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Lake County Gazette

Saturday, November 23, 2024

First FPD of Antioch responds to 64 fires in 2016

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First Fire Protection District of Antioch responded to 367 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The calls in First of Antioch included 64 fires - 34 structure fires, nine vehicle fires and 20 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $1,240,377 in fire loss - or about $19,381 per fire.

The department also received 303 false calls, including six malicious calls and 297 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.

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