The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.
Northwest Illinois structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Sublette Fire District
Sublette
426
19
0.045
2
Scales Mound Fire District
Scales Mound
360
14
0.039
3
Chadwick Fire Protection District
Chadwick
523
13
0.025
4
Monroe Twp Fire Protection District
Monroe Center
440
9
0.020
5
Ashton Fire District
Ashton
907
13
0.014
6
Lanark Fire Protection District
Lanark
1,354
18
0.013
7
Milledgeville Fire Protection District
Lanark
1,354
15
0.011
8
Byron Fire Protection District
Byron
3,608
40
0.011
9
Forreston Fire Protection District
Forreston
1,362
15
0.011
10
Davis Fire Protection District
Davis
635
7
0.011
11
Mt Morris Fire Protection District
Mount Morris
2,826
25
0.009
12
Rock Falls Fire District
Rock Falls
8,911
51
0.006
13
Savanna Fire District
Savanna
2,847
15
0.005
14
Amboy Fire Protection District
Amboy
2,344
12
0.005
15
Galena Fire Protection District
Galena
3,225
16
0.005
16
Polo Fire Protection District
Polo
2,213
10
0.005
17
Fulton Fire Protection Distric
Fulton
3,312
15
0.005
18
Menominee-Dunleith Fire District
East Dubuque
1,606
7
0.004
19
Sterling Fire District
Sterling
14,766
64
0.004
20
Elizabeth Fire Protection Department
Elizabeth
733
2
0.003
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Byron Fire Protection District• Elizabeth Cfpd• Lanark Fire Protection District• Polo Fire Protection District• Chadwick Fire Protection District• Sterling Fd• Sublette Fire Department• Fulton Fire Protection Distric• Monroe Twp Fpd• Ashton Fd• Scales Mound Fd• Forreston Fire Protection District• Davis Fire Protection District• Rock Falls Fd• Savanna Fd• Milledgeville Fire Protection District• Menominee-Dunleith Fire Department• Amboy Fire Protection District• Mt Morris Fpd• Galena Fpd
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