South Central Reporter

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District responded to 22 calls in 2017 - 100 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Bunker Hill included 18 fires - 12 structure fires, three vehicle fires and three other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $900,500 in fire loss - or about $50,028 per fire.

The department also received three false calls.

The Bunker Hill Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $202,381 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	6	12	100
Vehicle Fires	2	3	50
Other fires	3	3	0
Total Fires	11	18	63.6
Total Calls	11	22	100