LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County Firefighters at Harry Reid International Airport have two new trucks to help with emergency responses.
The Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks feature unique equipment to pierce into planes, extinguishing foam, and two engines to allow for blasting water while driving.
Clark County Fire Department Assistant Chief Scott Carnahan said they will be an improvement to the department, with the trucks replacing 12-year-old ARFFs.
“Our job is to make sure that the passengers have time to get off the aircraft,” Carnahan said. “The flight crew has 90 seconds to evacuate an aircraft, and for everybody that can’t go out, our job is to make sure that we can knock down the fire and go in and get those people that need to be rescued.”
The trucks also make responses safer for firefighters, as the extinguishing foam they use no longer contains forever chemicals known as PFAS. Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen, who played a part in securing funding for the new trucks, is proud of that aspect…