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 vehicle fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Valmeyer Fire Protection District
Valmeyer
1,256
18
0.014
2
Ellis Grove Fire District
Ellis Grove
348
4
0.011
3
Pinckneyville Rural Fire Protection District
Pinckneyville
5,392
4
0.001
4
Chester Fire District
Chester
8,514
5
0.001
5
Steeleville Volunteer Fire Department
Steeleville
1,955
1
0.001
6
Sparta Fire District
Sparta
4,341
2
0.000
7
Duquoin Fire District
Du Quoin
5,810
3
0.001
8
Columbia Volunteer Fire Department
Columbia
10,274
0
0.000
9
Cutler Fire Protection Department
Cutler
422
0
0.000
10
Percy Volunteer Fire Department
Percy
930
0
0.000
11
Pinckneyville Fire District
Pinckneyville
5,392
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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