South Central Reporter

Brownstown Fire Protection District responded to 33 calls in 2017 - 32 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Brownstown included 30 fires - nine structure fires, three vehicle fires and 18 other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

The department also received two false calls.

The Brownstown Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $82,708 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	9	9	0
Vehicle Fires	10	3	-70
Other fires	4	18	350
Total Fires	23	30	30.4
Total Calls	25	33	32