Peoria Standard

Morton Fire District responded to 150 calls in 2018 - 50 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Morton included 37 fires - 13 structure fires, 14 vehicle fires and 10 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $342,250 in fire loss - or about $9,250 per fire.

The department also received 111 false calls.

The Morton Fire District had an annual budget of $38,175 in 2018.

The Morton Grove Firefighters Pension Fund, which has 40 active employees and 54 retired or inactive employees, was $1,218,146 positive as of December 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $42,005 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	10	13	30
Vehicle Fires	6	14	133.3
Other Fires	13	10	-23.1
Total Fires	29	37	27.6
Total Calls	100	150	50