Rockford Sun

New Milford Fire Protection District responded to 34 calls in 2018 - 55.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in New Milford included 22 fires - 10 structure fires, five vehicle fires and seven other fires.

In all, the department saw $20,500 in fire loss - or about $932 per fire.

The department also received 12 false calls.

The New Milford Fire Protection District had an annual budget of $521,737 in 2018.

	2017	2018	Year-over-year change (%)
Building Fires	36	10	-72.2
Vehicle Fires	5	5	0
Other Fires	19	7	-63.2
Total Fires	60	22	-63.3
Total Calls	77	34	-55.8