East Central Reporter

Cowden Fire Protection District responded to 22 calls in 2017 - 4.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Cowden included 22 fires - three structure fires, two vehicle fires and 17 other fires.

In all, the department saw $98,200 in fire loss - or about $4,464 per fire.

The Cowden Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $23,764 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	8	3	-62.5
Vehicle Fires	3	2	-33.3
Other fires	7	17	142.9
Total Fires	18	22	22.2
Total Calls	23	22	-4.3