The calls in Quincy included 186 fires - 78 structure fires, 17 vehicle fires and 91 other fires. The fire department also responded to 13 calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.
In all, the department saw $1,690,320 in fire loss - or about $9,088 per fire.
The department also received 520 false calls, including 31 malicious calls and 489 other false calls.
The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries. Additionally, five fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents and 14 were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Quincy Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 58 active employees and 83 retired or inactive employees, was $3,122,364 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $17,842 for every fire in 2016.
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 76 | 78 | 2.6 |
| Vehicle Fires | 24 | 17 | -29.2 |
| Other fires | 75 | 91 | 21.3 |
| Total Fires | 175 | 186 | 6.3 |
| Total Calls | 673 | 719 | 6.8 |
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