The calls in Lisle-Woodridge included 110 fires - 58 structure fires, 20 vehicle fires and 32 other fires. The fire department also responded to 18 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,427,875 in fire loss - or about $12,981 per fire.
The department also received 1079 false calls, including 23 malicious calls and 1056 other false calls.
The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.
The Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $24,716,635 in 2017.
The Lisle-Woodridge FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 90 active employees and 80 retired or inactive employees, was $2,751,267 positive as of December 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $15,200 for every fire in 2017.
2017 | 2018 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
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Building Fires | 86 | 58 | -32.6 |
Vehicle Fires | 33 | 20 | -39.4 |
Other Fires | 62 | 32 | -48.4 |
Total Fires | 181 | 110 | -39.2 |
Total Calls | 1,402 | 1,207 | -13.9 |