Sangamon Sun

Divernon Fire Protection District responded to 26 calls in 2018 - 7.1 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Divernon included 21 fires - nine structure fires, six vehicle fires and six other fires.

In all, the department saw $53,110 in fire loss - or about $2,529 per fire.

The department also received five false calls.

The Divernon Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $62,200 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	6	9	50
Vehicle Fires	5	6	20
Other Fires	7	6	-14.3
Total Fires	18	21	16.7
Total Calls	28	26	-7.1