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GRAPEVINE FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Report 2017 Operations Highlights  Conducted 16 American Heart Association Heartsaver classes, which provided training in CPR and AED.  Received the new Engine 2 and put it into operation.  Provided SEEK Thermal Imagers to the Administrative Chiefs.  Participated in the Ft. Worth Health and Safety Symposium.  Acquired land for new Station 2 and Station 3.  Acquired new state of the art air packs to meet industry standards and to provide a safer environment for the users.  Participated in the regional Big X evaluation for Urban Search and Rescue Teams.  Participated in the Line of Duty Death Symposium.  Initiated a minor tool and equipment in-house repair program.  Initiated an Accident Review Board.  Initiated a Lost, Damaged, or Stolen of city property committee.  Selected architects and the construction management company for remodeling of stations 1 and 4.  Changed Battalion 56 to Battalion 1.  Over 30 Public Education Clown programs delivered.  Received the STAR EMS Award from Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine for exceptional care of patients.  Grapevine Alarm upgraded to dispatch medical calls utilizing APCO medical screening.  New fire department website launched.  Department was re-organized with the addition of a Division Chief of Training.  Donated the reserve Quint to Tarrant County College.  Received the Mission Lifeline Gold Plus Award for STEMI activations and cardiac care.  Graduated 3 members from Paramedic School.  Launched the life jacket program on Grapevine Lake.  Fire Administration moved into the new Public Safety Building.  Participated in the response to Hurricane Harvey – deployed 21 members in different capacities including emergency management, EMS, fire, logistics, and Task Force activations. Annual Report 2017 Page 20 of 23