GFD Annual Report 2017 GFD Annual Report 2017 | Page 17

GRAPEVINE FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Report 2017 Fire and EMS Operations The Fire Department Operations Division has experienced a consistent increase in the annual number of response calls. There was a 4.7% increase in calls from the previous year. Fire Department Total Call Volume 2015-2016 2016-2017 Total Fire Apparatus Calls without EMS 2,005 1,753 Total Ambulance Calls with Fire Apparatus 3,900 4,432 Total Fire Department Calls 5,905 6,185 When the Fire Department receives a call, usually more than one apparatus responds to the call. The following shows the total number of responding apparatus to the calls. Fire Department Total Response Volume 2015-2016 2016-2017 Total Fire Apparatus Responses 8,365 8,405 Total Ambulance Responses 4,893 4,977 Total Fire Department Response 13,258 13,382 Annual Report 2017 Page 17 of 23