Peoria Standard

Buckheart Fire Protection District responded to 34 calls in 2018 - 25.9 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Buckheart included 30 fires - nine structure fires, two vehicle fires and 19 other fires.

In all, the department saw $404,030 in fire loss - or about $13,468 per fire.

The department also received four false calls.

The Buckheart Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $213,651 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	11	9	-18.2
Vehicle Fires	2	2	0
Other Fires	12	19	58.3
Total Fires	25	30	20
Total Calls	27	34	25.9