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Report: Which West Central Illinois communities saw the most vehicle fires in 2017?

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Arenzville Fire & Rescue, Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District and Good Hope-Sciota Fire Protection District reported responding to the most vehicle fire incidents per capita in West Central Illinois in 2017, according to the latest state report.

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.

West Central Illinois vehicle fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Arenzville Fire & Rescue
Arenzville
377
5
0.013
2
Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District
Pleasant Hill
932
8
0.009
3
Good Hope-Sciota Fire Protection District
Good Hope
372
2
0.005
4
South Jacksonville Fire District
South Jacksonville
3,165
9
0.003
5
Virginia Volunteer Fire Department
Virginia
1,476
4
0.003
6
Winchester Volunteer Fire Department
Winchester
1,480
4
0.003
7
North Pike Fire Protection District
Perry
387
1
0.003
8
Griggsville Fire District
Griggsville
1,163
3
0.003
9
White Hall Volunteer Fire Department
White Hall
2,372
6
0.003
10
Augusta Fire Protection District
Augusta
553
1
0.002
11
Carrollton Fire Protection District
Carrollton
2,441
3
0.001
12
Hamilton Fire District
Hamilton
2,768
3
0.001
13
Rushville Fire District
Rushville
2,968
3
0.001
14
Beardstown Fire District
Beardstown
5,581
5
0.001
15
Jacksonville Fire District
Jacksonville
18,454
12
0.001
16
Bushnell Fire Protection District
Bushnell
2,940
2
0.001
17
Pittsfield City Fire District
Pittsfield
4,419
2
0.000
18
Carthage Fire District
Carthage
2,483
1
0.000
19
Macomb Fire District
Macomb
18,267
4
0.000
20
Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District
Jacksonville
18,454
1
0.000

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