DeKalb Times

City of Dekalb Fire Department responded to 645 calls in 2018 - 2.1 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in City Of Dekalb included 116 fires - 74 structure fires, 14 vehicle fires and 28 other fires. The fire department also responded to nine calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $2,210,925 in fire loss - or about $19,060 per fire.

The department also received 520 false calls, including 17 malicious calls and 503 other false calls.

The calls resulted in six civilian fire-related injuries.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	63	74	17.5
Vehicle Fires	15	14	-6.7
Other Fires	59	28	-52.5
Total Fires	137	116	-15.3
Total Calls	632	645	2.1