West Central Reporter

Pittsfield City Fire District responded to 44 calls in 2018 - 4.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Pittsfield City included 37 fires - 18 structure fires, five vehicle fires and 14 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $838,250 in fire loss - or about $22,655 per fire.

The department also received six false calls, including one malicious call and five other false calls.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	12	18	50
Vehicle Fires	6	5	-16.7
Other Fires	17	14	-17.6
Total Fires	35	37	5.7
Total Calls	46	44	-4.3