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  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285
  • Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285

Las Vegas Firefighters Bring Millions Of Dollars To City Coffers

Firefighters Engineer New Revenue That Benefits Taxpayers

Backed by the Las Vegas City Council, the revenue source is bringing in millions upon millions of dollars to benefit taxpayers…without the need to hire a single person.  This is the first time a government doesn’t have to turn to taxpayers and say, “We need more money.”

Las Vegas Firefighters’ new cutting-edge lifesaving hypothermia therapy, with its phenomenal results stabilizing heart attack patients, is financially sound.  The new revenue generated by Firefighter Paramedic Emergency Transport in the city of Las Vegas is expected to reach more than 5.9 million this year…to benefit taxpayers.

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Cutting-Edge Technologies Increase Lifesaving Rate for Cardiac Patients

Las Vegas Firefighters and fire-based rescue/ambulance crews utilize new cutting-edge lifesaving hypothermia therapies with phenomenal results to stabilize heart attack patients. On average, nationally in major metropolitan areas only five to 10 percent of sudden cardiac arrest patients survive the trip to the hospital.

Since implementing the new cooling treatments, Las Vegas firefighters have experienced their save rate increasing to 44 percent and they have partnered with University Medical Center (UMC) physicians in using the new technologies to stabilize heart attack patients.

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Breaking News @LVFireFacts

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LVFireFacts
LV Fire Department six person rapid response team soon to be stationed in Sun City Summerlin!

1 day ago

LVFireFacts
LV Firefighters help make city among the safest in the nation for heart attack/stroke victims. Go to http://t.co/TcwxPE23

1 day ago

LateFor911
Did you know? Private ambulance company,AMR, in March 2012, was unable to respond an ambulance 23 times in the City of Las Vegas.

Retweeted 3 days ago

LateFor911
Is the private ambulance on scene or not? 6 minutes after verbally reporting on scene, the AMR ambulance is actually on the ems call.

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