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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Crete FD responds to 16 fires in 2017

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Crete Fire Department responded to 107 calls in 2017 - 31 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Crete included 16 fires - nine structure fires, four vehicle fires and three other fires.

In all, the department saw $102,500 in fire loss - or about $6,406 per fire.

The department also received 91 false calls, including three malicious calls and 88 other false calls.

The Crete Fire Department had an annual budget of $2,185,753 in 2017.

Crete Fire Department fire incidents
20162017Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires139-30.8
Vehicle Fires64-33.3
Other fires83-62.5
Total Fires2716-40.7
Total Calls155107-31

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