The calls in Mt Prospect included 67 fires - 22 structure fires, seven vehicle fires and 38 other fires. The fire department also responded to five calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $543,445 in fire loss - or about $8,111 per fire.
The department also received 482 false calls, including 12 malicious calls and 470 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 Mount Prospect Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 71 active employees and 85 retired or inactive employees, was $1,846,231 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $45,030 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 18 | 22 | 22.2 |
| Vehicle Fires | 5 | 7 | 40 |
| Other fires | 18 | 38 | 111.1 |
| Total Fires | 41 | 67 | 63.4 |
| Total Calls | 447 | 554 | 23.9 |
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