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Lisle-Woodridge FPD responds to 110 fires in 2018

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Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District responded to 1207 calls in 2018 - 13.9 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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.

Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District fire incidents
20172018Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires8658-32.6
Vehicle Fires3320-39.4
Other Fires6232-48.4
Total Fires181110-39.2
Total Calls1,4021,207-13.9

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