Macon Reporter

Mt Zion Fire Protection District responded to 51 calls in 2018 - 30.1 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Mt Zion included 26 fires - 13 structure fires, three vehicle fires and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $67,000 in fire loss - or about $2,577 per fire.

The department also received 25 false calls.

The Mount Zion FPD Firefighters Pension Fund, which has one active employee and one retired or inactive employee, was $2,796 positive as of October 2017, according to the fund's mandated filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance. That amounts to $76 for every fire in 2017.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	22	13	-40.9
Vehicle Fires	2	3	50
Other Fires	13	10	-23.1
Total Fires	37	26	-29.7
Total Calls	73	51	-30.1