The calls in Country Club Hills included 151 fires - 95 structure fires, 19 vehicle fires and 37 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $570,679 in fire loss - or about $3,779 per fire.
The department also received 322 false calls, including 17 malicious calls and 305 other false calls.
The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 20 active employees and 12 retired or inactive employees, was $529,389 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $4,304 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 95 | 95 | 0 |
| Vehicle Fires | 6 | 19 | 216.7 |
| Other fires | 22 | 37 | 68.2 |
| Total Fires | 123 | 151 | 22.8 |
| Total Calls | 401 | 474 | 18.2 |
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