East Central Reporter

Ashmore Fire Department responded to 12 calls in 2017 - 20 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Ashmore included 10 fires - one structure fire, three vehicle fires and six other fires.

In all, the department saw $59,000 in fire loss - or about $5,900 per fire.

The department also received two false calls.

The Ashmore Fire Department had an annual budget of $42,927 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	3	1	-66.7
Vehicle Fires	3	3	0
Other fires	6	6	0
Total Fires	12	10	-16.7
Total Calls	15	12	-20