The fire department of Chicago is generally acknowledged to be the best equipped and most efficient in the United States, which means that it is the best equipped and most efficient in the world, for the firemen of this country are called upon to be prepared for and to meet emergencies which do not arise in the cities of Europe.
—The Standard Guide to Chicago For the Year 1891
Number of Chicago Fires per Year
The Great Fire of 1871 Not Included
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Chicago Fire Statistics 1863-1921
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Year
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Fires
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Loss
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Year
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Fires
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Loss
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1863-4
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186
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$355,600
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1892
|
3,549
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$1,521,445
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|
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1864-5
|
193
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$651,798
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1893
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5,224
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$3,149,590
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|
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1865-6
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243
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$1,216,466
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1894
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5,174
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$3,254,140
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|
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1866-7
|
315
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$2,487,973
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1895
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5,316
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$2,974,760
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|
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1867-8
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515
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$4,315,332
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1896
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4,414
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$1,979,355
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|
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1868-9
|
405
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$500,169
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1897
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5,326
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$2,272,990
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1869-70
|
600
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$871,905
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1898
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5,048
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$2,651,735
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1870-1
|
669
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$2,447,845
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1899
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6,031
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$4,534,065
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|
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The Great Fire
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1
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$168,000,000
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1900
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5,503
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$2,213,699
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1871-2
|
489
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$672,800
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1901
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6,136
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$4,296,433
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1872-3
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441
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$680,099
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1902
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5,125
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$4,118,933
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|
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1873-4
|
466
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$1,013,246
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1903
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6,054
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$3,062,931
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|
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1874-5
|
473
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$2,345,684
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1904
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6,661
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$2,950,254
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|
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1875
|
332
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$127,014
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1905
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6,522
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$3,303,929
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1876
|
477
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$387,951
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1906
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6,387
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$4,179,235
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1877
|
445
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$1,044,997
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1907
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6,257
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$3,937,105
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1878
|
478
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$306,317
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1908
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7,793
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$3,873,444
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1879
|
638
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$572,082
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1909
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7,414
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$3,046,797
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1880
|
804
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$1,135,816
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1910
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9.083
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$4,884,793
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|
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1881
|
895
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$921,495
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1911
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9.151
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$3,864,123
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1882
|
981
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$569,885
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1912
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9,410
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$4,352,470
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1883
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1,153
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$1,379,736
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1913
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10,002
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$4,798,457
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1884
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1,278
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$968,229
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1914
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10,534
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$5,268,653
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1885
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1,300
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$2,225,184
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1915
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9,435
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$3,186,569
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1886
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1,543
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$1,492,084
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1916
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11,468
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$3,470,978
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1887
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1,853
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$1,839,058
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1917
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12,034
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$4,094,639
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1888
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1,871
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$1,363,427
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1918
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12,336
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$3,462,577
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1889
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2,075
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$2,154,340
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1919
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14,407
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$5,072,232
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1890
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2,755
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$2,092,071
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1920
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13,922
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$6,369,138
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1891
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3,353
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$3,053,874
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1921
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13,568
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$7,462,160
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Note: 1875 is for nine months ending 31 December 1875
Number of Chicago Fires per Year
The Great Fire of 1871 Not Included
Source: Fire Marshall Reports
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