Illinois Valley Times

Walnut Fire Department Inc responded to 20 calls in 2017 - 5.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Walnut Inc included 15 fires - six structure fires and nine other fires.

In all, the department saw $328,000 in fire loss - or about $21,867 per fire.

The department also received five false calls.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	4	6	50
Vehicle Fires	2	0	-100
Other fires	6	9	50
Total Fires	12	15	25
Total Calls	19	20	5.3