Grapevine Professional Firefighters Association

🚨 NEW APPARATUS COMING SOON TO GRAPEVINE 🚨

We’re excited to share that soon you will see three new heavy fire apparatus on the streets of Grapevine!

These additions include:
• 1 New Engine
• 2 New Ladder Trucks

These new apparatus will replace aging frontline apparatus and ensure we continue delivering reliable, high-quality emergency response to our community.

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Here’s what’s being upgraded:

🔴 Truck 5 (Grapevine Mills Blvd.) is currently operating a 2009 Pierce Velocity 75’ aerial

🔴 Truck 1 (Turner Rd.) → Renumbered as Truck 7 is currently operating a 2013 Pierce Dash 100’ platform

🔴 Engine 3 (Timberline Dr.) → Renumbered as Engine 8 is currently operating a 2012 Pierce Velocity pumper.

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We are beyond excited about these tremendous fleet upgrades and what they mean for our ability to serve you.

Most importantly, we want to thank the citizens of Grapevine—your continued support makes investments like this possible and ensures we have the tools needed to respond when you call.

A formal announcement with details on the push-in ceremonies will be shared soon by fire administration. We hope everyone who would like to attend will join us as we place these new apparatus into service.

See you soon, Grapevine! 🚒

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Their courage, selflessness, and dedication to protecting our freedoms will never be forgotten.

As we gather with family and friends this weekend, we encourage everyone to celebrate safely and responsibly. If you are spending time at any of our area lakes, please remember to wear a life jacket, keep a close eye on children near the water, and make safety a priority for everyone on board.

Throughout the holiday weekend, Grapevine Firefighters Association members assigned to Marine 1 will be out on the water promoting lake safety and ready to assist anyone who may need help.

From all of us at the Grapevine Firefighters Association, we wish everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day weekend as we honor those who gave everything for our nation. 🇺🇸

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible moms out there from the members of the Grapevine Professional Firefighters Association.

We want to give a special shout out to the moms within our ranks and to the mothers who have supported our members every step of the way. Your strength, sacrifice, love, and encouragement help make what we do possible.

Thank you for everything you do for your families, our firefighters, and this community. We hope each of you has a wonderful and well-deserved Mother’s Day. ❤️🚒

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The members of the Grapevine Firefighters Association are lifting up one of our own public safety families in prayer following the unimaginable loss of their son, Gator.

There are no words that can truly ease the pain of losing a child. Our hearts break alongside this family as they face a tragedy no parent should ever endure. In moments like these, we are reminded that behind every badge is a family, a home, and people who carry the same love, hopes, and fears as the community they serve each day.

We pray that God surrounds them with strength, comfort, and peace in the difficult days ahead and during today’s services honoring Gator’s life. May they find refuge in their faith, in the love of family and friends, and in the unwavering support of this community.

To our brother in blue and his family — please know you are not walking this road alone. Your brothers and sisters in FD stand with you, grieve with you, and will continue to keep you in our prayers.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4

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🔥 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 AWARD WINNERS 🔥

Join Local 3113 in recognizing the firefighters who go above and beyond every single day for our community.

These men represent the best of Grapevine—dedication, professionalism, and a commitment to serving others.

👏 Help us congratulate:

• Firefighter Cody Cabeen – Rookie of the Year
• Firefighter Joe Yarbrough – Firefighter of the Year
• Engineer Ryan Wright – Driver of the Year
• Captain Chip Sloan – Officer of the Year
• Firefighter Caleb Montgomery – Medical Director’s Award
• Firefighter Scott Gregory-Tims – Association Member of the Year
• Firefighter Zach Hall – Paramedic of the Year

Their work matters. Their impact is real. And we are proud to stand beside them.

Grapevine Firefighters Association Congratulates Duff O’Dell on Re-Election

The Grapevine Firefighters Association proudly congratulates Councilwoman Duff O’Dell on her re-election to the Grapevine City Council.

Her continued service is a testament to the trust our community places in her leadership, integrity, and unwavering commitment to public safety. Throughout her time on council, Councilwoman O’Dell has consistently been a strong and independent voice—one that prioritizes the safety, well-being, and future of our city.

At critical moments, she has demonstrated the courage to stand firm, ask the hard questions, and advocate for decisions that protect both our citizens and the first responders who serve them. Her dedication to ensuring reliable, effective emergency services has not gone unnoticed.

Councilwoman O’Dell’s leadership has made a lasting impact on our community, and we are confident that her continued service will help keep Grapevine safe, strong, and prepared for the future.

We look forward to continuing to work alongside her in support of the citizens we are all proud to serve.

SUPPORT DEDICATED POLICE FUNDING

The Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (CCD) exists for one purpose:

👉 To fund and support our Police Department.

This voter-approved funding ensures Grapevine PD has the resources needed for:
• Patrol operations
• Criminal investigations
• Dispatch services
• Jail operations

It is dedicated funding for public safety—and it works.

Because when funding is protected and prioritized, services remain strong, reliable, and ready when the community needs them most.

⚠️ LESS CAPABILITY. MORE COST. LESS TRANSPARENCY. ⚠️

On April 7th, the City moved forward with a $350,000 Squad 1 purchase while shutting down a fully capable, paid-for Engine 1 that is only about five years old.

During the presentation, Chief Brown cited other departments — including Arlington and Euless — as justification for this change.

But those comparisons don’t hold up.

Departments like Arlington use squads as additional resources alongside fully staffed engine and truck companies — not as replacements for them.
Euless didn’t replace an existing fire company either — they added a squad to enhance their response capability.

Chief Brown also stated the Squad 1 concept was mutually agreed upon by operations personnel.

It was not.

Your firefighters were not brought in as equal participants in a collaborative solution. They were presented with an alternative under the understanding that this change was moving forward regardless of their objections.

At the last local meeting, membership voted 52–1 against the closure of Engine 1.

That is not collaboration. That is clear opposition.

What was approved here is fundamentally different.

This plan removes a staffed, all-hazards engine company and replaces it with a less capable unit. It also permanently removes the fourth firefighter from Truck 1 — reducing manpower on critical incidents — despite clear opposition from the citizens it impacts.

And here’s what makes this even more concerning:

This plan increases minimum staffing to 27.

If minimum staffing were set at 28, Engine 1 could remain in service and a fourth medic unit could be staffed full time.

The staffing is there. The capability is there.

This was a choice.

What happened on April 7th was not transparency.
Residents spoke up. Emails were sent. Calls and texts were made. Concerns were voiced.

And despite all of that — the City moved forward anyway.

Every member of council voted to approve this, except Councilwoman O’Dell.

Let that sink in.

Your concerns were heard… and ignored.

This wasn’t a misunderstanding. It wasn’t a lack of communication.
It was a decision — made in the face of public opposition.

Our firefighters will still answer the call. We will still show up when you need us. That will never change.

But citizens deserve to understand what happened:

City leadership chose to spend more money on a less capable model while eliminating a proven, fully staffed engine company that was already paid for.

This is what local government looks like when decisions are made first and public input is treated as an obstacle instead of a responsibility.

Remember that.

We are proud to stand together for the future of our schools. 🤝

Grapevine Professional Firefighters Association (Local 3113) is officially endorsing A.J. Pontillo for GCISD Board of Trustees, Place 5. This partnership is built on a shared commitment to the safety, integrity, and excellence of the Grapevine-Colleyville community.

Leadership requires a dedicated spirit of service—a value our firefighters live by every day and one that A.J. is ready to bring to the Board of Trustees. Together, we are focused on ensuring a secure and thriving environment for every student.

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