The calls in Harvey included 203 fires - 111 structure fires, 33 vehicle fires and 59 other fires. The fire department also responded to five calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,947,602 in fire loss - or about $9,594 per fire.
The department also received 464 false calls, including eight malicious calls and 456 other false calls.
The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, three fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and one fire service member died in fire-related incidents.
The Harvey Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 47 active employees and 68 retired or inactive employees, was $2,218,489 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $11,495 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 92 | 111 | 20.7 |
| Vehicle Fires | 45 | 33 | -26.7 |
| Other fires | 56 | 59 | 5.4 |
| Total Fires | 193 | 203 | 5.2 |
| Total Calls | 751 | 672 | -10.5 |
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