DeKalb Times

Waterman Central Fire Protection District responded to 20 calls in 2017 - 53.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Waterman included 14 fires - eight structure fires, two vehicle fires and four other fires.

In all, the department saw $13,150 in fire loss - or about $939 per fire.

The department also received six false calls.

The Waterman Central Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $132,116 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	6	8	33.3
Vehicle Fires	0	2	-
Other fires	1	4	300
Total Fires	7	14	100
Total Calls	13	20	53.8