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Friday, April 26, 2024

Oak Forest FD responds to 135 fires in 2016

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Oak Forest Fire Department responded to 378 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the South Cook News.

The calls in Oak Forest included 135 fires - 92 structure fires, 12 vehicle fires and 25 other fires. The fire department also responded to six calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $352,710 in fire loss - or about $2,613 per fire.

The department also received 243 false calls, including five malicious calls and 238 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.

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