The calls in Morton Grove included 42 fires - 23 structure fires, one vehicle fire and 18 other fires. The fire department also responded to four calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $88,024 in fire loss - or about $2,096 per fire.
The department also received 243 false calls, including 12 malicious calls and 231 other false calls.
The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury. Additionally, four fire service member were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Morton Grove Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 40 active employees and 52 retired or inactive employees, was $575,838 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $10,865 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 34 | 23 | -32.4 |
| Vehicle Fires | 4 | 1 | -75 |
| Other fires | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| Total Fires | 53 | 42 | -20.8 |
| Total Calls | 323 | 289 | -10.5 |
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