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North Las Vegas Fire Department
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | North Las Vegas Fire Department |
| logo | NorthLasVegasFireDepartmentLogo.jpg |
| country | |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Nevada |
| subdivision_type2 | City |
| subdivision_name2 | North Las Vegas |
| reference1 | |
| annual calls | 24,545 (2012) |
| employees | 162 |
| staffing | Career |
| chief | Joseph Calhoun |
| iaff | 1607 |
| reference2 | |
| battalions | 2 |
| stations | 8 |
| engines | 6 |
| trucks | 2 |
| platforms | 1 |
| squads | 1 |
| wildfire engines | 1 - Type 6 |
| FirstResponderBLSorALS | ALS |
| light and air | 1 |
| website | |
| iaffweb |
The North Las Vegas Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada. As part of an agreement with the Clark County Fire Department and the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department, all three fire departments respond to calls sent through the Fire Alarm Office (FAO) located at the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department Headquarters (Station 1).
In 2012, the NLVFD responded to 24,545 emergencies which resulted in a total of 31,947 unit responses with an average response time of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
USAR Task Force
Main article: Urban Search and Rescue Nevada Task Force 1
MGM Grand Fire
Main article: MGM Grand fire
On November 21, 1980 the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Paradise, Nevada suffered a major fire. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. The NLVFD was one of the main agencies to respond to the fire which remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the third-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history.
Stations & Apparatus
The NLVFD is an all-hazards department that provides emergency response from nine fire stations using six engines, three trucks, four ALS rescues, two ILS rescues, an air/light resource unit, an ALS Squad, a brush engine and two Battalion Chiefs along with a variety of support units.
| Fire Station Number | Address | Engine Company | Rescue Units | Support units | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 East Cheyenne Ave | ALS Engine 50 | ALS Rescue 50 | Brush Engine 50 | ||||||||||
| 2626 East Carey Ave | ALS Engine 51 | ALS Rescue 51 Rescue 251 | Battalion 5 | ||||||||||
| 4110 Losee Rd | ALS Truck 52 | Rescue 52 | Tech Rescue 52 Air Resource 52 | ||||||||||
| 2804 West Gowan Rd | ALS Engine 53 | ALS Rescue 53 | |||||||||||
| 5438 Camino Al Norte | ALS Truck 54 | Rescue 54 | |||||||||||
| 5725 Allen Ln | ALS Engine 55 | ALS Rescue 55 | EMS15 | ||||||||||
| 3475 West Elkhorn Dr | ALS Engine 56 | ALS Rescue 56 | |||||||||||
| 3120 East Azure Ave | ALS Engine 57 | ||||||||||||
| 960 E Deer Springs Way | Truck 58 | Rescue 58 | Battalion 15 |
References
References
- "Department Profile".
- "MGM Fire Investigation Report". Clark County Fire Department.
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