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Divernon FPD responds to 21 fires in 2016

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Divernon Fire Protection District responded to 23 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The calls in Divernon included 21 fires - five structure fires, 10 vehicle fires and six other fires.

In all, the department saw $585,050 in fire loss - or about $27,860 per fire.

The department also received two false calls.

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

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