West Central Reporter

Carthage Fire District responded to 28 calls in 2018 - 3.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Carthage included 22 fires - seven structure fires, five vehicle fires and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $85,000 in fire loss - or about $3,864 per fire.

The department also received six false calls.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	2	7	250
Vehicle Fires	3	5	66.7
Other Fires	11	10	-9.1
Total Fires	16	22	37.5
Total Calls	27	28	3.7