SE Illinois News

Equality Fire District responded to 13 calls in 2018 - 13.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Equality included 13 fires - six structure fires, two vehicle fires and five other fires.

In all, the department saw $320,000 in fire loss - or about $24,615 per fire.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	9	6	-33.3
Vehicle Fires	2	2	0
Other Fires	4	5	25
Total Fires	15	13	-13.3
Total Calls	15	13	-13.3