Hoverboards seem to be at an increased risk of fire. - Prospect Heights Fire Protection District

2026 Incidents
	Fire	EMS	Total
JAN	64	138	202
FEB	62	150	212
MAR	68	177	245
APR	64	144	208
MAY	54	141	195
JUN	59	162	221
JUL	86	179	265
AUG	62	157	219
SEP	64	152	216
OCT
NOV
DEC
Total	583	1400	1983

Annual Call Stats
Year	EMS	Fire	Total
2012	1238	592	1830
2013	1231	623	1854
2014	1359	697	2056
2015	1317	629	1946
2016	1427	636	2063
2017	1518	623	2141
2018	1715	678	2390
2019	1698	698	2396
2020	1643	554	2197
2021	1770	645	2415
2022	1997	725	2722
2023	2025	693	2718
2024	1861	742	2603
2025	1980	697	2677
Total	22779	9232	32008

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