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Monday, April 28, 2025

Eldorado FD responds to 52 fires in 2016

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Eldorado Fire Department responded to 57 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the SE Illinois News.

The calls in Eldorado included 52 fires - 31 structure fires, four vehicle fires and 17 other fires.

In all, the department saw $614,200 in fire loss - or about $11,812 per fire.

The department also received five false calls, including one malicious call and 4 other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related death.

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