West Central Reporter

Hickory-Kerton Fire Protection District responded to five calls in 2017 - 50 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Hickory-Kerton included four fires - one structure fire and three other fires.

The department also received one false call.

The Hickory-Kerton Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $18,082 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	3	1	-66.7
Vehicle Fires	1	0	-100
Other fires	4	3	-25
Total Fires	8	4	-50
Total Calls	10	5	-50