Coal City Fire Protection District responded to 163 calls in 2017 - 18.1 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
The calls in Coal City included 86 fires - 63 structure fires, six vehicle fires and 17 other fires.
In all, the department saw $722,700 in fire loss - or about $8,403 per fire.
The department also received 77 false calls, including three malicious calls and 74 other false calls.
The Coal City Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $4,219,086 in 2017.
The Coal City Firefighter's Pension Fund, which has nine active employees and two retired or inactive employees, was $34,615 positive as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $462 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 50 | 63 | 26 |
| Vehicle Fires | 2 | 6 | 200 |
| Other fires | 23 | 17 | -26.1 |
| Total Fires | 75 | 86 | 14.7 |
| Total Calls | 138 | 163 | 18.1 |
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