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Maple Park-Countryside FPD responds to 22 fires in 2016

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Maple Park-Countryside Fire Protection District responded to 30 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DeKalb Times.

The calls in Maple Park-Countryside included 22 fires - 12 structure fires, four vehicle fires and six other fires.

In all, the department saw $176,400 in fire loss - or about $8,018 per fire.

The department also received eight false calls, including two malicious calls and 6 other false calls.

The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related deaths.

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