Dupage Policy Journal

Glen Ellyn Fire Department responded to 297 calls in 2017 - 12.6 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Glen Ellyn included 41 fires - 13 structure fires, two vehicle fires and 26 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $496,860 in fire loss - or about $12,119 per fire.

The department also received 255 false calls, including seven malicious calls and 248 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	21	13	-38.1
Vehicle Fires	5	2	-60
Other fires	8	26	225
Total Fires	34	41	20.6
Total Calls	340	297	-12.6