For decades, the Hollywood Fire Department has served the largest fire district in Clark County, but now, the team used to helping others is looking for some help of their own.
The fire station they operate out of is falling apart – the ceiling coming off in chunks, panels peeling off garages and the walls full of gaps and holes. Clark County is covering the groundwork for a brand-new station, but the rest is up to the volunteers and the community they save every day.
In the Hollywood coverage area, the doors of the fire station are always open for those in need.
Bill Rogers is the fire chief for the all-volunteer Hollywood FD. His station was built as a community center in the 70’s and has since fallen into disrepair.
“It’s hard to paint rot and make it stay,” Rogers joked, pointing to the peeling garage full of trucks.
A community fundraising effort is hoping to fix that. Volunteers and neighbors have started a campaign to build a new station, a major assist for the team used to assisting others.