Galesburg Reporter

Knoxville Central Fire Protection District responded to 35 calls in 2017 - 31.4 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Knoxville included 30 fires - 15 structure fires, three vehicle fires and 12 other fires.

In all, the department saw $312,600 in fire loss - or about $10,420 per fire.

The department also received five false calls.

The Knoxville Central Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $219,287 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	7	15	114.3
Vehicle Fires	9	3	-66.7
Other fires	21	12	-42.9
Total Fires	37	30	-18.9
Total Calls	51	35	-31.4