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Saturday, April 19, 2025

New Athens FPD responds to 28 fires in 2016

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New Athens Fire Protection District responded to 34 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the Metro East Sun.

The calls in New Athens included 28 fires - 13 structure fires, four vehicle fires and 11 other fires.

In all, the department saw $104,150 in fire loss - or about $3,720 per fire.

The department also received six false calls.

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