Quantcast

Rock Island Today

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Kewanee City FD responds to 46 fires in 2017

Fire 12

Kewanee City Fire Department responded to 103 calls in 2017 - 15.6 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Kewanee City included 46 fires - 18 structure fires, nine vehicle fires and 19 other fires.

In all, the department saw $469,201 in fire loss - or about $10,200 per fire.

The department also received 57 false calls, including two malicious calls and 55 other false calls.

The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries.

Kewanee City Fire Department fire incidents
20162017Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires1918-5.3
Vehicle Fires7928.6
Other fires2619-26.9
Total Fires5246-11.5
Total Calls122103-15.6

MORE NEWS