West Cook News

Lagrange Park Fire Department responded to 192 calls in 2017 - 12.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Lagrange Park included 45 fires - 34 structure fires, four vehicle fires and seven other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $43,565 in fire loss - or about $968 per fire.

The department also received 146 false calls.

One fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	21	34	61.9
Vehicle Fires	3	4	33.3
Other fires	10	7	-30
Total Fires	34	45	32.4
Total Calls	171	192	12.3