Sauget Fire District, Bedford Park Fire District and Smithboro Fire Protection District reported responding to the most fire-related incidents per capita 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 Illinois fires in 2017
Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Vehicle fires
Other fires
Total fires
Fires per capita
1
Sauget Fire District
Sauget
149
5
2
27
34
0.228
2
Bedford Park Fire District
Bedford Park
590
57
15
24
96
0.163
3
Smithboro Fire Protection District
Smithboro
163
4
9
13
26
0.160
4
Fairview-Caseyville Twp Fire Protection District
Fairview
483
33
13
31
77
0.159
5
Mccook Fire District
McCook
224
20
7
8
35
0.156
6
Buckheart Fire Protection District
Dunfermline
278
11
2
12
25
0.090
7
Aroma Park Fire Protection District
Aroma Park
701
24
3
30
57
0.081
8
Georgetown Fire Protection District
Georgetown
516
16
3
22
41
0.079
9
Cisco Fire Protection District
Cisco
250
8
4
6
18
0.072
10
Grand Ridge Fire District
Grand Ridge
529
19
3
14
36
0.068
11
Arenzville Fire & Rescue
Arenzville
377
6
5
14
25
0.066
12
Sublette Fire District
Sublette
426
19
0
8
27
0.063
13
Ellis Grove Fire District
Ellis Grove
348
13
4
5
22
0.063
14
Forest View Fire District
Forest View
687
22
9
10
41
0.060
15
Bishop Hill Fire Protection Department
Bishop Hill
123
3
1
3
7
0.057
16
Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department
Fayetteville
341
4
11
4
19
0.056
17
Forrest-Strawn-Wing Fire Protection District
Strawn
95
1
0
4
5
0.053
18
Grant Park Fire Protection District
Grant Park
1,260
42
0
18
60
0.048
19
Edgewood Bi-County Fire Protection District
Mason
337
3
3
10
16
0.047
20
Scales Mound Fire District
Scales Mound
360
14
1
2
17
0.047
21
Rankin Fire Protection District-Rankin Unit
Rankin
532
4
2
19
25
0.047
22
South Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department
South Wilmington
652
17
3
10
30
0.046
23
Argenta-Oreana Fire Protection District
Argenta
898
0
2
39
41
0.046
24
Joppa Volunteer Fire Department
Joppa
331
4
1
10
15
0.045
25
Quarry-Elsah-Mississippi Fire Protection District
Elsah
630
9
3
16
28
0.044
26
Biggsville Fire Protection District
Biggsville
275
3
1
8
12
0.044
27
Latham Fire Protection District
Latham
362
10
2
3
15
0.041
28
Green Valley Fire Protection District
Green Valley
676
16
1
11
28
0.041
29
Shoal Creek Fire Protection District
Sorento
463
3
3
13
19
0.041
30
Little York Fire Protection District
Little York
318
5
1
7
13
0.041
31
Xenia Volunteer Fire Protection Department
Xenia
375
5
1
9
15
0.040
32
Monroe Twp Fire Protection District
Monroe Center
440
9
3
5
17
0.039
33
Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District
Pleasant Hill
932
9
8
19
36
0.039
34
Cuba Fire Protection District
Cuba
1,197
18
3
25
46
0.038
35
Mcclure East Cape Volunteer Fire Department
East Cape Girardeau
313
3
0
9
12
0.038
36
Cowden Fire Protection District
Cowden
580
3
2
17
22
0.038
37
Cave Eastern Fire Protection District
Thompsonville
530
7
4
9
20
0.038
38
Good Hope-Sciota Fire Protection District
Good Hope
372
7
2
5
14
0.038
39
Thornton Fire District
Thornton
2,448
71
5
14
90
0.037
40
Cordova Fire Protection District
Cordova
655
13
2
9
24
0.037
41
Merrionette Park Fire Dept
Merrionette Park
1,882
29
2
37
68
0.036
42
Horseshoe Lake Fire Protection District
Olive Branch
617
11
6
5
22
0.036
43
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
Seymour
367
11
2
0
13
0.035
44
Hazelcrest Dept Of Fire Rescue
East Hazel Crest
1,527
37
7
10
54
0.035
45
Medora Volunteer Fire Department
Medora
398
6
3
5
14
0.035
46
