South Cook News

Thornton Fire District responded to 136 calls in 2018 - 0.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Thornton included 87 fires - 76 structure fires, four vehicle fires and seven other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $7,800 in fire loss - or about $90 per fire.

The department also received 47 false calls, including three malicious calls and 44 other false calls.

Three fire service member were injured in non fire-related incidents.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	71	76	7
Vehicle Fires	5	4	-20
Other Fires	14	7	-50
Total Fires	90	87	-3.3
Total Calls	135	136	0.7