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Report: Which North Egypt communities saw the most fires in 2017?

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Cave Eastern Fire Protection District, Coello Fire District and Benton Fire District reported responding to the most fire-related incidents per capita in North Egypt in 2017, according to the latest state report.

The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.

Total North Egypt fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Vehicle fires
Other fires
Total fires
Fires per capita
1
Cave Eastern Fire Protection District
Thompsonville
530
7
4
9
20
0.038
2
Coello Fire District
North City
594
9
0
4
13
0.022
3
Benton Fire District
Benton
6,964
76
9
13
98
0.014
4
Zeigler Fire District
Zeigler
1,742
19
2
3
24
0.014
5
West Frankfort Fire District
West Frankfort
7,953
43
15
39
97
0.012
6
Mt Vernon City Fire District
Mount Vernon
14,956
17
7
14
38
0.003
7
Buckner Fire District
Buckner
451
0
0
0
0
0.000
8
Royalton Volunteer Fire Department
Royalton
1,126
0
0
0
0
0.000

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