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Into the new millenium ...
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Chief
Earl A. Greene
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The person who led the department into the new millennium was Chief Earl A.
Greene. Chief Greene became the seventh Fire Chief of the Clark County Fire
Department on November 21, 1996. Since his first day in the office, Chief
Greene made it very clear that he and his staff have definite plans for the
future of the department. After all, a city that never sleeps needs fire
department that never sleeps.
Today the Clark County Fire Department is the largest paid fire department in
the State of Nevada. We employ 577 Firefighters, 57 Inspectors, 57
administration, training, and support employees. We are also proud to have
Nevada’s largest volunteer force of 350 persons. We operate 24 fire stations
with paid employees and 13 volunteer fire stations.
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The services we provide include: Urban Fire Services, Rural Fire Services,
Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Emergency Medical Services including Basic,
Intermediate and Advanced Life Support (Paramedic Program), Hazardous Materials
Response Team, Fire Prevention, Fire Investigation, Disaster and Emergency
Preparedness, Public Education and Technical Rescue including: Urban Search and
Rescue Team (FEMA National Response Team), Confined Space Rescue, Heavy Rescue
and Swift Water Rescue.
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Rookie
School 2002
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In our endeavor to provide the best service possible, the department constantly
reviews, updates, and revises its coverage and response plans. We also
collaborate closely with Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, North Las Vegas Fire
Department, Henderson Fire Department, Boulder City Fire Department, Mesquite
Fire Department, and numerous other agencies in a joint effort to provide the
highest level of fire, rescue, and emergency medical support to residents and
visitors.
Clark County is among the fastest growing areas in the nation. The latest
official population count of the unincorporated portion of the county served by
the CCFD is 636,462 with an average of nearly 5000 new residents arriving each
month. In addition, we welcome approximately 36 million visitors from all over
the world each year. Clark County is home to the nation's sixth largest school
district and we provide services to McCarran International Airport-seventh
busiest in North America and 11th busiest in the world. The tremendous
population growth combined with ever-expanding tourism and other industries
pose great challenges to our department. In the 10 years between 1991 and 2001,
the number of emergency calls increased by 232%!
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