The calls in Roberts Park included 150 fires - 89 structure fires, 30 vehicle fires and 31 other fires. The fire department also responded to 15 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $725,595 in fire loss - or about $4,837 per fire.
The department also received 362 false calls, including 47 malicious calls and 315 other false calls.
The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and nine were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Roberts Park Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $5,138,891 in 2017.
The Roberts Park FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 16 active employees and 21 retired or inactive employees, was $1,008,517 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $7,361 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 83 | 89 | 7.2 |
| Vehicle Fires | 29 | 30 | 3.4 |
| Other fires | 25 | 31 | 24 |
| Total Fires | 137 | 150 | 9.5 |
| Total Calls | 579 | 527 | -9 |
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