North Las Vegas Fire Department

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 muti-agency Fire Alarm Office (FAO) located at the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department Headquarters. 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 is from a neighboring department. Thus an engine from the Clark County Fire Department may respond into North Las Vegas mutual aid if the system determines that they are closer.[1]

North Las Vegas Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Nevada
City	North Las Vegas
Agency overview[1]
Annual calls	24,545 (2012)
Employees	162
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Joseph Calhoun
EMS level	ALS
IAFF	1607
Facilities and equipment[1]
Battalions	2
Stations	8
Engines	9
Trucks	1
Platforms	1
Squads	1
Ambulances	8
HAZMAT	1
Wildland	1 - Type 6
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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

The NLVFD is a member of Nevada Task Force 1 (NVTF-1), one of 28 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces (USAR-TF) that are prepared to respond to state or federal disasters throughout the United States.[2] The task force team is deployed by FEMA for the rescue of victims of structural collapses due to man-made or natural disasters.

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.[3] 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 9 engines, one truck, a Quint, 7 ambulances and 2 Battalion Chiefs along with a variety of support units.

Fire Station Number	Address	Engine Company	Truck Company	EMS units	Other units
50	105 East Cheynne Ave	Engine 50		Rescue 50		[4]
51	2626 East Carey Ave	Engine 51 Engine 252 Engine 253		Rescue 51 Rescue 251	Battalion 5	[5]
52	4110 Losee Rd		Truck 52		Tech Rescue 52 Squad 502	[6]
53	2804 West Gowan Rd	Engine 53		Rescue 53 & EMS-15	Air Resource 53, Air Trailer & Brush 53	[7]
54	5438 Camino Al Norte	Engine 54	Truck 54	Rescue 54		[8]
55	5725 Allen Ln	Engine 55		Rescue 55	Battalion 15	[9]
56	3475 West Elkhorn Dr	Engine 56		Rescue 56		[10]
57	3120 East Azure Ave	Engine 57		Rescue 57	HazMat 57 & Command/Decon 57	[11]

References

1. "Department Profile". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
2. "USAR". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
3. "MGM Fire Investigation Report" (PDF). Clark County Fire Department. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
4. "Station 50". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
5. "Station 51". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
6. "Station 52". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
7. "Station 53". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
8. "Station 54". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
9. "Station 55". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
10. "Station 56". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
11. "Station 57". NLVFD. Retrieved 26 January 2015.