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Stillman Fire Protection District responded to 69 calls in 2017 - 23.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Stillman included 49 fires - 33 structure fires, four vehicle fires and 12 other fires.

In all, the department saw $433,000 in fire loss - or about $8,837 per fire.

The department also received 20 false calls.

The Stillman Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $1,050,442 in 2017.

The Stillman FPD Pension Fund, which has one active employee and retired or inactive employee, was $221 positive as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $5 for every fire in 2016.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	21	33	57.1
Vehicle Fires	2	4	100
Other fires	18	12	-33.3
Total Fires	41	49	19.5
Total Calls	56	69	23.2