The Pahrump Valley Firefighters, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4068, was established September 1st, 2000 and is a labor representative for career firefighters and active-retirees of the Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue located in Pahrump Nevada and Nye County. IAFF Local 4068 advocates for the safety of firefighters and the citizens they serve. Local 4068 members serve over 45,000 residents within a 360 square-mile area, respond to over 9,500 calls a year and provide fire suppression, HazMat, Fire Prevention/Inspection, and ALS EMS Services. The Fire Department has only 1 Captain and 11 firefighters on duty a day which is less than half the national average, violates the span of control standard, ignores NFPA 1710 and disregards the NIST report. The Fire Department currently have no Assistant Chiefs, no Deputy Chiefs, no Battlion Chiefs, no Training Chief, no Training Captain, No Life Safety Inspector Captain, No Engineers, and only one Admin person. The Fire Department is well funded, but in our opinion chooses not to invest adequately in their firefighters, training and or safety and has seen a lost of over 39 firefighters since 2014.The Pahrump Valley Firefighters IAFF Local 4068 is affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada, Nevada State AFL-CIO and National AFL-CIO.

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