Galesburg Reporter

Abingdon Fire Protection District responded to 44 calls in 2018 - 34.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Abingdon included 33 fires - five structure fires, three vehicle fires and 25 other fires.

In all, the department saw $284,500 in fire loss - or about $8,621 per fire.

The department also received 11 false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related death.

The Abingdon Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $317,102 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	4	5	25
Vehicle Fires	5	3	-40
Other Fires	23	25	8.7
Total Fires	32	33	3.1
Total Calls	67	44	-34.3