Las Vegas Fire & Rescue for Android

11 things about Las Vegas Fire & Rescue

1. The department provides all fire suppression, prevention and education programs in the city as well as paramedic emergency medical services to the residents and visitors of the Las Vegas community.

2. In 1999 city ordinance changed the name of the department from Las Vegas Fire Department to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

3. Today Las Vegas Fire & Rescue (LVFR) protects a city that covers 133.25 square miles, nearly 610,000 residents and several million visitors each year.

4. In 1907, city ordinance established the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD).

5. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue is an I.S.O. Class One fire department as well as an accredited agency by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.

6. On June 6, 1905, the newly founded city of Las Vegas had its first fire when four buildings burned.

7. In addition, the department also has a Bomb Squad, Hazardous Materials Team and Technical Rescue Team that provides services for the city as well as the rest of Clark County.

8. The Fire Alarm Office / Fire & Medical 9-1-1 Center is also located at Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

9. 1, 1942, the department hired its first full time members: one fire chief and 12 firefighters.

10. This App has Push Notification enabled which allows you to view App messages sent directly from the business straight to your lock screen; Push Notification feature must be enabled for this to work.

11. As the city grew, so did the requests for service from LVFD so on Aug.