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Dwight FPD responds to 31 fires in 2016

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Dwight Fire Protection District responded to 68 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the East Central Reporter.

The calls in Dwight included 31 fires - 13 structure fires, five vehicle fires and 13 other fires.

In all, the department saw $1,896,900 in fire loss - or about $61,190 per fire.

The department also received 37 false calls.

The calls resulted in two civilian fire-related injuries and one civilian fire-related death.

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