East Central Reporter

Christy Fire Protection District responded to 25 calls in 2017 - 38.9 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Christy included 25 fires - nine structure fires, three vehicle fires and 13 other fires.

In all, the department saw $112,100 in fire loss - or about $4,484 per fire.

The Christy Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $63,825 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	8	9	12.5
Vehicle Fires	4	3	-25
Other fires	2	13	550
Total Fires	14	25	78.6
Total Calls	18	25	38.9