Las Vegas Fire

Las Vegas Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Blaze

June 9, 2008

NORTH LAS VEGAS — More than 60 firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at a hotel that began at about 3:30 p.m. Monday.The blaze is located at the Ramada Inn Las Vegas Speedway hotel at 3227 Civic Center Drive in North Las Vegas.Fire officials said the blaze appears to have begun on the roof and [...]

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Las Vegas Firefighters Battle 2 Alarm U-Haul Fire

May 28, 2008

A U-haul rental facility went up in smoke after a two-alarm fire that caused $275,000 in damage.The fire started shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday at 1900 S. Decatur Blvd.People who surrounded the building said the flames were shooting out of the top.The fire department said the blaze hit two alarms when the fire reached the [...]

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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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Man Pulled From Burning Apartment, 4 People Injured – Las Vegas

January 16, 2008

First-Hand Account I was on Engine 1, we were the second engine on scene. We were down a man/paramedic due to PALS and ACLS update. I took a line off engine 4 and went to the upstairs apt and kicked ass. It was a 2 bottle fire. During overhaul, black smoke started coming from the [...]

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2-Alarm Fire At The Lakes Does Major Damage – Vegas

January 15, 2008

A large house located at The Lakes on the west side of the city was damaged by fire Tuesday morning. This is the second time the house has caught on fire in the last two years. The cause of both fires has been ruled accidental, faulty wiring is believed to be the cause. No one [...]

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Late Night House Fire – Vegas

January 8, 2008

Last night Close to midnight we were dispatched to N. Bruce St. (Bruce/Fremont)for a structure fire. Our dispatch informed us that they had receiving several reports that a house was fully involved with fire. When we arrived on scene, heavy flames were showing from a one story wood frame/stucco house. We went to work quickly [...]

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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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It’s a Small Fire Service World…

December 27, 2007

It isn’t every day that us here in Las Vegas manage to accidentally score some equipment from other agencies. We pretty much have plenty of our own. I found it funny though that when I was doing my check out, I came across this backboard from Hesperia F.D in California (which is now SB county) [...]

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