The calls in Sterling included 101 fires - 64 structure fires, 19 vehicle fires and 18 other fires.
In all, the department saw $341,299 in fire loss - or about $3,379 per fire.
The department also received 168 false calls, including five malicious calls and 163 other false calls.
The Sterling Fire Department had an annual budget of $443,474 in 2017.
The Sterling Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 19 active employees and 31 retired or inactive employees, was $1,459,228 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $15,861 for every fire in 2016.
Sterling Fire Department fire incidents
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 50 | 64 | 28 |
| Vehicle Fires | 20 | 19 | -5 |
| Other fires | 22 | 18 | -18.2 |
| Total Fires | 92 | 101 | 9.8 |
| Total Calls | 272 | 269 | -1.1 |
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