West Chicago FPD responds to 117 fires in 2017
West Chicago Fire Protection District responded to 579 calls in 2017 - 5.1 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
The calls in West Chicago included 117 fires - 52 structure fires, 11 vehicle fires and 54 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $157,951 in fire loss - or about $1,350 per fire.
The department also received 460 false calls, including 30 malicious calls and 430 other false calls.
Six fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.
The West Chicago Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $10,842,038 in 2017.
The West Chicago FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 41 active employees and 19 retired or inactive employees, was $1,731,213 in debt as of May 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $17,848 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 46 | 52 | 13 |
| Vehicle Fires | 17 | 11 | -35.3 |
| Other fires | 34 | 54 | 58.8 |
| Total Fires | 97 | 117 | 20.6 |
| Total Calls | 551 | 579 | 5.1 |