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First FPD Of Antioch responds to 70 fires in 2018

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First Fire Protection District of Antioch responded to 595 calls in 2018 - 14 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in First Of Antioch included 70 fires - 38 structure fires, nine vehicle fires and 23 other fires.

In all, the department saw $581,402 in fire loss - or about $8,306 per fire.

The department also received 525 false calls, including 53 malicious calls and 472 other false calls.

The calls resulted in 19 civilian non-fire injuries.

First Fire Protection District of Antioch fire incidents
20172018Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires37382.7
Vehicle Fires6950
Other Fires192321.1
Total Fires627012.9
Total Calls52259514

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