Will County Gazette

Elwood Fire Protection District responded to 161 calls in 2018 - 32 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Elwood included 12 fires - one structure fire, six vehicle fires and five other fires.

In all, the department saw $500 in fire loss - or about $42 per fire.

The department also received 149 false calls, including one malicious call and 148 other false calls.

The Elwood Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $4,476,937 in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	4	1	-75
Vehicle Fires	4	6	50
Other Fires	5	5	0
Total Fires	13	12	-7.7
Total Calls	122	161	32