North Cook News

Palatine Fire Department responded to 897 calls in 2017 - 10.2 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Palatine included 147 fires - 82 structure fires, 13 vehicle fires and 52 other fires. The fire department also responded to 13 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $736,291 in fire loss - or about $5,009 per fire.

The department also received 737 false calls, including 32 malicious calls and 705 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries.

The Palatine Fire Department had an annual budget of $4,452,235 in 2016.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	90	82	-8.9
Vehicle Fires	23	13	-43.5
Other fires	38	52	36.8
Total Fires	151	147	-2.6
Total Calls	999	897	-10.2