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Polo FPD responds to 31 fires in 2016

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Polo Fire Protection District responded to 41 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the NW Illinois News.

The calls in Polo included 31 fires - 20 structure fires, five vehicle fires and six other fires.

In all, the department saw $57,000 in fire loss - or about $1,839 per fire.

The department also received 10 false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related death.

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