Southern Illinois News

Buncombe Volunteer Fire Department responded to 13 calls in 2018 - 27.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Buncombe included 13 fires - one structure fire and 12 other fires.

In all, the department saw $4,660 in fire loss - or about $358 per fire.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	8	1	-87.5
Vehicle Fires	1	0	-100
Other Fires	6	12	100
Total Fires	15	13	-13.3
Total Calls	18	13	-27.8