Bluffton Fire Department responded to 101 fire calls in 2016, six lower than the previous year, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

A monthly report of fires by type of call is attached at the bottom of this story. July was the busiest month for the department as it had 13 calls. Of those, five were accidents.

The lowest month was January with only four calls.

The department responded to 30 fire alarms, 19 accidents and 15 mutual aid calls from other departments.