Will County Gazette

Steger Estates Volunteer Fire Department responded to 37 calls in 2017 - 85 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Steger Estates included 15 fires - 13 structure fires and two other fires.

In all, the department saw $10,000 in fire loss - or about $667 per fire.

The department also received 22 false calls.

The Steger Estates Volunteer Fire Department had an annual budget of $206,305 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	9	13	44.4
Vehicle Fires	1	0	-100
Other fires	4	2	-50
Total Fires	14	15	7.1
Total Calls	20	37	85