Quincy Reporter

Liberty Fire Protection District responded to 25 calls in 2018 - same as the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Liberty included 24 fires - eight structure fires, three vehicle fires and 13 other fires.

The department also received one false call.

Two fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents.

The Libertyville Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 41 active employees and 28 retired or inactive employees, was $999,334 positive as of April 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $45,424 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	4	8	100
Vehicle Fires	4	3	-25
Other Fires	14	13	-7.1
Total Fires	22	24	9.1
Total Calls	25	25	0