The calls in Rochelle included four fires - two structure fires, one vehicle fire and one other fire.
In all, the department saw $3,000 in fire loss - or about $750 per fire.
The department also received six false calls.
The Rochelle Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 13 active employees and 11 retired or inactive employees, was $103,603 in debt as of December 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $6,094 for every fire in 2016.
Rochelle Fire Department fire incidents
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 6 | 2 | -66.7 |
| Vehicle Fires | 5 | 1 | -80 |
| Other fires | 6 | 1 | -83.3 |
| Total Fires | 17 | 4 | -76.5 |
| Total Calls | 55 | 10 | -81.8 |
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