The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.
DeKalb County vehicle fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Shabbona Fire Protection Department
Shabbona
920
6
0.007
2
Shabbona Fire Protection Department
Shabbona
920
6
0.007
3
Somonauk Fire Protection District
Somonauk
1,881
2
0.001
4
Malta Fire Protection District
Malta
1,160
1
0.001
5
Sycamore Fire District
Sycamore
18,022
12
0.001
6
Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District
Genoa
5,220
2
0.000
7
Dekalb Fire Department
DeKalb
43,193
15
0.000
8
Cortland Fire Protection Department
Cortland
4,336
1
0.000
9
Sandwich Fire Protection Department
Sandwich
7,387
1
0.000
10
Hinckley Fire Protection Department
Hinckley
2,048
0
0.000
11
Lee Community Fire Protection District
Sandwich
7,387
0
0.000