McHenry Times

Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded to 94 calls in 2017 - 30.6 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Richmond included 58 fires - 34 structure fires, seven vehicle fires and 17 other fires.

In all, the department saw $87,460 in fire loss - or about $1,508 per fire.

The department also received 36 false calls.

The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries.

The Richmond Township Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $953,360 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	23	34	47.8
Vehicle Fires	3	7	133.3
Other fires	12	17	41.7
Total Fires	38	58	52.6
Total Calls	72	94	30.6