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Report: Which McLean County communities saw the most structure fires in 2017?

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Forrest-Strawn-Wing Fire Protection District, Colfax Fire District and Lexington Fire Protection District reported responding to the most structure fire incidents per capita in McLean County in 2017, according to the latest state report.

The annual summary of state fire incidents, published by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, records the number and type of fire-related incidents each fire protection district responded to in the calendar year. Fires are categorized as structure fires, vehicle fires or other fires.

McLean County structure fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Structure fires
Structure fires per capita
1
Forrest-Strawn-Wing Fire Protection District
Strawn
95
1
0.011
2
Colfax Fire District
Colfax
1,026
8
0.008
3
Lexington Fire Protection District
Lexington
2,047
15
0.007
4
Mt Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District
McLean
803
5
0.006
5
Fairbury Rural Fire Protection District
Fairbury
3,596
20
0.006
6
Randolph Twp Fire Protection District
Heyworth
2,885
15
0.005
7
Octavia Fire Protection District - Cropsey
Colfax
1,026
5
0.005
8
Dwight Fire Protection District
Dwight
4,038
11
0.003
9
Pontiac Fire District
Pontiac
11,809
30
0.003
10
Danvers Fire District
Danvers
1,115
2
0.002
11
Buckley Fire Protection District
Fairbury
3,596
5
0.001
12
Downs Fire District
Downs
974
1
0.001
13
Normal Fire District
Normal
54,284
47
0.001
14
Hudson Fire Protection Department
Hudson
1,825
1
0.001
15
Cornell Volunteer Fire Department
Cornell
448
0
0.000
16
Ellsworth Fire District
Ellsworth
195
0
0.000
17
Chenoa Fire Protection District
Normal
54,284
0
0.000
18
Flanagan-Graymont Fire Protection District
Pontiac
11,809
0
0.000
19
Reddick Fire Protection District
Pontiac
11,809
0
0.000
20
Allin Twp Fire Protection District
Stanford
586
0
0.000

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