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Streamwood FD responds to 102 fires in 2016

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Streamwood Fire Department responded to 444 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the North Cook News.

The calls in Streamwood included 102 fires - 55 structure fires, 11 vehicle fires and 25 other fires. The fire department also responded to 11 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $587,850 in fire loss - or about $5,763 per fire.

The department also received 342 false calls, including three malicious calls and 339 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Streamwood Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 48 active employees and 35 retired or inactive employees, was $2,052,337 in debt as of December 2015, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $20,121 for every fire in 2016.

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