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.
Lake County structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District
Lincolnshire
7,336
49
0.007
2
Winthrop Harbor Volunteer Fire Department
Winthrop Harbor
6,745
43
0.006
3
Knollwood Fire District
Knollwood
1,729
10
0.006
4
Long Grove Fire Protection District
Long Grove
8,026
42
0.005
5
Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District
Round Lake
18,444
93
0.005
6
Lake Forest Fire District
Lincolnshire
7,336
29
0.004
7
Wauconda Fire District
Wauconda
13,737
53
0.004
8
Libertyville Fire District
Libertyville
20,490
65
0.003
9
Countryside Fire Protection District
Vernon Hills
26,253
77
0.003
10
Lake Bluff Fire District
Lake Bluff
5,662
16
0.003
11
First Fire Protection District Of Antioch
Antioch
14,235
37
0.003
12
Lake Zurich Fire District
Lake Zurich
19,903
44
0.002
13
Gurnee Fire District
Gurnee
30,767
66
0.002
14
Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District
Lake Barrington
4,905
8
0.002
15
Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District
Deerfield
18,946
26
0.001
16
Zion Fire & Rescue
Zion
23,952
34
0.001
17
Central Warren Fire Protection District
Gages Lake
10,041
12
0.001
18
North Chicago Fire District
North Chicago
29,842
37
0.001
19
Buffalo Grove Fire District
Buffalo Grove
41,226
45
0.001
20
Grayslake Fire Protection District
Grayslake
20,957
22
0.001
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Long Grove Rural Fire Protection District• Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District• Countryside Fire Protection District• First Fire Protection District of Antioch• North Chicago Fire Department• Winthrop Harbor Vfd• Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fpd• Libertyville Fire Department• Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District• Wauconda Fire District• Lake Bluff Fire Department• Barrington-Countryside Fpd• Grayslake Fire Protection District• Knollwood Fire Department• Lake Zurich Fire Department• Zion Fire & Rescue• Buffalo Grove Fire Department• Lake Forest Fire Department• Gurnee Fire Department• Central Warren Fpd
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