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Friday, November 22, 2024

Moline FD responds to 120 fires in 2016

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Moline Fire Department responded to 486 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Rock Island Today.

The calls in Moline included 120 fires - 57 structure fires, 29 vehicle fires and 26 other fires. The fire department also responded to eight calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $1,169,730 in fire loss - or about $9,748 per fire.

The department also received 366 false calls, including 17 malicious calls and 349 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, two fire service members were injured in fire-related incidents.

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