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.
South Suburbs structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Bedford Park Fire District
Bedford Park
590
57
0.097
2
Thornton Fire District
Thornton
2,448
71
0.029
3
Hazelcrest Dept Of Fire Rescue
East Hazel Crest
1,527
37
0.024
4
Merrionette Park Fire Dept
Merrionette Park
1,882
29
0.015
5
Posen Fire District
Posen
5,914
75
0.013
6
Burnham Fire District
Burnham
4,159
44
0.011
7
East Hazel Crest Fire District
East Hazel Crest
1,527
14
0.009
8
Calumet Park Fire District
Calumet Park
7,757
58
0.007
9
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice
12,836
89
0.007
10
Crestwood Fire District
Crestwood
10,846
68
0.006
11
Dolton Fire District
Dolton
22,793
129
0.006
12
Country Club Hills Fire Dept S
Country Club Hills
16,564
95
0.006
13
Markham Fire District
Markham
12,538
67
0.005
14
Riverdale Fire District
Riverdale
13,352
71
0.005
15
Flossmoor Fire District
Flossmoor
9,332
47
0.005
16
Calumet City Fire District
Calumet City
36,633
173
0.005
17
Glenwood Fire District
Glenwood
8,880
41
0.005
18
North Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Hills
17,358
80
0.005
19
Harvey Fire District
Harvey
24,908
111
0.004
20
South Holland Fire District
South Holland
21,732
98
0.005
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
East Hazel Crest Fd• Burnham Fd• Calumet City Fd• Markham Fd• Merrionette Park Fire Dept• Posen Fd• South Holland Fd• North Palos Fire Protection District• Glenwood Fd• Calumet Park Fd• Thornton Fd• Crestwood Fd• Country Club Hills Fire Dept S• Hazelcrest Dept of Fire Rescue• Harvey Fd• Bedford Park Fd• Roberts Park Fire Protection District• Flossmoor Fd• Dolton Fd• Riverdale Fd
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