Rockford Sun

Northwest Fire Protection District responded to 53 calls in 2018 - 2550 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Northwest included 38 fires - 23 structure fires, two vehicle fires and 13 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $5,000 in fire loss - or about $132 per fire.

The department also received 13 false calls, including one malicious call and 12 other false calls.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	0	23	-
Vehicle Fires	0	2	-
Other Fires	0	13	-
Total Fires	0	38	-
Total Calls	2	53	2550