The calls in Bartlett included 123 fires - 64 structure fires, 15 vehicle fires and 44 other fires. The fire department also responded to three calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,906,500 in fire loss - or about $15,500 per fire.
The department also received 330 false calls, including eight malicious calls and 322 other false calls.
Three fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and two were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Bartlett Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $9,502,687 in 2017.
The Bartlett FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 42 active employees and 10 retired or inactive employees, was $911,153 positive as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $11,681 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 40 | 64 | 60 |
| Vehicle Fires | 10 | 15 | 50 |
| Other fires | 28 | 44 | 57.1 |
| Total Fires | 78 | 123 | 57.7 |
| Total Calls | 455 | 456 | 0.2 |
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