East Central Reporter

O'Lney Fire District responded to 91 calls in 2018 - 27.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Olney included 42 fires - 22 structure fires, five vehicle fires and 15 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $493,100 in fire loss - or about $11,740 per fire.

The department also received 48 false calls, including two malicious calls and 46 other false calls.

The O'Lney Fire District had an annual budget of $79,375 in 2018.

The Olney Firefighters Pension Fund, which has one active employee and five retired or inactive employees, was $151,059 in debt as of April 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $2,069 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	26	22	-15.4
Vehicle Fires	5	5	0
Other Fires	42	15	-64.3
Total Fires	73	42	-42.5
Total Calls	126	91	-27.8