The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.
Total South Suburbs fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Vehicle fires
Other fires
Total fires
Fires per capita
1
Bedford Park Fire District
Bedford Park
590
57
15
24
96
0.163
2
Thornton Fire District
Thornton
2,448
71
5
14
90
0.037
3
Merrionette Park Fire Dept
Merrionette Park
1,882
29
2
37
68
0.036
4
Hazelcrest Dept Of Fire Rescue
East Hazel Crest
1,527
37
7
10
54
0.035
5
Posen Fire District
Posen
5,914
75
14
22
111
0.019
6
Burnham Fire District
Burnham
4,159
44
6
13
63
0.015
7
East Hazel Crest Fire District
East Hazel Crest
1,527
14
4
2
20
0.013
8
Calumet Park Fire District
Calumet Park
7,757
58
20
20
98
0.013
9
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice
12,836
89
30
31
150
0.012
10
Country Club Hills Fire Dept S
Country Club Hills
16,564
95
19
37
151
0.009
11
North Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Hills
17,358
80
25
53
158
0.009
12
Crestwood Fire District
Crestwood
10,846
68
3
20
91
0.008
13
Markham Fire District
Markham
12,538
67
22
12
101
0.008
14
Harvey Fire District
Harvey
24,908
111
33
59
203
0.008
15
Dolton Fire District
Dolton
22,793
129
25
26
180
0.008
16
Glenwood Fire District
Glenwood
8,880
41
14
13
68
0.008
17
Calumet City Fire District
Calumet City
36,633
173
35
67
275
0.008
18
South Holland Fire District
South Holland
21,732
98
36
25
159
0.007
19
Ford Heights Fire District
Ford Heights
2,731
4
3
12
19
0.007
20
Riverdale Fire District
Riverdale
13,352
71
9
12
92
0.007
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Calumet Park Fd• Riverdale Fd• Dolton Fd• Roberts Park Fire Protection District• Bedford Park Fd• Harvey Fd• Hazelcrest Dept of Fire Rescue• Country Club Hills Fire Dept S• Crestwood Fd• Thornton Fd• East Hazel Crest Fd• Glenwood Fd• North Palos Fire Protection District• South Holland Fd• Posen Fd• Merrionette Park Fire Dept• Ford Heights Fd• Markham Fd• Calumet City Fd• Burnham Fd
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