There are 100 fire stations in Chicago. They employ about 5,000 people.
"The Department consists of seven (7) Districts, 24 Battalions, 99 Engine Companies, 1 Fire Boat, 60 Truck Companies, 4 Rescue Squads, 1 Hazardous Materials Unit, 1 Collapse Rescue Unit, 59 Advanced Life Support Ambulances, 12 Basic Life Support Ambulances, 11 Airport Rescue Crash Units, 4 Communications Command Vans and various auxiliary equipment."
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Approximately 20,000 fires are started by space heaters each year. Many sources claim that space heaters are the number one cause of household fires.
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Cigarettes are the cause of about 10% of all forest fires.
There were an estimated 1.5 million fires in 2008 according to the U.S. Fire Association.
About 3000 brush fires per year are started by lightning strikes.
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