Alexis Fire Protection District
Alexis
794
5
3
19
27
0.034
47
Brookport Fire District
Brookport
913
17
3
11
31
0.034
48
Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District
Bone Gap
237
1
0
7
8
0.034
49
Emmet-Chalmers Fire Protection District
Georgetown
516
10
0
7
17
0.033
50
Herrick Fire District
Herrick
431
9
1
4
14
0.032
51
Brimfield Fire Protection Department
Brimfield
842
12
6
9
27
0.032
52
Magnolia Fire District
Magnolia
249
2
1
5
8
0.032
53
Leland Fire Protection Department
Leland
928
18
3
8
29
0.031
54
Mitchell Fire Protection District
Mitchell
1,183
4
8
25
37
0.031
55
Essex Fire Protection District
Essex
771
15
1
8
24
0.031
56
Mazon Fire Protection District
Mazon
971
19
1
10
30
0.031
57
Bellmont Fire Protection District
Bellmont
268
1
3
4
8
0.030
58
Ramsey Fire Protection District
Ramsey
1,015
9
4
17
30
0.030
59
West Salem Rural Fire Protection District
West Salem
866
7
9
9
25
0.029
60
Valmeyer Fire Protection District
Valmeyer
1,256
8
18
10
36
0.029
61
Camargo Fire Station
Camargo
455
5
0
8
13
0.029
62
Shabbona Fire Protection Department
Shabbona
920
13
6
7
26
0.028
63
Shabbona Fire Protection Department
Shabbona
920
13
6
7
26
0.028
64
Ashley Fire Protection District
Ashley
496
2
6
6
14
0.028
65
Equality Fire District
Equality
541
9
2
4
15
0.028
66
Camp Point Fire Protection District
Camp Point
1,103
13
2
15
30
0.027
67
Thomasboro Fire Protection District
Thomasboro
1,110
15
5
10
30
0.027
68
Sandoval Fire Protection District
Sandoval
1,221
12
5
16
33
0.027
69
Bondville Fire District
Bondville
446
8
3
1
12
0.027
70
Ashkum Fire Department
Ashkum
715
9
1
9
19
0.027
71
Crossville Fire District
Crossville
702
9
2
7
18
0.026
72
Long Creek Fire Protection District
Long Creek
1,288
23
2
8
33
0.026
73
Mendon Volunteer Fire Department
Mendon
942
10
4
10
24
0.025
74
Ashton Fire District
Ashton
907
13
4
6
23
0.025
75
Wonder Lake Fire Protection District
Wonder Lake
3,905
74
3
22
99
0.025
76
Chadwick Fire Protection District
Chadwick
523
13
0
0
13
0.025
77
Norris City Fire Protection District
Norris City
1,211
10
2
18
30
0.025
78
Wayne Fire Protection District #1
Wayne City
1,021
5
5
15
25
0.024
79
Clover Twp Fire District
Woodhull
783
4
4
11
19
0.024
80
Hoyleton Fire Protection District
Hoyleton
501
7
2
3
12
0.024
81
Warrensburg Fire Protection Department
Warrensburg
1,142
15
3
9
27
0.024
82
Momence Fire Protection District
Momence
3,149
42
4
28
74
0.023
83
Williamsfield Fire Protection District
Williamsfield
555
4
1
8
13
0.023
84
Cherry Valley Fire Protection District
Cherry Valley
3,078
32
12
28
72
0.023
85
Brighton Betsey Ann Fire Protection District
Brighton
2,151
21
9
19
49
0.023
86
Mt Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District
McLean
803
5
7
6
18
0.022
87
Utica Fire District
North Utica
1,344
11
7
12
30
0.022
88
Bethany Fire Protection District
Bethany
1,275
15
2
11
28
0.022
89
Coello Fire District
North City
594
9
0
4
13
0.022
90
Illiopolis Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Mound
1,095
5
3
16
24
0.022
91
Big Rock Fire Protection District
Big Rock
1,155
11
4
10
25
0.022
92
Raymond-Harvel Fire District
Raymond
954
5
6
9
20
0.021
93
Hamel Fire Protection Department
Hamel
814
9
2
6
17
0.021
94
Stonefort Fire District
Stonefort
288
1
0
5
6
0.021
95
Lanark Fire Protection District
Lanark
1,354
18
1
9
28
0.021
96
Fairmont City Fire District
Fairmont City
2,486
33
15
3
51
0.021
97
St Libory Volunteer Fire Department
St. Libory
603
5
2
5
12
0.020
98
East St Louis Fire District
East St. Louis
26,662
144
110
273
527
0.020
99
