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Despite a slight dip in the number of fires statewide, last year was a busy one for local fire agencies and the deadliest fire year in the state in the past decade.
Statewide, reporting fire agencies responded to nearly 1 million calls, of which 30,000 were for fires. Of those fire responses, 28 percent were outside rubbish fires, followed by structure fires at 23 percent and vegetation fires at 21 percent.
