Big Rock Fire Protection District, East Dundee-Countryside Fire Protection District and Hampshire Fire Protection District reported responding to the most vehicle fire incidents per capita in Kane County in 2017, according to the latest state report.
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 vehicle fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Big Rock Fire Protection District
Big Rock
1,155
4
0.003
2
East Dundee-Countryside Fire Protection District
East Dundee
3,192
9
0.003
3
Hampshire Fire Protection District
Hampshire
6,347
8
0.001
4
Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District
Sleepy Hollow
3,313
4
0.001
5
Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District St
Elburn
5,863
4
0.001
6
Carpentersville Fire District
Carpentersville
38,162
10
0.000
7
Elgin Fire District
Elgin
112,456
38
0.000
8
St Charles Fire District
St. Charles
32,714
9
0.000
9
Geneva Fire District
Geneva
22,010
4
0.000
10
Batavia Fire District
Batavia
26,563
5
0.000
11
West Dundee Fire District
West Dundee
7,352
0
0.000
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