Peoria Standard

Mason City Fire Protection District responded to 12 calls in 2017 - 20 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Mason City included 11 fires - one vehicle fire and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $233,000 in fire loss - or about $21,182 per fire.

The department also received one false call.

The Mason City Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $109,170 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	1	0	-100
Vehicle Fires	2	1	-50
Other fires	9	10	11.1
Total Fires	12	11	-8.3
Total Calls	15	12	-20