The calls in Streamwood included 82 fires - 58 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 16 other fires. The fire department also responded to 12 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $632,448 in fire loss - or about $7,713 per fire.
The department also received 321 false calls, including 16 malicious calls and 305 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 Streamwood Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 50 active employees and 38 retired or inactive employees, was $860,500 positive as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $9,456 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 55 | 58 | 5.5 |
| Vehicle Fires | 11 | 8 | -27.3 |
| Other fires | 25 | 16 | -36 |
| Total Fires | 91 | 82 | -9.9 |
| Total Calls | 444 | 415 | -6.5 |
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