Las Vegas Fire Department

Las Vegas Home Gutted by Fire

January 7, 2009

Seven people were home, asleep on the second floor of the house when the smoke alarms activated.  One of the daughters woke everyone else up as the house began to fill with smoke.  One of the children, which is disabled, was carried downstairs by the other family members as they escaped through the front door. [...]

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Kitchen Fire Badly Damages Home in Las Vegas

October 25, 2008

Cause of fire: Fire started on stove in kitchen Damage estimate: $75,000 Description of damage: Kitchen gutted, minor damage to attic/roof, smoke throughout house.. General information about the incident: No one was home when fire dispatchers received numerous calls that heavy black smoke was coming out of a house on Del Monte Avenue. Firefighters arrived [...]

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Las Vegas Firefighters Tackle Attic Fire in Large Summerlin Home

October 19, 2008

Fire dispatchers received numerous calls that fire and smoke was coming from the roof of a large house in the Vineyards subdivision late Saturday night. Firefighters found the attic area fully involved on arrival. It firefighters approximately thirty minutes to bring the fire under control as numerous hand lines and a ladder truck poured water [...]

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Suspicious Fire Burns Home in Las Vegas

May 13, 2008

On May 10, 2008 at 2:49 p.m., Las Vegas Fire dispatchers received multiple calls about a fire at 104 Joyce Way (Torrey Pines / US95) in the Torrey Pines Garden Subdivision. The fire started in the lower level of a split level house and advanced to the upstairs. Neighbors told investigators that the house has [...]

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Las Vegas Firefighters Rescue Woman From Apartment

March 12, 2008

    An 88 year old woman is lucky to be alive tonight after a fire in her assisted living apartment late Wednesday afternoon.  The woman was taken to University Medical Center suffering from smoke inhalation.  Fire investigators have ruled the fire accidental.  There were no other injuries. Fire dispatchers received numerous calls at 3:15 [...]

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Las Vegas Graduates 16 New Fire Recruits

March 6, 2008

                    Sixteen firefighter recruits, who have completed intensive training over the past several weeks, will graduate Thursday afternoon.  They will be assigned to various city fire stations to help strengthen the number of firefighters in the city of Las Vegas.         The recruits started training in October of 2007 and when they graduate their certifications will [...]

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A Rookie’s Day at The “Big House” – LVFD

February 1, 2008

First-Hand Account Here is a funny story submitted by a rookie with Las Vegas Fire and Rescue…. No one said that being a rookie was easy, but in the end, we all know it’s well worth it. The other morning, two of us rookies showed up for work at beautiful station 1 at 6:25am. One [...]

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Man Dies In Motor Home Fire – Las Vegas

January 30, 2008

  A middle-aged man became the city’s first fire fatality of the year after the motor home he was living in caught fire Tuesday morning. 

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2 Alarm Fire in A Shopping Center – Las Vegas

January 29, 2008

A fire in a shopping center on West Sahara Avenue late Sunday morning has been ruled accidental by Las Vegas fire investigators. There were no injuries in connection with the incident. On Sunday January 27, Fire dispatchers received numerous calls at 8:50 a.m. that smoke was coming from the ZIA Record store located in the [...]

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Las Vegas Fire and Rescue – Recap for 2007

January 5, 2008

I know that it is already 5 days into the New Year, but I wanted to represent the LVFD for a year end recap. We had a ton of crazy calls, and I’ve intentionally forgotten about more 911 drama than I can remember. Having a new baby this year and being assigned at one of [...]

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