Rockford Sun

Rockton Fire District responded to 127 calls in 2018 - 8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Rockton included 75 fires - 47 structure fires, eight vehicle fires and 20 other fires.

In all, the department saw $1,682,600 in fire loss - or about $22,435 per fire.

The department also received 52 false calls.

The Rockton Fire District had an annual budget of $1,376,670 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	44	47	6.8
Vehicle Fires	8	8	0
Other Fires	29	20	-31
Total Fires	81	75	-7.4
Total Calls	138	127	-8