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.
Kane County structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
East Dundee-Countryside Fire Protection District
East Dundee
3,192
36
0.011
2
Big Rock Fire Protection District
Big Rock
1,155
11
0.010
3
Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District St
Elburn
5,863
43
0.007
4
Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District
Sleepy Hollow
3,313
16
0.005
5
Hampshire Fire Protection District
Hampshire
6,347
27
0.004
6
West Dundee Fire District
West Dundee
7,352
18
0.002
7
Geneva Fire District
Geneva
22,010
48
0.002
8
St Charles Fire District
St. Charles
32,714
67
0.002
9
Elgin Fire District
Elgin
112,456
188
0.002
10
Batavia Fire District
Batavia
26,563
39
0.001
11
Carpentersville Fire District
Carpentersville
38,162
37
0.001
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