The calls in University Park included 53 fires - 41 structure fires, five vehicle fires and seven other fires.
In all, the department saw $64,501 in fire loss - or about $1,217 per fire.
The department also received 112 false calls, including four malicious calls and 108 other false calls.
The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries.
The University Park Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 15 active employees and 19 retired or inactive employees, was $248,097 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $5,770 for every fire in 2016.
University Park Fire Department fire incidents
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
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Structure Fires | 30 | 41 | 36.7 |
Vehicle Fires | 6 | 5 | -16.7 |
Other fires | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Total Fires | 43 | 53 | 23.3 |
Total Calls | 173 | 165 | -4.6 |