VIDEO: In all of Southern Nevada, there’s only one bomb squad that serves the entire region. Leading that team is Chief Jamie Sypniewicz, who has a two decade long career with Las Vegas Fire and Rescue. She tells FOX5 her title as chief of fire investigations and bomb squad commander is very humbling. However, her success is far beyond just getting the chief title. Sypniewicz is the first woman to be commander of the bomb squad. “Its extremely humbling I’m the first female bomb squad commander in Las Vegas in 50 years. It’s incredibly overwhelming but it’s so uplifting as well,” Sypniewicz said.
“I have a daughter and all the young girls out there that look up to me we are able to do these types of roles.” Sypniewicz tells FOX5 she never thought she would become a top leader for the department, but she kept climbing the ladder. “Leadership is my skill so I landed here after a lot of hard work,” she said. It’s been nearly 25 years of a career filled with different calls and stressful situations, but a call from January 1, 2025 will stay with Sypniewicz. “That was probably one of the biggest calls I’ve had in my career, because it was the unknown,” Sypniewicz said.
