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GRAPEVINE FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Report 2017 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 2015-2016 2016-2017 149 165 3,410 3,612 602 648 179 176 590 571 969 1,011 5 2 5,905 6,185 Fires Includes structure, vehicle, grass Medical (excluding MVA) All medical assistance by fire crews Rescue Includes all MVA, extrication, rescue Hazardous Conditions Includes gas or fuel leaks, overheat, electrical hazards, severe weather Public Service Public Assistance, animal rescue, cover assignments False Calls and Alarms No hazard found, malfunctioning alarms, good intent, etc. Severe Weather Natural disaster, wind storm, lightning strike Total Fire Apparatus Calls 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 and Emergency Medical Service calls account for approximately 71.6% of all fire department calls. Ambulance Call Volume 2015-2016 2016-2017 Patients treated and transported 2,953 3,008 Patients not transported 1,940 1,969 Total Ambulance Responses* 4,893 4,977 * Total includes all dispatch calls in which an ambulance was deployed, including structure fires and hazmat calls. Annual Report 2017 Page 18 of 23