Illinois Valley Times

Leland Central Fire Protection District responded to 30 calls in 2017 - 36.4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Leland included 29 fires - 18 structure fires, three vehicle fires and eight other fires.

In all, the department saw $561,000 in fire loss - or about $19,345 per fire.

The department also received one false call.

The calls resulted in two civilian non-fire injuries.

The Leland Central Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $113,624 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	16	18	12.5
Vehicle Fires	4	3	-25
Other fires	2	8	300
Total Fires	22	29	31.8
Total Calls	22	30	36.4