McHenry Times

Harvard Central Fire Protection District responded to 125 calls in 2017 - 83.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Harvard included 59 fires - 31 structure fires, six vehicle fires and 22 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $459,400 in fire loss - or about $7,786 per fire.

The department also received 64 false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents.

The Harvard Central Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $1,072,401 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	14	31	121.4
Vehicle Fires	4	6	50
Other fires	16	22	37.5
Total Fires	34	59	73.5
Total Calls	68	125	83.8