East Central Reporter

Arcola Fire Protection District responded to eight calls in 2017 - 57.9 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Arcola included five fires - two structure fires, one vehicle fire and two other fires.

In all, the department saw $5,700 in fire loss - or about $1,140 per fire.

The department also received three false calls.

The Arcola Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $120,784 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	6	2	-66.7
Vehicle Fires	2	1	-50
Other fires	4	2	-50
Total Fires	12	5	-58.3
Total Calls	19	8	-57.9