Kane County Reporter

Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District responded to 251 calls in 2018 - 66.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Rutland-Dundee included 75 fires - 41 structure fires, three vehicle fires and 31 other fires.

In all, the department saw $83,000 in fire loss - or about $1,107 per fire.

The department also received 176 false calls, including one malicious call and 175 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury.

The Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $2,905,665 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	16	41	156.2
Vehicle Fires	4	3	-25
Other Fires	13	31	138.5
Total Fires	33	75	127.3
Total Calls	151	251	66.2