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
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
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Structure Fires | 21 | 19 | -9.5 |
Vehicle Fires | 6 | 8 | 33.3 |
Other fires | 10 | 13 | 30 |
Total Fires | 37 | 40 | 8.1 |
Total Calls | 112 | 110 | -1.8 |