Carbondale Reporter

Carterville Fire Department responded to 83 calls in 2017 - 2.5 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Carterville included 57 fires - 25 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 24 other fires.

In all, the department saw $582,600 in fire loss - or about $10,221 per fire.

The department also received 26 false calls.

The Carterville Firefighter's Pension Fund, which has five active employees and two retired or inactive employees, was $17,204 in debt as of March 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $391 for every fire in 2016.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	18	25	38.9
Vehicle Fires	4	8	100
Other fires	22	24	9.1
Total Fires	44	57	29.5
Total Calls	81	83	2.5