The calls in Dekalb included 137 fires - 63 structure fires, 15 vehicle fires and 59 other fires. The fire department also responded to 14 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,040,050 in fire loss - or about $7,592 per fire.
The department also received 481 false calls, including 28 malicious calls and 453 other false calls.
The calls resulted in 11 civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and three were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 55 active employees and 60 retired or inactive employees, was $143,910 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $972 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 84 | 63 | -25 |
| Vehicle Fires | 14 | 15 | 7.1 |
| Other fires | 50 | 59 | 18 |
| Total Fires | 148 | 137 | -7.4 |
| Total Calls | 682 | 632 | -7.3 |
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