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Report: Which Metro Rockford communities saw the most structure fires in 2017?

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Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District, Cherry Valley Fire Protection District and South Beloit Fire District reported responding to the most structure fire incidents per capita in Metro Rockford in 2017, according to the latest state report.

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.

Metro Rockford structure fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District
Winnebago
2,989
32
0.011
2
Cherry Valley Fire Protection District
Cherry Valley
3,078
32
0.010
3
South Beloit Fire District
South Beloit
7,673
38
0.005
4
Rockford Fire District
Rockford
147,051
273
0.002
5
North Park Fire Protection District
Machesney Park
22,733
41
0.002
6
Belvidere Fire District
Belvidere
25,181
30
0.001
7
Loves Park Fire District
Loves Park
23,387
25
0.001
8
Pecatonica Fire Protection District
Pecatonica
2,102
1
0.000
9
West Suburban Fire Protection District
Rockford
147,051
0
0.000
10
Greater Rockford Arprt Auth Fire District
Rockford
147,051
1
0.000

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