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

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Mt Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District, Lexington Fire Protection District and Dwight Fire Protection District reported responding to the most vehicle 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 vehicle fires in 2017

Rank
Department
City
Population
Vehicle fires
Fires per capita
1
Mt Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District
McLean
803
7
0.009
2
Lexington Fire Protection District
Lexington
2,047
9
0.004
3
Dwight Fire Protection District
Dwight
4,038
13
0.003
4
Colfax Fire District
Colfax
1,026
3
0.003
5
Allin Twp Fire Protection District
Stanford
586
1
0.002
6
Hudson Fire Protection Department
Hudson
1,825
2
0.001
7
Octavia Fire Protection District - Cropsey
Colfax
1,026
1
0.001
8
Downs Fire District
Downs
974
1
0.001
9
Randolph Twp Fire Protection District
Heyworth
2,885
3
0.001
10
Danvers Fire District
Danvers
1,115
1
0.001
11
Pontiac Fire District
Pontiac
11,809
8
0.001
12
Fairbury Rural Fire Protection District
Fairbury
3,596
2
0.001
13
Buckley Fire Protection District
Fairbury
3,596
2
0.001
14
Normal Fire District
Normal
54,284
12
0.000
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
Reddick Fire Protection District
Pontiac
11,809
0
0.000
19
Flanagan-Graymont Fire Protection District
Pontiac
11,809
0
0.000
20
Forrest-Strawn-Wing Fire Protection District
Strawn
95
0
0.000

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