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Berkeley FD responds to 43 fires in 2017

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Berkeley Fire Department responded to 129 calls in 2017 - 4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Berkeley included 43 fires - 33 structure fires, six vehicle fires and four other fires.

In all, the department saw $54,851 in fire loss - or about $1,276 per fire.

The department also received 86 false calls, including two malicious calls and 84 other false calls.

Berkeley Fire Department fire incidents
20162017Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires4233-21.4
Vehicle Fires86-25
Other fires440
Total Fires5443-20.4
Total Calls1241294

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