Dupage Policy Journal

Glen Ellyn Fire District responded to 412 calls in 2018 - 38.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Glen Ellyn included 45 fires - 24 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 13 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $1,843,100 in fire loss - or about $40,958 per fire.

The department also received 366 false calls, including 18 malicious calls and 348 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury and two civilian fire-related deaths.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	13	24	84.6
Vehicle Fires	2	8	300
Other Fires	26	13	-50
Total Fires	41	45	9.8
Total Calls	297	412	38.7