East Central Reporter

Tuscola Fire Department responded to 68 calls in 2017 - 151.9 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Tuscola included 38 fires - 17 structure fires, 11 vehicle fires and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $584,950 in fire loss - or about $15,393 per fire.

The department also received 30 false calls, including one malicious call and 29 other false calls.

One fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	6	17	183.3
Vehicle Fires	3	11	266.7
Other fires	9	10	11.1
Total Fires	18	38	111.1
Total Calls	27	68	151.9