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Will County Gazette

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Romeoville FD responds to 52 fires in 2016

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Romeoville Fire Department responded to 644 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Will County Gazette.

The calls in Romeoville included 52 fires - 22 structure fires, 12 vehicle fires and 17 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $1,033,146 in fire loss - or about $19,868 per fire.

The department also received 592 false calls, including 17 malicious calls and 575 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and eight were injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Romeoville Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 20 active employees and five retired or inactive employees, was $24,217 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $466 for every fire in 2016.

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