The calls in Melrose Park included 74 fires - 28 structure fires, 19 vehicle fires and 27 other fires. The fire department also responded to three calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $604,300 in fire loss - or about $8,166 per fire.
The department also received 498 false calls, including 11 malicious calls and 487 other false calls.
The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.
The Melrose Park Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 61 active employees and 74 retired or inactive employees, was $3,005,973 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $57,807 for every fire in 2016.
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
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Structure Fires | 30 | 28 | -6.7 |
Vehicle Fires | 11 | 19 | 72.7 |
Other fires | 11 | 27 | 145.5 |
Total Fires | 52 | 74 | 42.3 |
Total Calls | 520 | 575 | 10.6 |