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Moline FD responds to 72 fires in 2017

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Moline Fire Department responded to 303 calls in 2017 - 37.7 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Moline included 72 fires - 31 structure fires, 21 vehicle fires and 20 other fires. The fire department also responded to four calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $745,700 in fire loss - or about $10,357 per fire.

The department also received 227 false calls, including 18 malicious calls and 209 other false calls.

The calls resulted in three civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian non-fire injury.

Moline Fire Department fire incidents
20162017Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires5731-45.6
Vehicle Fires2921-27.6
Other fires2620-23.1
Total Fires11272-35.7
Total Calls486303-37.7

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