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Dupage Policy Journal

Friday, April 19, 2024

Villa Park FD responds to 60 fires in 2016

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Villa Park Fire Department responded to 209 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The calls in Villa Park included 60 fires - 41 structure fires, four vehicle fires and 12 other fires. The fire department also responded to three calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $516,650 in fire loss - or about $8,611 per fire.

The department also received 149 false calls, including seven malicious calls and 142 other false calls.

The calls resulted in four civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, six fire service member were injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Villa Park Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 24 active employees and 25 retired or inactive employees, was $1,056,841 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $17,614 for every fire in 2016.

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