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LVFR has now awarded their bid to Smeal fire apparatus to build 4 new engine companies. They should be on the streets this time next year and should look similar to the engines out there already (with some modifications).

Engines 4 and 201 are now in service with Smeals.

They haven't been sent out yet, still at the shop, starting today all Spartacus are rotating throughout the department in an 'ATTEMPT' to reduce the wear on rigs. Haven't heard anything official but the smeals should be out on the street within the next few weeks.

At this time 106, 201, 43, unsure what the other 2 are, possibly 3.

The engines are very nice, clean interior, good space in the compartments. Two engines are at the shop currently with the other three on the way. Hopefully they run well. On a side note, old truck 9 (quint) recently returned from being refurbished and will be sent to Truck 7 after new decals and testing takes place. Current truck 7 will go to truck 6 with current truck 6 going to truck 8. Within the next few weeks all engines and trucks will be rotating to attempt to reduce wear and tear on rigs.

I wouldn't hold my breath, department vehicles are beginning to get the new logos on the doors, not sure if the 'wonderful' block lettering will appear on the engines and trucks.

Just talked to a friend and was told that starting this month LVFR is rotating apparatus in order to reduce wear and tear on rigs due to the department being unable to purchase new units as often as they are supposed to. Run stats came out recently and after the department inputted their new response plan 12/2015 the engines and trucks are running many more calls with rescues running less. SO it appears the department is attempting to put a bandaid on a problem they created. I guess we'll see how this works since many of their engines are over 15 years old and now may be going from a slow station to a busy one... and their shop is very short staffed. Also, new department logos are going on units soon and there is no 'ISO Class One' written on it which either means the department doesn't think it'll be able to keep the cert or it just doesn't care...

Last I heard the rigs are several months late, supposed to be delivered in February but we shall see. No word on where they will go, many rumors of rigs throughout the department switching stations to reduce wear and tear on them but we'll see if and when that happens.

Wait...so somebody actually complained that the big red fire truck was too loud responding to an emergency, and the department actually took it seriously? HA

What I've been told is that Smeal was able to meet the departments expectations for a lower cost than pierce. We'll see how the Smeal's hold up.

Rescue 103 is supposed to be going into service in the near future. Not sure where it will be placed (5, 10 or another station nearby). Station 103 is old station 6 and is currently the logistics warehouse. The warehouse will be moved to the current Metro police warehouse downtown. Once Metro moves and the LVFR warehouse moves in the city will remodel 103 and move an engine and rescue into it. The time frame continues to change and as of now the city only gave funding for a new rescue. The engine would be engine 6 but there is still a good possibility that there will be funding soon for a new engine to be created. If engine 6 leaves the department will take current truck 6 out of service (either send it as a reserve or replace an older truck) and put a reserve quint at 6 so there is a fire suppression unit (the city did the same to station 7 when station 107 opened). This is all preliminary info that is most likely going to change many times before its set in stone.

LVFR is receiving 6 new Demers rescues within the next month, it'll take approximately 1 month to place them into service. So far they will be going to Rescues 201, 2, 204, 5, 45 and possibly 48. There is also a possibility (if the budget allows) for 2 more rescues to be purchased later in the fiscal year. Smeal is still building the engine companies at this time, delivery is supposed to be November (2 months behind schedule). They should be going to engines 201, 3, 106, 41, and possibly 47 and 48 (not confirmed as of yet since its several months away).

That is correct. Since Clark County Fire disbanded their Technical Rescue Team and Haz-Mat Team it has put more work on Las Vegas' teams. The good thing is that Henderson Fire now has both a Technical Rescue Team and Haz-Mat team (both are cross staffed). These will help reduce calls for City fire.

Yes, unfortunately in this day in age the CBRNE unit can be more beneficial than the Haz Mat at times but unsure if the Haz Mat will get staffed at some point.

The CBRNE is staffed with 4 members at station 3. Station 3 is one of 2 Haz-Mat stations. Also at 3 is Haz-Mat 3, this unit is cross staffed with engine 3's crew. Basically what I have been told that from a Haz-Mat view the CBRNE goes on terrorism related calls and the Haz-Mat goes on accidental spills and releases type calls (Im thinking there's more too it). The CBRNE since it is fully staffed and like the Heavy Rescue doesn't have a set response district it is all to respond to fire calls. The CBRNE only has Haz-Mat related equipment as well as forcible entry tools and RIT equipment. They do carry a small amount of extrication tools and have a 300 gallon tank and 1 3/4" hose for small fires.

At this time the engines are on the spartan chassis but that's as much as I know on that subject. On building fires there are different levels (low, medium, high and commercial) low is mainly for a fire that's out or report as very minor and that gets the closest engine truck and battalion chief. Medium is rarely used but it's still technically a type of response but every fire in a building now is automatically a 'high' response (usually if there are reported smoke and flames and multiple callers). This will get 4 engines, 1 truck, 1 rescue, 2 Battalion chiefs, CBRNE 3 or Heavy Rescue 44 (depends on where in the city the fire is will dictate which unit goes), air resource 1 and EMS 1. The rit assignment is always given to heavy rescue or CBRNE due to them being specialized and on every fire. That may change due to their response time. As for commercials that will be a high rise assignment which is the same for every department in southern Nevada- 5 engines, 2 trucks, 2 rescues, 2 battalion chiefs, CBRNE or Heavy rescue, air resource and EMS 1. County, North Las Vegas and Las Vegas run automatic aide so they all try to keep their response configurations similar to each other.

At this point in time there are no plans to add additional truck companies, the department is relocating the logistics warehouse (currently old station 6) to a old Metro Police warehouse down the street from the training center. With the old station 6 (currently named station 103) the department wants to put a rescue there and possibly battalion 10 (so there is a supervisor). This doesn't sit well with many people and the union is fighting to put an engine company there. No talk about an engine at 7 since the truck has pumping capabilities and hose (certainly not the ideal result but it's what the department has to live with at the moment). Old truck 4 went to truck 48 once that station opened. As of now there are 4 engines on order from Smeal and 6 rescues on order from Road Rescue with Chevy chassis. All new engines and rescues are in the early stages (those that have been started) and at the moment since it's a long ways away from delivery there Is not word on which units will be replaced. The busier engines that make the most sense of being replaced at Engines 201, 3, 43 and 106 since they are in '00, or '01 pierce quantum's and run a lot of calls. No word on trucks being replaced and word is the next set of units to get replaced will include the Air resource which- side note, has been relocated to station 45.

Truck 9 is now Truck 43, Water Tender 43 is now at 9 and the truck companies are beginning to go ALS with truck 43 being the first one (aside from 1 and 7) today. The other trucks will soon follow.

Just an update, LVFR has 6 truck companies all are pierce tower rear mounts (1,6,7,8,43,48).

What I've heard is LVFR rigs will continue to look like fire engines and not what the Henderson rigs look like... We shall see

Go to the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue facebook page and you will see photos of the new rescues.

From what I've heard- Engine 108, 106, maybe engine 5

Engine 1 is the only snozzle in the department now so I would think it'll go to them since engine 6 is a newer 2006 and engine 1 is a '99 or 2000 rig

Though I'm only familiar with Nevada law I do know out here it's up to the crew if they want a passenger, depending on how the passenger is acting and if they are intoxicated or not (that is mainly for the Strip haha) as well as their relation to the patient. I would think that it's the same all over the country, pretty sure there isn't a law on who can and can't ride.

Currently there is rescue 106 and rescue 107, 10 has Air Resource 1 and as you can see there's a typeo at 42 since it should be E42 not 41haha, good info Vegasbuff thanks for sharing.