East Central Reporter

Edgewood Bi-County Fire Protection District responded to 18 calls in 2017 - 12.5 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Edgewood Bi-County included 16 fires - three structure fires, three vehicle fires and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $60,000 in fire loss - or about $3,750 per fire.

The department also received two false calls.

The Edgewood Bi-County Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $86,069 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	3	3	0
Vehicle Fires	2	3	50
Other fires	7	10	42.9
Total Fires	12	16	33.3
Total Calls	16	18	12.5