The calls in Lemont included 88 fires - 38 structure fires, 11 vehicle fires and 39 other fires. The fire department also responded to six calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $362,675 in fire loss - or about $4,121 per fire.
The department also received 539 false calls, including eight malicious calls and 531 other false calls.
One fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and 13 were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Lemont Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $12,361,278 in 2017.
The Lemont FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 51 active employees and 21 retired or inactive employees, was $849,230 positive as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $13,065 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 25 | 38 | 52 |
| Vehicle Fires | 12 | 11 | -8.3 |
| Other fires | 28 | 39 | 39.3 |
| Total Fires | 65 | 88 | 35.4 |
| Total Calls | 625 | 633 | 1.3 |
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