South Central Reporter

Greenville Fire Protection District responded to 117 calls in 2017 - 18.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Greenville included 45 fires - 17 structure fires, nine vehicle fires and 19 other fires.

In all, the department saw $471,800 in fire loss - or about $10,484 per fire.

The department also received 72 false calls.

The Greenville Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $261,236 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	10	17	70
Vehicle Fires	4	9	125
Other fires	15	19	26.7
Total Fires	29	45	55.2
Total Calls	99	117	18.2