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Norris City Fire Protection District responded to 19 calls in 2018 - 42.4 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Norris City included 15 fires - seven structure fires, one vehicle fire and seven other fires.

In all, the department saw $58,450 in fire loss - or about $3,897 per fire.

The department also received four false calls, including three malicious calls and one other false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian non-fire death. Additionally, one fire service member was injured in fire-related incidents.

The Norris City Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $54,871 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	10	7	-30
Vehicle Fires	2	1	-50
Other Fires	18	7	-61.1
Total Fires	30	15	-50
Total Calls	33	19	-42.4