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Lake County Gazette

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD responds to 61 fires in 2016

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Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded to 707 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Lake County Gazette.

The calls in Deerfield-Bannockburn included 61 fires - 32 structure fires, 14 vehicle fires and 11 other fires. The fire department also responded to four calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $247,266 in fire loss - or about $4,054 per fire.

The department also received 646 false calls, including three malicious calls and 643 other false calls.

Eight fire service member were injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 45 active employees and 28 retired or inactive employees, was $1,729,449 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $28,352 for every fire in 2016.

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