Kane County Reporter

Burlington Fire Protection Department responded to 53 calls in 2018 - 3.6 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Burlington included 22 fires - 10 structure fires, one vehicle fire and 11 other fires.

The department also received 31 false calls.

The Burlington Fire Protection Department had an annual budget of $655,616 in 2018.

The Burlington Community FPD Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has two active employees and retired or inactive employee, was $6,885 positive as of May 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $299 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	15	10	-33.3
Vehicle Fires	1	1	0
Other Fires	7	11	57.1
Total Fires	23	22	-4.3
Total Calls	55	53	-3.6