Macon Reporter

Wapella Fire Protection District responded to 39 calls in 2017 - 5.4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Wapella included 37 fires - 20 structure fires, three vehicle fires and 14 other fires.

In all, the department saw $28,730 in fire loss - or about $776 per fire.

The department also received two false calls.

The Wapella Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $129,331 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	18	20	11.1
Vehicle Fires	4	3	-25
Other fires	10	14	40
Total Fires	32	37	15.6
Total Calls	37	39	5.4