The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.
Total North Suburbs fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Vehicle fires
Other fires
Total fires
Fires per capita
1
Palatine Rural Fire Protection District
Inverness
7,508
33
0
4
37
0.005
2
Elk Grove Fire District
Elk Grove Village
32,776
56
7
45
108
0.003
3
Bartlett Fire Protection District
Bartlett
41,149
64
15
44
123
0.003
4
Hanover Park Fire District
Hanover Park
37,982
72
12
16
100
0.003
5
Winnetka Fire District
Winnetka
12,480
18
6
8
32
0.003
6
Des Plaines Fire District
Des Plaines
58,193
81
18
46
145
0.002
7
Glenview Fire District
Glenview
47,659
51
8
53
112
0.002
8
Rolling Meadows Fire District
Rolling Meadows
23,988
17
11
29
57
0.002
9
Palatine Fire District
Palatine
68,644
82
13
52
147
0.002
10
Streamwood Fire Department
Streamwood
39,978
58
8
16
82
0.002
11
Hoffman Estates Fire District
Hoffman Estates
51,567
47
24
33
104
0.002
12
Arlington Heights Fire District
Arlington Heights
75,634
72
23
55
150
0.002
13
Niles Fire District
Niles
29,482
26
11
23
60
0.002
14
Morton Grove Fire District
Morton Grove
23,142
23
1
18
42
0.002
15
Wilmette Fire District
Wilmette
27,418
33
5
12
50
0.002
16
Schaumburg Fire District
Schaumburg
74,184
51
16
62
129
0.002
17
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
Prospect Heights
16,180
14
2
11
27
0.002
18
Skokie Fire District
Skokie
63,978
36
15
41
92
0.001
19
Glencoe Fire District
Glencoe
8,900
10
1
1
12
0.001
20
Wheeling Fire District
Wheeling
38,562
31
8
12
51
0.001
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Bartlett Fire Protection District• Streamwood Fire Department• Hoffman Estates Fd• Hanover Park Fd• Wheeling Fd• Palatine Rural Fire Protection District• Rolling Meadows Fd• Glenview Fd• Morton Grove Fd• Village of Schaumburg Fire Department• Arlington Heights Fd• Des Plaines Fd• Wilmette Fd• Elk Grove Village Fire Department• Prospect Heights Fire Protection District• Winnetka Fd• Niles Fd• Skokie Fire Department• Glencoe Fd• Palatine Fd
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