Kane County Reporter

Pingree-Grove Fire Protection District responded to 194 calls in 2017 - 65.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Pingree-Grove included 64 fires - 34 structure fires, three vehicle fires and 27 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $57,205 in fire loss - or about $894 per fire.

The department also received 129 false calls, including one malicious call and 128 other false calls.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	21	34	61.9
Vehicle Fires	5	3	-40
Other fires	11	27	145.5
Total Fires	37	64	73
Total Calls	117	194	65.8