West Central Reporter

Emmet-Chalmers Fire Protection District responded to 14 calls in 2018 - 22.2 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Emmet-Chalmers included 13 fires - two structure fires, one vehicle fire and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $87,800 in fire loss - or about $6,754 per fire.

The department also received one false call.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	10	2	-80
Vehicle Fires	0	1	-
Other Fires	8	10	25
Total Fires	18	13	-27.8
Total Calls	18	14	-22.2