I want to thank the Board of Fire Commissioners for Clark County Fire and Rescue. They unanimously passed a resolution asking voters to consider a 9-cent fire levy lid lift during the August primary election to improve emergency services. That would be an additional $2.25 per month or $27 per year for the average homeowner.
I’ve been a firefighter at Clark County Fire and Rescue for 27 years. It’s hard work. You see tragedy every day and it can be hard to recover from that. But we still show up because we love what we do, especially when people are in need, and we can make a difference.
What’s harder is when you don’t have what you need to do your job. We’ve had to close fire stations, lay off firefighters, and delay purchasing new emergency equipment or apparatus because of financial issues. Call volumes have continued to increase, and we’re giving back pay raises just to keep more firefighters on the front lines.
Our fire district has come through some hard times, but we’re still here. I hope voters in August will see $2.25 per month is worth reducing response times so we can get to you faster.
