The calls in North Maine included 24 fires - 13 structure fires, two vehicle fires and nine other fires. The fire department also responded to five calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $5,239,852 in fire loss - or about $218,327 per fire.
The department also received 461 false calls, including eight malicious calls and 453 other false calls.
The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, four fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.
The North Maine Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $6,932,644 in 2017.
The North Maine FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 22 active employees and 31 retired or inactive employees, was $797,356 positive as of December 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $23,452 for every fire in 2017.
2017 | 2018 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
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Building Fires | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Vehicle Fires | 7 | 2 | -71.4 |
Other Fires | 14 | 9 | -35.7 |
Total Fires | 34 | 24 | -29.4 |
Total Calls | 442 | 490 | 10.9 |