Combined Communications Center
Positions
Las Vegas Valley
Acronyms
Units
100
CCC
What is the Combined Communications Center?
100
This positions answers non-emergency calls.
What is EMS?
100
Geographical areas within and outside of the metropolitan LV area.
What are townships?
100
NAWAS
What is the National Warning System?
100
The workhorse of the Fire Department.
What is the Engine?
200
Take emergency calls for service from citizens, businesses and other government entities and to get the right people/units to the right place, at the right time.
What is the primary mission of the CCC?
200
The four sections of the communications center.
What are Call taker, EMS, Dispatcher and Supervisor/Senior?
200
The five incorporated cities within the Las Vegas Valley.
What are City of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Mesquite, and Boulder City?
200
CAD
What is Computer Aided Dispatch?
200
All Rescues are normally this level.
What is ALS?
300
This center is a _______ Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
What is secondary?
300
This position takes emergency calls from the public, businesses and other entities.
What is Call taking?
300
Volunteer Stations in outlying areas of the Las Vegas are under this jurisdiction.
What is CCFD?
300
MCFPD
What is Mt. Charleston Fire Protection District?
300
Ventilate and Ladder Buildings.
What are the main functions of a Truck?
400
The four Fire Departments dispatched from our center.
What are City of Las Vegas, Clark County, North Las Vegas, Mt. Charleston?
400
This positions ensures accurate, up-to-date vehicle status'.
What is Dispatch?
400
There are __ regular Fire Departments operating in their own jurisdictions within Clark County.
What is 12?
400
NAED
What is the National Academy of Emergency Dispatch?
400
A large self-contained support vehicle that carries special overhaul equipment, including the ability to fill air bottles.
What is Air Resource?
500
Fire departments are able to help each other without prior or specific approval due to these.
What are Mutual and Auto Aid Agreements?
500
Call taking positions.
What is 3,4,5,8,11,12,13,14?
500
This Medical Helicopter company that serves Clark County.
What is Mercy Air?
500
ARFF
What is Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting?
500
CBRNE stands for this.
What is the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive unit?