Metro East Sun

Venice Fire Department responded to 22 calls in 2017 - 55.1 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Venice included 18 fires - nine structure fires, two vehicle fires and seven other fires. The fire department also responded to one call for ruptures, explosions or overheating.

In all, the department saw $140,200 in fire loss - or about $7,789 per fire.

The department also received three false calls.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	24	9	-62.5
Vehicle Fires	11	2	-81.8
Other fires	8	7	-12.5
Total Fires	43	18	-58.1
Total Calls	49	22	-55.1