Las Vegas Valley Apparatus

[engine98]

The Vegas Valley is the first place that I have ever seen Fire Departments with CBRNE Units since 2005, I believe that it originates from the US Military. The CBRNE ( Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yeild Explosives). purpose is to assess and mitigate incidents involving these events. Unlike a Haz Mat team, a CBRNE Team also deals with deliberate, man made events, weapons, and agents such as dirty bombs, and other weapons of mass destruction and weapons of mass disruption, mass casualty, ect. The rigs carry special equipment such as showers, mass casualty, and other assessment and mitigation equipment to deal with such events. Thats pretty much the "jist" that I was told anyway. Corrections are welcome from anyone else that may have more of an insight

[engine98]

Mesquite Fire & Rescue of Clark County's 1995 Freightliner/E-1 1500/1000/60f Top Mount Pumper being pulled out for photos at their main station

[engine98]

Mesquite's 1995 Freightliner/E-1 1500/1000/60F Top Mount when it was yellow

[engine98]

Henderson Fire Rescue 98's 2005 International/Braun Medic Unit

[engine98]

Henderson Fire's 2007 Polaris/Ranger Special Service EMS Unit

[Guest]

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The Vegas Valley is the first place that I have ever seen Fire Departments with CBRNE Units since 2005, I believe that it originates from the US Military. The CBRNE ( Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yeild Explosives). purpose is to assess and mitigate incidents involving these events. Unlike a Haz Mat team, a CBRNE Team also deals with deliberate, man made events, weapons, and agents such as dirty bombs, and other weapons of mass destruction and weapons of mass disruption, mass casualty, ect. The rigs carry special equipment such as showers, mass casualty, and other assessment and mitigation equipment to deal with such events. Thats pretty much the "jist" that I was told anyway. Corrections are welcome from anyone else that may have more of an insight

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I guess the use of CBRNE is a little less formal here on the East Coast. In Union County, NJ there Haz Mat units have "CBRNE" on the dies althoughtthe County PD whies a little about the "E" part since the County PD mitigates explosives. I think it has become more common place its using federal funds to purchase vehicles.

[engine98]

Mesquite Clark County's 2004 Ford/Farber Command Unit

[engine98]

The Beatty Volunteer Fire Department of Nye County runs this Dodge Command Unit.

[engine98]

North Las Vegas Medic 50's 2002 International/Braun Medic Unit

[engine98]

Nevada Division of Forestry's 1999 International/MBW 500/500/25a Brush Truck based from Mount Charleston Clark County's quarters

[Engine410kid]

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North Las Vegas Medic 50's 2002 International/Braun Medic Unit

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Is this unit by chance a 4X4

[engine98]

No it is not

[engine98]

North Las Vegas Fire Department's reserve 1996 Spartan/3D 1500/750/40f Pumper resting in station 50's quarters this afternoon.

[Guest]

[indent=1]Station 50 new ? any more pics of sta 50 ?[/indent]

[engine98]

Station 50 is new. They moved in a week ago today. The old station on MLK will be taken over by the Parks and Rec.department.

[Guest]

thanks for pic.

[engine98]

You are very welcome, here is their old station.

[engine98]

Las Vegas BLM'S International/S&S and International/ Pierce Wildland Engines

[Fire28]

Where and How close is BLM's office to the Strip? I'm going to be there next year and am trying to plan photo stops.

[engine98]

US Forest Service's 2002 International/Choquettes 50/700/5a Brush Truck based at Mountain Springs Clark County