South Cook News

Calumet Park Fire Department responded to 363 calls in 2017 - 22.6 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Calumet Park included 98 fires - 58 structure fires, 20 vehicle fires and 20 other fires. The fire department also responded to seven calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $1,263,816 in fire loss - or about $12,896 per fire.

The department also received 258 false calls, including 19 malicious calls and 239 other false calls.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	49	58	18.4
Vehicle Fires	13	20	53.8
Other fires	9	20	122.2
Total Fires	71	98	38
Total Calls	296	363	22.6