The calls in Beardstown included 43 fires - 22 structure fires, five vehicle fires and 16 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $696,500 in fire loss - or about $16,198 per fire.
The department also received 30 false calls, including two malicious calls and 28 other false calls.
The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.
The Beardstown Firefighters Pension Fund, which has three active employees and two retired or inactive employees, was $27,627 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $789 for every fire in 2016.
Beardstown Fire Department fire incidents
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 18 | 22 | 22.2 |
| Vehicle Fires | 3 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Other fires | 14 | 16 | 14.3 |
| Total Fires | 35 | 43 | 22.9 |
| Total Calls | 63 | 75 | 19 |
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