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.
South Central Illinois structure fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Smithboro Fire Protection District
Smithboro
163
4
0.025
2
Medora Volunteer Fire Department
Medora
398
6
0.015
3
Hoyleton Fire Protection District
Hoyleton
501
7
0.014
4
Sandoval Fire Protection District
Sandoval
1,221
12
0.010
5
Brighton Betsey Ann Fire Protection District
Brighton
2,151
21
0.010
6
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
Gillespie
3,142
30
0.010
7
Ramsey Fire Protection District
Ramsey
1,015
9
0.009
8
Bunker Hill Fire Protection District
Bunker Hill
1,691
12
0.007
9
Shoal Creek Fire Protection District
Sorento
463
3
0.006
10
Nokomis Area Fire Protection District
Nokomis
2,140
13
0.006
11
Pana Fire Dept
Pana
5,522
32
0.006
12
Virden Fire Protection District
Virden
3,366
18
0.005
13
Nashville Fire Protection Department
Nashville
3,057
16
0.005
14
Raymond-Harvel Fire District
Raymond
954
5
0.005
15
Okawville Fire Protection District
Okawville
1,376
6
0.004
16
St Elmo Fire Protection District
St. Elmo
1,384
6
0.004
17
Ashley Fire Protection District
Ashley
496
2
0.004
18
Taylorville Fire District
Taylorville
10,650
34
0.003
19
Morrisonville-Palmer Volunteer Fire Department
Morrisonville
1,016
3
0.003
20
Carlinville Volunteer Fire Department
Carlinville
5,550
16
0.003
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Okawville Fire Protection District• Bunker Hill Fire Protection District• Morrisonville-Palmer Volunteer Fire Department• Medora Vfd• Ramsey Fpd• Hoyleton Fire Protection District• Taylorville Fire Department• Raymond Harvel Fire Department• Brighton Betsey Ann Fpd• Ashley Fire Protection District• Nokomis Area Fire Protection District• Nashville Cfpd• Unit 7 Fire Protection District• Pana Fire Dept• Smithboro Fire Protection District• Sandoval Fire Protection District• Shoal Creek Fire Protection District• St. Elmo Fpd• Carlinville Vfd• Virden Fire Protection District
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