Three members of the Grapevine Fire Department were promoted in a formal ceremony Feb. 18.
Brent Irving was promoted from captain to battalion chief of emergency medical services.
The position of battalion chief of emergency medical services was created through the fiscal year 2015 budget; Irving is the first dedicated EMS chief in the history of the department.
The new position will allow for better oversight in the department; approximately 70 percent of the departments calls are EMS related.
