
Carlinville
5,550
9
0.002
154
Green Valley Fire Protection District
Green Valley
676
1
0.001
155
Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department
Palmyra
667
1
0.001
156
Broadview Fire District
Broadview
7,781
12
0.002
157
Forreston Fire Protection District
Forreston
1,362
2
0.001
158
Milledgeville Fire Protection District
Lanark
1,354
2
0.001
159
Toluca-Rutland Fire Protection District
Toluca
1,301
2
0.002
160
Casey Fire Protection District
Casey
2,664
4
0.002
161
Virden Fire Protection District
Virden
3,366
5
0.001
162
Shelbyville Fire Protection District
Shelbyville
4,557
7
0.002
163
Massac County Fire District
Metropolis
6,133
9
0.001
164
Ashkum Fire Department
Ashkum
715
1
0.001
165
Summit Fire District
Summit
11,278
16
0.001
166
Effingham Fire District
Effingham
12,589
17
0.001
167
Oblong Fire Protection District
Oblong
1,391
2
0.001
168
St Elmo Fire Protection District
St. Elmo
1,384
2
0.001
169
North Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Hills
17,358
25
0.001
170
Nokomis Area Fire Protection District
Nokomis
2,140
3
0.001
171
Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District
Oakbrook Terrace
2,161
3
0.001
172
Polo Fire Protection District
Polo
2,213
3
0.001
173
Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District
Lisle
22,912
33
0.001
174
Burnham Fire District
Burnham
4,159
6
0.001
175
Carterville Fire District
Carterville
5,827
8
0.001
176
Essex Fire Protection District
Essex
771
1
0.001
177
Robinson Fire District
Robinson
7,453
10
0.001
178
Sterling Fire District
Sterling
14,766
19
0.001
179
Erie Fire Protection District
Erie
1,529
2
0.001
180
Henry Fire Protection District
Henry
2,273
3
0.001
181
Harvey Fire District
Harvey
24,908
33
0.001
182
Momence Fire Protection District
Momence
3,149
4
0.001
183
Pana Fire Dept
Pana
5,522
7
0.001
184
Hampshire Fire Protection District
Hampshire
6,347
8
0.001
185
Benton Fire District
Benton
6,964
9
0.001
186
Greenville Fire Protection District
Greenville
6,761
9
0.001
187
Northern Piatt County Fire Protection District
Mansfield
865
1
0.001
188
Hillside Fire Department
Hillside
8,043
10
0.001
189
Rock Falls Fire District
Rock Falls
8,911
11
0.001
190
East Dubuque Fire District
East Dubuque
1,606
2
0.001
191
Gilman Fire Protection Department
Gilman
1,702
2
0.001
192
Knollwood Fire District
Knollwood
1,729
2
0.001
193
Alsip Fire Station 1
Alsip
19,079
22
0.001
194
Carrollton Fire Protection District
Carrollton
2,441
3
0.001
195
Fulton Fire Protection Distric
Fulton
3,312
4
0.001
196
Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District
Sleepy Hollow
3,313
4
0.001
197
Tolono Fire Protection District
Tolono
3,449
4
0.001
198
Freeburg Fire Protection District
Freeburg
4,262
5
0.001
199
Berkeley Fire District
Berkeley
5,130
6
0.001
200
Church Road Fire District
Centreville
5,012
6
0.001
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