South Central Reporter

Mulberry Grove Fire Protection District responded to 19 calls in 2017 - 26.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Mulberry Grove included 18 fires - 10 structure fires, two vehicle fires and six other fires.

In all, the department saw $186,000 in fire loss - or about $10,333 per fire.

The department also received one false call.

One fire service member was injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Mulberry Grove Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $55,937 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	10	10	0
Vehicle Fires	2	2	0
Other fires	3	6	100
Total Fires	15	18	20
Total Calls	15	19	26.7