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Broadview FD responds to 82 fires in 2016

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Broadview Fire Department responded to 419 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the West Cook News.

The calls in Broadview included 82 fires - 40 structure fires, 15 vehicle fires and 23 other fires. The fire department also responded to four calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $185,000 in fire loss - or about $2,256 per fire.

The department also received 337 false calls, including six malicious calls and 331 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.

The Broadview Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 25 active employees and 44 retired or inactive employees, was $2,597,650 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $31,679 for every fire in 2016.

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