Peoria Standard

Washington Park Fire Department responded to 43 calls in 2017 - 65 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Washington Park included 28 fires - 11 structure fires, seven vehicle fires and 10 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

The department also received 13 false calls.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	52	11	-78.8
Vehicle Fires	13	7	-46.2
Other fires	36	10	-72.2
Total Fires	101	28	-72.3
Total Calls	123	43	-65