South Central Reporter

Pocahontas-O'Ld Ripley Fire Protection District responded to 20 calls in 2018 - 4.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Pocahontas-Old Ripley included 19 fires - seven structure fires, one vehicle fire and 11 other fires.

In all, the department saw $659,200 in fire loss - or about $34,695 per fire.

The department also received one false call.

The Pocahontas-O'Ld Ripley Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $217,968 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	4	7	75
Vehicle Fires	6	1	-83.3
Other Fires	8	11	37.5
Total Fires	18	19	5.6
Total Calls	21	20	-4.8