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Galatia Volunteer Fire Department responded to six calls in 2018 - 60 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Galatia included six fires - three structure fires, one vehicle fire and two other fires.

In all, the department saw $14,999 in fire loss - or about $2,500 per fire.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	9	3	-66.7
Vehicle Fires	1	1	0
Other Fires	2	2	0
Total Fires	12	6	-50
Total Calls	15	6	-60