Macon Reporter

Mt Olive Fire Protection District responded to 40 calls in 2017 - 25 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Mt Olive included 31 fires - 10 structure fires, seven vehicle fires and 14 other fires. The fire department also responded to two calls for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $121,200 in fire loss - or about $3,910 per fire.

The department also received seven false calls.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	7	10	42.9
Vehicle Fires	6	7	16.7
Other fires	13	14	7.7
Total Fires	26	31	19.2
Total Calls	32	40	25