The calls in Evanston included 90 fires - 43 structure fires, 12 vehicle fires and 35 other fires. The fire department also responded to 11 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,004,979 in fire loss - or about $11,166 per fire.
The department also received 1342 false calls, including 34 malicious calls and 1308 other false calls.
The calls resulted in five civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, five fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and three were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 103 active employees and 140 retired or inactive employees, was $4,275,935 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $36,862 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 63 | 43 | -31.7 |
| Vehicle Fires | 10 | 12 | 20 |
| Other fires | 43 | 35 | -18.6 |
| Total Fires | 116 | 90 | -22.4 |
| Total Calls | 1,427 | 1,443 | 1.1 |
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