The calls in Berwyn included 138 fires - 64 structure fires, 23 vehicle fires and 51 other fires. The fire department also responded to seven calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,573,920 in fire loss - or about $11,405 per fire.
The department also received 740 false calls, including 22 malicious calls and 718 other false calls.
The calls resulted in four 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 Berwyn Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 80 active employees and 78 retired or inactive employees, was $1,042,648 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $9,654 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 51 | 64 | 25.5 |
| Vehicle Fires | 21 | 23 | 9.5 |
| Other fires | 36 | 51 | 41.7 |
| Total Fires | 108 | 138 | 27.8 |
| Total Calls | 804 | 885 | 10.1 |
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