East Central Reporter

Casey Fire Protection District responded to 20 calls in 2018 - 33.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Casey included 15 fires - seven structure fires, one vehicle fire and seven other fires.

In all, the department saw $333,100 in fire loss - or about $22,207 per fire.

The department also received five false calls.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	3	7	133.3
Vehicle Fires	4	1	-75
Other Fires	6	7	16.7
Total Fires	13	15	15.4
Total Calls	15	20	33.3