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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

North Maine FPD responds to 36 fires in 2016

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North Maine Fire Protection District responded to 436 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the North Cook News.

The calls in North Maine included 36 fires - 14 structure fires, three vehicle fires and 18 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $957,500 in fire loss - or about $26,597 per fire.

The department also received 400 false calls, including 23 malicious calls and 377 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries.

The North Maine FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 22 active employees and 30 retired or inactive employees, was $1,370,751 in debt as of December 2015, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $38,076 for every fire in 2016.

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