The Department currently operates with 168 operations personnel divided into two 3-platoon shifts, with 1/3 of them on duty at a time. Each of the 6 platoons is supervised by a Battalion Chief and overseen by the Assistant Fire Chief of Operations and the Deputy Fire Chief. Each apparatus is supervised by a Captain, vehicle operations are conducted by an Engineer with an additional staff of 2+ firefighters. We regularly staff 6 Rescues capable of transport with two + firefighters with the capability to staff up to 10 of these units. The department does limited patient transport with the exception being cases in which there is a delayed response by the franchised private ambulance company serving the City. 911 responses are currently assigned by a Dispatch Center operated by 3 member departments (Clark County, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas) regardless of political boundary, an automated dispatch system responds the geographically closest unit to an incident. There are currently 8 stations
( Station 50 , Station 51, Station 52, Station 53, Station 54, Station 55, Station 56, Station 57)
in operation.