Charts below show runs by month and year-
Bluffton Fire Department’s total 2020 runs edged slightly lower than 2019, however accident, vehicle and open burning fire increased according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

The department reported 112 runs in 2020 and 119 in 2019.

Kinn’s report shows the greatest increase in fire response was to accidents. In 2020 the department answered 37 accident calls compared to 26 the previous year. June and November were the busiest month for the department.

The chart below shows monthly fire runs by type of call.

 A summary of type of calls follow:
21    Alarms
3      Co-investigations
37    Accidents
9      Vehicle fires
9      Open burning fire
7       Non-structure fires (dumpsters, equipment fire inside structures, grass fires
5       Mutual aid given (for structure fires and/or accidents)
3       Structure fires
19     Miscellaneous/good intent (service calls, lines down, weather watches, 
   investigations, dispatched with no incident found)