The calls in Urbana included 177 fires - 99 structure fires, 20 vehicle fires and 58 other fires. The fire department also responded to 11 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $593,997 in fire loss - or about $3,356 per fire.
The department also received 827 false calls, including 54 malicious calls and 773 other false calls.
The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, four fire service member were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Urbana Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 56 active employees and 55 retired or inactive employees, was $1,872,727 in debt as of June 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $12,654 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 101 | 99 | -2 |
| Vehicle Fires | 8 | 20 | 150 |
| Other fires | 39 | 58 | 48.7 |
| Total Fires | 148 | 177 | 19.6 |
| Total Calls | 964 | 1,015 | 5.3 |
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