North Las Vegas Fire Department Explained

North Las Vegas Fire Department
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:North Las Vegas
Reference1:[1]
Annual Calls:24,545 (2012)
Employees:162
Staffing:Career
Chief:Joseph Calhoun
Iaff:1607
Battalions:2
Stations:8
Engines:6
Trucks:2
Platforms:1
Squads:1
Wildfire Engines:1 - Type 6
Firstresponderblsorals:ALS
Light And Air:1

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]

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]

MGM Grand Fire

See 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.[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 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 NumberAddressEngine Company Rescue UnitsSupport units
50105 East Cheyenne Ave ALS Engine 50 ALS Rescue 50 Brush Engine 50
512626 East Carey Ave ALS Engine 51 ALS Rescue 51 Rescue 251Battalion 5
524110 Losee Rd ALS Truck 52 Rescue 52 Tech Rescue 52 Air Resource 52
532804 West Gowan Rd ALS Engine 53 ALS Rescue 53
545438 Camino Al Norte ALS Truck 54 Rescue 54
555725 Allen Ln ALS Engine 55 ALS Rescue 55 EMS15
563475 West Elkhorn Dr ALS Engine 56 ALS Rescue 56
573120 East Azure AveALS Engine 57
58960 E Deer Springs Way Truck 58 Rescue 58 Battalion 15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department Profile. NLVFD. 26 January 2015. 15 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215084600/http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com/Departments/Fire/Fire.shtm. live.
  2. Web site: MGM Fire Investigation Report. Clark County Fire Department. August 17, 2014. November 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109190735/http://fire.co.clark.nv.us/%28S%28gtgop1ers1xz2gkadvhp1w1u%29%29/Files/pdfs/MGM_FIRE.pdf. live.