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Lombard FD responds to 114 fires in 2016

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Lombard Fire Department responded to 830 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The calls in Lombard included 114 fires - 43 structure fires, 18 vehicle fires and 44 other fires. The fire department also responded to nine calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $509,180 in fire loss - or about $4,466 per fire.

The department also received 716 false calls, including 27 malicious calls and 689 other false calls.

One fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents.

The Lombard Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 63 active employees and 46 retired or inactive employees, was $2,531,850 in debt as of December 2015, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $22,209 for every fire in 2016.

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