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Report: Which South Central Illinois communities saw the most fires in 2017?

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Smithboro Fire Protection District, Shoal Creek Fire Protection District and Medora Volunteer Fire Department reported responding to the most fire-related incidents per capita in South Central Illinois in 2017, according to the latest state report.

The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.

Total South Central Illinois fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Vehicle fires
Other fires
Total fires
Fires per capita
1
Smithboro Fire Protection District
Smithboro
163
4
9
13
26
0.160
2
Shoal Creek Fire Protection District
Sorento
463
3
3
13
19
0.041
3
Medora Volunteer Fire Department
Medora
398
6
3
5
14
0.035
4
Ramsey Fire Protection District
Ramsey
1,015
9
4
17
30
0.030
5
Ashley Fire Protection District
Ashley
496
2
6
6
14
0.028
6
Sandoval Fire Protection District
Sandoval
1,221
12
5
16
33
0.027
7
Hoyleton Fire Protection District
Hoyleton
501
7
2
3
12
0.024
8
Brighton Betsey Ann Fire Protection District
Brighton
2,151
21
9
19
49
0.023
9
Raymond-Harvel Fire District
Raymond
954
5
6
9
20
0.021
10
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
Gillespie
3,142
30
7
17
54
0.017
11
Nashville Fire Protection Department
Nashville
3,057
16
14
20
50
0.016
12
Clin-Clair Volunteer Fire Protection Department
Albers
1,157
3
1
12
16
0.014
13
Okawville Fire Protection District
Okawville
1,376
6
4
9
19
0.014
14
Nokomis Area Fire Protection District
Nokomis
2,140
13
3
10
26
0.012
15
Virden Fire Protection District
Virden
3,366
18
5
17
40
0.012
16
Morrisonville-Palmer Volunteer Fire Department
Morrisonville
1,016
3
1
8
12
0.012
17
Bunker Hill Fire Protection District
Bunker Hill
1,691
12
3
3
18
0.011
18
Pana Fire Dept
Pana
5,522
32
7
12
51
0.009
19
Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department
Palmyra
667
1
1
4
6
0.009
20
Carlinville Volunteer Fire Department
Carlinville
5,550
16
9
22
47
0.008

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