Clark County Fire Department
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| Operational area | |
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Nevada
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| County | Clark |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | November 23, 1953 |
| Annual calls | 143,263 (2013) |
| Employees | 706 |
| Staffing | Career & Volunteer |
| Fire chief | Gregory D. Cassell |
| EMS level | ALS |
| IAFF | 1908 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Battalions | 3 |
| Stations | 42 (29 Career, 13 Volunteer) |
| Engines | 40 |
| Trucks | 5 |
| Squads | 11 |
| Ambulances | 33 |
| Airport crash | 5 |
| Light and air | 1 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the unincorporated areas of Clark County, Nevada. The cities of Las Vegas, Boulder City, North Las Vegas, Henderson and Mesquite each have their own fire departments, but emergency management is provided by the county government.
In 1953, Las Vegas was in growing rapidly with a growth from 8,422 residents in 1940 to over 64,000 in 1960. Mean while Clark County had reached population of 127,016. The unprecedented growth created greater need for fire protection. The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) was formally created on November 23, 1953. The revenues from the towns of Winchester and Paradise provided funds for the construction of the first station.
The CCFD is the founding 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. The task force team is deployed by FEMA for the rescue of victims of structural collapses due to man-made or natural disasters.
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. The CCFD was the first agency to respond, and thus was in command at the scene of the fire which remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the third-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history.
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