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.
Greater Decatur structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Long Creek Fire Protection District
Long Creek
1,288
23
0.018
2
Warrensburg Fire Protection Department
Warrensburg
1,142
15
0.013
3
Bethany Fire Protection District
Bethany
1,275
15
0.012
4
Waynesville Fire Protection Department
Waynesville
417
3
0.007
5
Illiopolis Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Mound
1,095
5
0.005
6
Mt Zion Fire Protection District
Mount Zion
5,820
22
0.004
7
Farmer City Fire Protection District
Farmer City
1,977
5
0.003
8
Harristown Fire Protection District
Decatur
72,174
11
0.000
9
Argenta-Oreana Fire Protection District
Argenta
898
0
0.000
10
Blue Mound Countryside Fire Protection District
Blue Mound
1,095
0
0.000
11
Weldon Fire Protection Department
Weldon
418
0
0.000
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