Northern Piatt County Fire Protection District
Mansfield
865
7
1
9
17
0.020
100
Fairmount-Vance Twp Fire District
Fairmount
616
9
0
3
12
0.019
101
Ava Volunteer Fire Department
Ava
625
3
2
7
12
0.019
102
Sheldon Dist Fire District
Sheldon
988
15
0
4
19
0.019
103
Toluca-Rutland Fire Protection District
Toluca
1,301
8
2
15
25
0.019
104
Waynesville Fire Protection Department
Waynesville
417
3
0
5
8
0.019
105
Lexington Fire Protection District
Lexington
2,047
15
9
15
39
0.019
106
Posen Fire District
Posen
5,914
75
14
22
111
0.019
107
Byron Fire Protection District
Byron
3,608
40
2
26
68
0.019
108
North Pekin Volunteer Fire Department
North Pekin
1,547
11
1
17
29
0.019
109
Riverton Area Fire Protection District
Riverton
3,431
29
3
32
64
0.019
110
Toulon Fire Protection District
Alpha
646
6
2
4
12
0.019
111
Dieterich Fire Protection District
Dieterich
607
1
2
8
11
0.018
112
Greenview Fire Protection Department
Greenview
731
6
0
7
13
0.018
113
Newman Fire Protection Department
Newman
849
6
3
6
15
0.018
114
Milledgeville Fire Protection District
Lanark
1,354
15
2
7
24
0.018
115
Seneca Fire District
Seneca
2,268
21
6
13
40
0.018
116
Fox Lake Fire Station # 2
Johnsburg
6,317
73
10
27
110
0.017
117
Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District
Winnebago
2,989
32
6
14
52
0.017
118
Oblong Fire Protection District
Oblong
1,391
13
2
9
24
0.017
119
Griggsville Fire District
Griggsville
1,163
10
3
7
20
0.017
120
Cerro Gordo Fire Protection District
Cerro Gordo
1,339
7
3
13
23
0.017
121
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
Gillespie
3,142
30
7
17
54
0.017
122
East Dundee-Countryside Fire Protection District
East Dundee
3,192
36
9
9
54
0.017
123
Stone Park Fire District
Stone Park
4,892
65
5
12
82
0.017
124
Sherrard Fire Protection Department
Sherrard
598
4
1
5
10
0.017
125
Nashville Fire Protection Department
Nashville
3,057
16
14
20
50
0.016
126
Marine Fire Protection Department
Marine
925
5
7
3
15
0.016
127
Albion Volunteer Fire Department
Albion
1,918
11
3
17
31
0.016
128
New Douglas Fire Protection Department
New Douglas
310
5
0
0
5
0.016
129
Altona Fire Protection District
Altona
506
4
2
2
8
0.016
130
Davis Fire Protection District
Davis
635
7
1
2
10
0.016
131
Little Wabash Fire Protection District
Grayville
1,596
7
6
12
25
0.016
132
Ridge Farm Fire Protection District
Ridge Farm
835
10
3
0
13
0.016
133
Tiskilwa Rural Fire Protection District
Tiskilwa
778
7
0
5
12
0.015
134
Forreston Fire Protection District
Forreston
1,362
15
2
4
21
0.015
135
Cedar Point Fire District
Cedar Point
261
2
0
2
4
0.015
136
Athens Fire Protection District
Athens
1,911
9
0
20
29
0.015
137
Rossville Area Fire Protection District
Rossville
1,257
8
1
10
19
0.015
138
Burnham Fire District
Burnham
4,159
44
6
13
63
0.015
139
Hutsonville Twp Fire Protection District
Hutsonville
538
5
2
1
8
0.015
140
South Jacksonville Fire District
South Jacksonville
3,165
22
9
16
47
0.015
141
Benton Fire District
Benton
6,964
76
9
13
98
0.014
142
White Hall Volunteer Fire Department
White Hall
2,372
14
6
13
33
0.014
143
Clin-Clair Volunteer Fire Protection Department
Albers
1,157
3
1
12
16
0.014
144
Malta Fire Protection District
Malta
1,160
9
1
6
16
0.014
145
Okawville Fire Protection District
Okawville
1,376
6
4
9
19
0.014
146
Zeigler Fire District
Zeigler
1,742
19
2
3
24
0.014
147
Steeleville Volunteer Fire Department
Steeleville
1,955
12
1
14
27
0.014
148
Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District
Lawrenceville
4,406
32
18
11
61
0.014
149
Earlville Fire Protection Department
