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.
SW Illinois structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Ellis Grove Fire District
Ellis Grove
348
13
0.037
2
Valmeyer Fire Protection District
Valmeyer
1,256
8
0.006
3
Steeleville Volunteer Fire Department
Steeleville
1,955
12
0.006
4
Percy Volunteer Fire Department
Percy
930
5
0.005
5
Duquoin Fire District
Du Quoin
5,810
16
0.003
6
Cutler Fire Protection Department
Cutler
422
1
0.002
7
Chester Fire District
Chester
8,514
15
0.002
8
Pinckneyville Fire District
Pinckneyville
5,392
9
0.002
9
Pinckneyville Rural Fire Protection District
Pinckneyville
5,392
9
0.002
10
Sparta Fire District
Sparta
4,341
6
0.001
11
Columbia Volunteer Fire Department
Columbia
10,274
0
0.000
12
Prairie Du Rocher Fire District
Prairie du Rocher
564
0
0.000
13
Willisville Fire District
Willisville
602
0
0.000
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