North Las Vegas Fire Department

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North Las Vegas Fire Department
NorthLasVegasFireDepartmentLogo.jpg
Operational area
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada
City North Las Vegas
Agency overview [1]
Annual calls24,545 (2012)
Employees162
StaffingCareer
Fire chief Joseph Calhoun
EMS level ALS
IAFF 1607
Facilities and equipment [1]
Battalions2
Stations 8
Engines 6
Trucks 2
Platforms 1
Squads 1
Wildland 1 - Type 6
Light and air 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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. All 911 calls go through the multi-agency Fire Alarm Office (FAO) located at the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department Headquarters (Station 1). The Fire Alarm Office serves as dispatch for the NLVFD as well as the Clark County Fire Department and the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department. [1] The use of Computer-aided dispatch allows for the determination of the nearest unit, even if that unit responds from a neighboring department. Thus an engine from the Clark County Fire Department may respond into North Las Vegas mutual aid as the system determines that they are closer. [1]

Contents

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. [1]

USAR Task Force

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. [2] 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 eight fire stations using six engines, two 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 NumberAddressEngine CompanyRescue UnitsSupport units
50105 East Cheyenne AveALS Engine 50ALS Rescue 50
512626 East Carey AveALS Engine 51ALS Rescue 51ALS Rescue 251
524110 Losee RdALS Truck 52Tech Rescue 52ALS Rescue 52
532804 West Gowan RdALS Engine 53ALS Rescue 53BE 53 (x staffed)
545438 Camino Al NorteALS Truck 54
555725 Allen LnALS Engine 55ALS Rescue 55Battalion 15
563475 West Elkhorn DrALS Engine 56ALS Rescue 56
573120 East Azure AveALS Engine 57

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Department Profile". NLVFD. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. "MGM Fire Investigation Report" (PDF). Clark County Fire Department. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2014.