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Monday, December 23, 2024

Mitchell FPD responds to 39 fires in 2016

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Mitchell Fire Protection District responded to 83 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Metro East Sun.

The calls in Mitchell included 39 fires - 15 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 16 other fires.

In all, the department saw $505,000 in fire loss - or about $12,949 per fire.

The department also received 44 false calls.

The calls resulted in one civilian fire-related injury and one civilian fire-related death.

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