Quincy Reporter

Mendon Volunteer Fire Department responded to 28 calls in 2017 - 86.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

The calls in Mendon included 24 fires - 10 structure fires, four vehicle fires and 10 other fires.

In all, the department saw $464,300 in fire loss - or about $19,346 per fire.

The department also received four false calls.

The Mendon Volunteer Fire Department had an annual budget of $33,422 in 2017.

	2016	2017	Year-over-year change (%)
Structure Fires	8	10	25
Vehicle Fires	0	4	-
Other fires	5	10	100
Total Fires	13	24	84.6
Total Calls	15	28	86.7