East Central Reporter

North Clay Fire Protection District responded to 34 calls in 2017 - 17.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in North Clay included 23 fires - 13 structure fires, four vehicle fires and six other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $71,800 in fire loss - or about $3,122 per fire.

The department also received 10 false calls, including one malicious call and nine other false calls.

The North Clay Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $50,151 in 2016.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	10	13	30
Vehicle Fires	7	4	-42.9
Other fires	5	6	20
Total Fires	22	23	4.5
Total Calls	29	34	17.2