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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Win-bur-Sew FPD responds to 35 fires in 2016

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Win-bur-Sew Fire Protection District responded to 61 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Rockford Sun.

The calls in Win-bur-Sew included 35 fires - 23 structure fires, six vehicle fires and five other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $727,500 in fire loss - or about $20,786 per fire.

The department also received 26 false calls, including one malicious call and 25 other false calls.

One fire service member was injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Win-Bur-Sew FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has one active employee and retired or inactive employee, was $424 positive as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $12 for every fire in 2016.

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