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Sparta FD responds to 24 fires in 2016

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Sparta Fire Department responded to 46 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the SW Illinois News.

The calls in Sparta included 24 fires - 10 structure fires, five vehicle fires and seven other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $797,800 in fire loss - or about $33,242 per fire.

The department also received 22 false calls, including one malicious call and 21 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian non-fire injury and one civilian non-fire death.

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