GRAPEVINE FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Report 2016
For reporting purposes, fire apparatus calls and emergency medical service( ambulance) calls are tracked separately. Fire apparatus calls are divided into several categories, including fires( of all types), medical assistance by fire crews, rescue, hazardous conditions, public service( to include public assistance, animal rescue, and cover assignments), and false calls / false alarms. Data analysis indicates an upward trend in all fire apparatus calls.
Fire Apparatus Call Volume 2014-2015 2015-2016 Fires 143 149 Includes structure, vehicle, grass Medical( excluding MVA) 3,182 3,410 All medical assistance by fire crews Rescue 533 602 Includes all MVA, extrication, rescue Hazardous Conditions 197 179
Includes gas or fuel leaks, overheat, electrical hazards, severe weather
Public Service 538 590 Public Assistance, animal rescue, cover assignments False Calls and Alarms 989 969 No hazard found, malfunctioning alarms, good intent, etc. Severe Weather 6 5 Natural disaster, wind storm, lightning strike Total Fire Apparatus Calls 5,588 5,905
Similar to fire apparatus call volumes, ambulance call volumes continue to increase. The City of Grapevine experienced an increase in call volumes from last year by 9.4 %. Emergency Medical Service calls account for approximately 83 % of all fire department calls.
Ambulance Call Volume 2014-2015 2015-2016 Patients treated and transported 2,745 2,953 Patients not transported 1,728 1,940 Total Ambulance Calls * 4,473 4,893
* Total includes all dispatch calls in which an ambulance was deployed, including structure fires and hazmat calls.
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