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Canton FD responds to 40 fires in 2017

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Canton Fire Department responded to 110 calls in 2017 - 1.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Canton included 40 fires - 19 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 13 other fires.

In all, the department saw $160,550 in fire loss - or about $4,014 per fire.

The department also received 70 false calls, including six malicious calls and 64 other false calls.

One fire service member was injured in non fire-related incidents.

The Canton Fire Department had an annual budget of $31,984 in 2017.

Canton Fire Department fire incidents
20162017Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires2119-9.5
Vehicle Fires6833.3
Other fires101330
Total Fires37408.1
Total Calls112110-1.8

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