Dupage Policy Journal

Tri-State Fire Protection District responded to 791 calls in 2018 - 39.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Tri-State included 113 fires - 65 structure fires, 18 vehicle fires and 30 other fires. The fire department also responded to seven calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $372,143 in fire loss - or about $3,293 per fire.

The department also received 671 false calls, including 25 malicious calls and 646 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents.

The Tri-State Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $15,820,095 in 2018.

The Tri-State FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 45 active employees and 25 retired or inactive employees, was $1,558,541 positive as of March 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $18,554 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	43	65	51.2
Vehicle Fires	11	18	63.6
Other Fires	30	30	0
Total Fires	84	113	34.5
Total Calls	566	791	39.8