West Central Reporter

Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District responded to 37 calls in 2017 - 27.6 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Pleasant Hill included 36 fires - nine structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 19 other fires.

In all, the department saw $1,211,700 in fire loss - or about $33,658 per fire.

The department also received one false call.

The Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $66,716 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	5	9	80
Vehicle Fires	6	8	33.3
Other fires	16	19	18.8
Total Fires	27	36	33.3
Total Calls	29	37	27.6