Peoria Standard

Henry Fire Protection District responded to 40 calls in 2018 - 53.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Henry included 28 fires - 15 structure fires and 13 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $94,700 in fire loss - or about $3,382 per fire.

The department also received 10 false calls.

The Mchenry Township Firefighters Pension Fund, which has four active employees and one retired or inactive employee, was $311,279 positive as of April 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $14,823 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	6	15	150
Vehicle Fires	3	0	-100
Other Fires	12	13	8.3
Total Fires	21	28	33.3
Total Calls	26	40	53.8