Bluffton’s fire department had an extremely busy year.

The department recorded 143 fire runs in 2014, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

That number is 56 more than in 2013 when the department responded to 87 fire calls. Kinn gave his report to Bluffton council members on Jan. 5.

The accompanying chart shows runs by the month. The highest month was January and October when 18 runs took place.

According to Icon statistics, in 2012 the department had 107 calls. In 2011 there were 80 calls.