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.
Total West Central Illinois fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Vehicle fires
Other fires
Total fires
Fires per capita
1
Arenzville Fire & Rescue
Arenzville
377
6
5
14
25
0.066
2
Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District
Pleasant Hill
932
9
8
19
36
0.039
3
Good Hope-Sciota Fire Protection District
Good Hope
372
7
2
5
14
0.038
4
Emmet-Chalmers Fire Protection District
Georgetown
516
10
0
7
17
0.033
5
Griggsville Fire District
Griggsville
1,163
10
3
7
20
0.017
6
South Jacksonville Fire District
South Jacksonville
3,165
22
9
16
47
0.015
7
White Hall Volunteer Fire Department
White Hall
2,372
14
6
13
33
0.014
8
Roodhouse Fire Protection District
Roodhouse
1,706
4
0
16
20
0.012
9
North Pike Fire Protection District
Perry
387
2
1
1
4
0.010
10
Winchester Volunteer Fire Department
Winchester
1,480
2
4
8
14
0.009
11
Carrollton Fire Protection District
Carrollton
2,441
8
3
12
23
0.009
12
Nauvoo Fire Protection District
Nauvoo
1,077
2
0
7
9
0.008
13
Virginia Volunteer Fire Department
Virginia
1,476
3
4
5
12
0.008
14
Beardstown Fire District
Beardstown
5,581
22
5
16
43
0.008
15
Bureau Fire Protection District
Barry
1,263
7
0
2
9
0.007
16
Jacksonville Fire District
Jacksonville
18,454
28
12
69
109
0.006
17
Hamilton Fire District
Hamilton
2,768
5
3
7
15
0.005
18
Pittsfield City Fire District
Pittsfield
4,419
9
2
9
20
0.005
19
Ashland Volunteer Fire Department
Ashland
1,219
2
0
3
5
0.004
20
Carthage Fire District
Carthage
2,483
2
1
7
10
0.004
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Arenzville Fire & Rescue• Hamilton Fire Department• Nauvoo Fire Protection District• Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District• Good Hope-Sciota Fpd• Roodhouse Fire Protection District• Griggsville Fire Department• White Hall Vfd• Ashland Vfd• South Jacksonville Fire Department• Pittsfield City Fire Department• Virginia Vfd• Carrollton Fire Protection District• Bureau Fire Protection District• Beardstown Fire Department• Emmet-Chalmers Fpd• North Pike Fire Protection District• Winchester Volunteer Fire Department• Jacksonville Fire Department• Carthage Fire Department
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