McHenry Times

Woodstock Fire-Rescue District responded to 435 calls in 2017 - 18.2 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Woodstock included 77 fires - 35 structure fires, 10 vehicle fires and 32 other fires. The fire department also responded to three calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $3,905,430 in fire loss - or about $50,720 per fire.

The department also received 355 false calls, including eight malicious calls and 347 other false calls.

The Woodstock Fire-Rescue District had an annual budget of $7,527,755 in 2017.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue Dist. Firefighters' Pension Fund, which has 39 active employees and four retired or inactive employees, was $45,838 in debt as of April 2016, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $705 for every fire in 2016.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	29	35	20.7
Vehicle Fires	10	10	0
Other fires	26	32	23.1
Total Fires	65	77	18.5
Total Calls	532	435	-18.2