South West Illinois News

Valmeyer Fire Protection District responded to 12 calls in 2018 - 74.5 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Valmeyer included five fires - four structure fires and one other fire.

The department also received seven false calls.

The Valmeyer Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $91,135 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	8	4	-50
Vehicle Fires	21	0	-100
Other Fires	10	1	-90
Total Fires	39	5	-87.2
Total Calls	47	12	-74.5