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 vehicle fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Bedford Park Fire District
Bedford Park
590
15
0.025
2
Hazelcrest Dept Of Fire Rescue
East Hazel Crest
1,527
7
0.005
3
Calumet Park Fire District
Calumet Park
7,757
20
0.003
4
East Hazel Crest Fire District
East Hazel Crest
1,527
4
0.003
5
Posen Fire District
Posen
5,914
14
0.002
6
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice
12,836
30
0.002
7
Thornton Fire District
Thornton
2,448
5
0.002
8
Markham Fire District
Markham
12,538
22
0.002
9
South Holland Fire District
South Holland
21,732
36
0.002
10
Glenwood Fire District
Glenwood
8,880
14
0.002
11
Summit Fire District
Summit
11,278
16
0.001
12
North Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Hills
17,358
25
0.001
13
Burnham Fire District
Burnham
4,159
6
0.001
14
Harvey Fire District
Harvey
24,908
33
0.001
15
Alsip Fire Station 1
Alsip
19,079
22
0.001
16
Country Club Hills Fire Dept S
Country Club Hills
16,564
19
0.001
17
Merrionette Park Fire Dept
Merrionette Park
1,882
2
0.001
18
Matteson Fire District
Matteson
19,418
21
0.001
19
Dolton Fire District
Dolton
22,793
25
0.001
20
Ford Heights Fire District
Ford Heights
2,731
3
0.001
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
East Hazel Crest Fd• Alsip Fire Station 1• Burnham Fd• Summit Fd• Markham Fd• Ford Heights Fd• Merrionette Park Fire Dept• Posen Fd• South Holland Fd• North Palos Fire Protection District• Glenwood Fd• Calumet Park Fd• Thornton Fd• Country Club Hills Fire Dept S• Hazelcrest Dept of Fire Rescue• Harvey Fd• Bedford Park Fd• Roberts Park Fire Protection District• Matteson Fd• Dolton Fd
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