The calls in Freeport included 129 fires - 60 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 61 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $705,050 in fire loss - or about $5,466 per fire.
The department also received 272 false calls, including 13 malicious calls and 259 other false calls.
The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, two fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Freeport Fire Department had an annual budget of $280,594 in 2017.
The Freeport Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 47 active employees and 64 retired or inactive employees, was $2,847,523 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $32,730 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 39 | 60 | 53.8 |
| Vehicle Fires | 7 | 8 | 14.3 |
| Other fires | 41 | 61 | 48.8 |
| Total Fires | 87 | 129 | 48.3 |
| Total Calls | 332 | 402 | 21.1 |
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