The calls in Beach Park included 14 fires - eight structure fires, two vehicle fires and four other fires.
In all, the department saw $76,042 in fire loss - or about $5,432 per fire.
The department also received 21 false calls, including one malicious call and 20 other false calls.
The Beach Park Fire Department had an annual budget of $2,072,114 in 2017.
Beach Park Fire Department fire incidents
2016 | 2017 | Year-over-year change (%) | |
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Structure Fires | 18 | 8 | -55.6 |
Vehicle Fires | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Other fires | 19 | 4 | -78.9 |
Total Fires | 39 | 14 | -64.1 |
Total Calls | 106 | 35 | -67 |