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Monday, November 18, 2024

Marseilles FPD responds to 42 fires in 2016

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Marseilles Fire Protection District responded to 58 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Illinois Valley Times.

The calls in Marseilles included 42 fires - 16 structure fires, 12 vehicle fires and 14 other fires.

In all, the department saw $503,550 in fire loss - or about $11,989 per fire.

The department also received 16 false calls.

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