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Alton FD responds to 188 fires in 2018

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Alton Fire Department responded to 450 calls in 2018 - 15.1 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Alton included 188 fires - 92 structure fires, 26 vehicle fires and 70 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $807,344 in fire loss - or about $4,294 per fire.

The department also received 260 false calls, including five malicious calls and 255 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.

Alton Fire Department fire incidents
20172018Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires85928.2
Vehicle Fires142685.7
Other Fires617014.8
Total Fires16018817.5
Total Calls39145015.1

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