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Moline FD responds to 148 fires in 2018

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Moline Fire District responded to 483 calls in 2018 - 16.4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Moline included 148 fires - 78 structure fires, 27 vehicle fires and 43 other fires. The fire department also responded to five calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $1,742,004 in fire loss - or about $11,770 per fire.

The department also received 330 false calls, including 10 malicious calls and 320 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury, 366 civilian non-fire injuries and one civilian fire-related death. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents and one was injured in non fire-related incidents.

Moline Fire District fire incidents
20172018Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires467869.6
Vehicle Fires27270
Other Fires284353.6
Total Fires10114846.5
Total Calls41548316.4

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