DeKalb Times

Petersburg Community Fire Protection District responded to 44 calls in 2018 - 15.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Petersburg Community included 30 fires - 12 structure fires, two vehicle fires and 16 other fires.

In all, the department saw $163,900 in fire loss - or about $5,463 per fire.

The department also received 14 false calls.

The Petersburg Community Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $130,039 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	9	12	33.3
Vehicle Fires	2	2	0
Other Fires	15	16	6.7
Total Fires	26	30	15.4
Total Calls	38	44	15.8