Henderson Fire Department
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The Henderson Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection
and emergency medical services
for the city of Henderson, Nevada
, the second largest city in Nevada. It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services and the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
As a department they respond mostly to structure fires and emergency medical calls. Some members of the HFD are also members of FEMA's Nevada Task Force 1- Urban Search & Rescue Team.
Fire protection
Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of...
and emergency medical services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
for the city of Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
, the second largest city in Nevada. It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services and the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
As a department they respond mostly to structure fires and emergency medical calls. Some members of the HFD are also members of FEMA's Nevada Task Force 1- Urban Search & Rescue Team.