The calls in Homewood included 85 fires - 57 structure fires, 11 vehicle fires and 17 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $574,450 in fire loss - or about $6,758 per fire.
The department also received 278 false calls, including 13 malicious calls and 265 other false calls.
The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Homewood Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 17 active employees and 14 retired or inactive employees, was $661,609 positive as of April 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $8,705 for every fire in 2017.
| 2017 | 2018 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Fires | 36 | 57 | 58.3 |
| Vehicle Fires | 12 | 11 | -8.3 |
| Other Fires | 28 | 17 | -39.3 |
| Total Fires | 76 | 85 | 11.8 |
| Total Calls | 333 | 365 | 9.6 |
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