Earlville
1,610
12
3
7
22
0.014
150
Neoga Fire Protection District
Neoga
1,625
8
6
8
22
0.014
151
Lacon-Sparland Fire Protection District
Lacon
1,781
10
5
9
24
0.013
152
Olmsted Volunteer Fire Department
Olmsted
298
0
1
3
4
0.013
153
Beecher Fire Protection District
Beecher
4,472
34
9
17
60
0.013
154
Alto Pass Fire District
Alto Pass
376
4
0
1
5
0.013
155
Ashmore Fire District
Ashmore
759
1
3
6
10
0.013
156
Marshall Fire Protection District
Marshall
3,860
17
12
22
51
0.013
157
East Hazel Crest Fire District
East Hazel Crest
1,527
14
4
2
20
0.013
158
Tremont Fire Protection District
Tremont
2,141
7
4
16
27
0.013
159
Calumet Park Fire District
Calumet Park
7,757
58
20
20
98
0.013
160
Mt Morris Fire Protection District
Mount Morris
2,826
25
2
8
35
0.012
161
Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District St
Elburn
5,863
43
4
25
72
0.012
162
Mcleansboro Fire District
McLeansboro
2,786
10
9
15
34
0.012
163
West Frankfort Fire District
West Frankfort
7,953
43
15
39
97
0.012
164
Nokomis Area Fire Protection District
Nokomis
2,140
13
3
10
26
0.012
165
Rochester Fire Protection District
Rochester
3,729
17
3
25
45
0.012
166
Grantfork Volunteer Fire Department
Grantfork
332
2
0
2
4
0.012
167
Fox River Grove Fire Protection District
Fox River Grove
4,658
38
2
16
56
0.012
168
Savoy Fire District
Savoy
8,272
86
5
8
99
0.012
169
Virden Fire Protection District
Virden
3,366
18
5
17
40
0.012
170
Morrisonville-Palmer Volunteer Fire Department
Morrisonville
1,016
3
1
8
12
0.012
171
Colfax Fire District
Colfax
1,026
8
3
1
12
0.012
172
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice
12,836
89
30
31
150
0.012
173
Roodhouse Fire Protection District
Roodhouse
1,706
4
0
16
20
0.012
174
Walnut Fire District Inc
Walnut
1,335
6
0
9
15
0.011
175
Savanna Fire District
Savanna
2,847
15
2
15
32
0.011
176
Galena Fire Protection District
Galena
3,225
16
8
12
36
0.011
177
Oakwood Fire District
Oakwood
1,532
5
4
8
17
0.011
178
Minonk Fire Protection District
Minonk
2,006
7
7
8
22
0.011
179
Anna Fire District
Anna
4,187
26
9
11
46
0.011
180
Danvers Fire District
Danvers
1,115
2
1
9
12
0.011
181
Knoxville Fire Protection Department
Knoxville
2,795
15
3
12
30
0.011
182
Chillicothe Fire District
Chillicothe
6,145
29
4
33
66
0.011
183
Bunker Hill Fire Protection District
Bunker Hill
1,691
12
3
3
18
0.011
184
El Paso Fire District
El Paso
2,754
5
0
24
29
0.011
185
Moweaqua Fire Protection Department
Moweaqua
1,726
9
1
8
18
0.010
186
Rock Falls Fire District
Rock Falls
8,911
51
11
31
93
0.010
187
North Pike Fire Protection District
Perry
387
2
1
1
4
0.010
188
Abingdon Fire Protection District
Abingdon
3,125
4
5
23
32
0.010
189
Church Road Fire District
Centreville
5,012
34
6
11
51
0.010
190
Tilton Fire District
Tilton
2,584
7
7
12
26
0.010
191
Gilman Fire Protection Department
Gilman
1,702
6
2
9
17
0.010
192
Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District
Sleepy Hollow
3,313
16
4
13
33
0.010
193
Spring Grove Fire Protection District
Spring Grove
5,725
37
5
15
57
0.010
194
Knollwood Fire District
Knollwood
1,729
10
2
5
17
0.010
195
Carterville Fire District
Carterville
5,827
25
8
24
57
0.010
196
Tamms Volunteer Fire Department
Tamms
514
1
1
3
5
0.010
197
Percy Volunteer Fire Department
Percy
930
5
0
4
9
0.010
198
Winchester Volunteer Fire Department
Winchester
1,480
2
4
8
14
0.009
199
Venice Fire District
Venice
1,895
9
2
7
18
0.009
200
Polo Fire Protection District
Polo
2,213
10
3
8
21
0.009
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