The calls in Wilmette included 50 fires - 31 structure fires, five vehicle fires and 13 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,306,650 in fire loss - or about $26,133 per fire.
The department also received 438 false calls, including four malicious calls and 434 other false calls.
The Wilmette Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 45 active employees and 55 retired or inactive employees, was $4,069,302 in debt as of December 2015, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $81,386 for every fire in 2016.
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