East Central Reporter

Marshall Fire Protection District responded to 55 calls in 2018 - 9.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Marshall included 41 fires - 13 structure fires, 15 vehicle fires and 13 other fires.

In all, the department saw $224,575 in fire loss - or about $5,477 per fire.

The department also received 14 false calls.

The calls resulted in two civilian non-fire deaths.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	17	13	-23.5
Vehicle Fires	12	15	25
Other Fires	22	13	-40.9
Total Fires	51	41	-19.6
Total Calls	61	55	-9.8