The calls in Paxton included 19 fires - seven structure fires, three vehicle fires and nine other fires.
In all, the department saw $739,950 in fire loss - or about $38,945 per fire.
The department also received 17 false calls, including one malicious call and 16 other false calls.
The Paxton Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $256,615 in 2017.
Paxton Fire Protection District fire incidents
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Structure Fires | 4 | 7 | 75 |
Vehicle Fires | 4 | 3 | -25 |
Other fires | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Total Fires | 17 | 19 | 11.8 |
Total Calls | 27 | 36 | 33.3 |