The calls in Hampshire included 50 fires - 27 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 15 other fires.
In all, the department saw $226,136 in fire loss - or about $4,523 per fire.
The department also received 305 false calls.
One fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and two were injured in non fire-related incidents.
The Hampshire Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $1,811,332 in 2017.
The Hampshire FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has seven active employees and two retired or inactive employees, was $29,383 positive as of May 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $753 for every fire in 2016.
Hampshire Fire Protection District fire incidents
| 2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure Fires | 19 | 27 | 42.1 |
| Vehicle Fires | 12 | 8 | -33.3 |
| Other fires | 8 | 15 | 87.5 |
| Total Fires | 39 | 50 | 28.2 |
| Total Calls | 310 | 355 | 14.5 |
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