We are the largest paid fire department in the State of Nevada. We employ 655 Fire Fighters, 88 Prevention and Investigation officers, 49 Administration, Training, and Support employees. We are also proud to have Nevada’s largest volunteer force of 200 employees. We operate 29 fire stations with paid employees and 13 volunteer fire stations.
The department has jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and the nation's 14th largest county. The total service area encompasses 7,910 square miles with an urban planning area of 293 square miles. The Department also maintains one of only 28 Urban Search & Rescue Teams in the country and provides fire and rescue services to the nation’s sixth-busiest airport.
Population Served * 861,546 Land Area Covered (in sq. miles) 7,420 Paid Fire Stations 29 Volunteer Fire Stations 13 Paid Firefighters 655 Volunteer Firefighters 171 Inspectors & Investigators 88 Support Employees 70 Total Incidents 124,554 Fire Incidents 3,454 Medical Incidents 104,882 Other Incidents
(such as smoke investigations, lock-outs, mutual aid, etc.) 16,218 Fire Prevention Inspections 106,758 Construction Plan Reviews 14,670 Public Education Events 220 * The number includes only the residents and is not indicative of the actual population served. Our community welcomes over 41 million visitors each year. This means that on average, the combined population of Clark County, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson nearly doubles its volume each month.
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