The calls in Des Plaines included 152 fires - 87 structure fires, 29 vehicle fires and 28 other fires. The fire department also responded to eight calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,947,300 in fire loss - or about $12,811 per fire.
The department also received 836 false calls, including 40 malicious calls and 796 other false calls.
The calls resulted in six civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, three fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents.
The Des Plaines Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 91 active employees and 104 retired or inactive employees, was $7,233,446 in debt as of December 2015, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $47,588 for every fire in 2016.
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