Quantcast

North Egypt News

Sunday, February 23, 2025

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

Fire 07

Cave Eastern Fire Protection District, West Frankfort Fire District and Benton Fire District reported responding to the most vehicle fire 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.

North Egypt vehicle fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Cave Eastern Fire Protection District
Thompsonville
530
4
0.008
2
West Frankfort Fire District
West Frankfort
7,953
15
0.002
3
Benton Fire District
Benton
6,964
9
0.001
4
Zeigler Fire District
Zeigler
1,742
2
0.001
5
Mt Vernon City Fire District
Mount Vernon
14,956
7
0.000
6
Buckner Fire District
Buckner
451
0
0.000
7
Coello Fire District
North City
594
0
0.000
8
Royalton Volunteer Fire Department
Royalton
1,126
0
0.000

MORE NEWS