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Roberts Park FPD responds to 150 fires in 2016

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Roberts Park Fire Protection District responded to 579 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the South Cook News.

The calls in Roberts Park included 150 fires - 83 structure fires, 29 vehicle fires and 25 other fires. The fire department also responded to 13 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $578,143 in fire loss - or about $3,854 per fire.

The department also received 429 false calls, including 44 malicious calls and 385 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, two fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents.

The Roberts Park FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 16 active employees and 18 retired or inactive employees, was $1,008,516 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $6,723 for every fire in 2016.

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