The calls in Ashton included 23 fires - 13 structure fires, four vehicle fires and six other fires.
In all, the department saw $522,200 in fire loss - or about $22,704 per fire.
The department also received two false calls.
The Ashton Fire Department had an annual budget of $655,362 in 2017.
Ashton Fire Department fire incidents
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Structure Fires | 5 | 13 | 160 |
Vehicle Fires | 1 | 4 | 300 |
Other fires | 5 | 6 | 20 |
Total Fires | 11 | 23 | 109.1 |
Total Calls | 17 | 25 | 47.1 |