“CityCenter Station 32 will serve as a critical public asset for the county,” Smith said. “Its location in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip will help us meet our goal of a six-minute response time to any call we receive. This can be a challenge, especially on the Strip, due to traffic and pedestrian congestion.”  

Fire Chief Steven Smith joined MGM MIRAGE executives in July  to break ground on a new fire station at CityCenter. 

CityCenter Fire Station 32 is the first in county history to be built on a resort property. It’s part of an estimated $28 million in public improvements that MGM MIRAGE agreed to fund as part of a development agreement approved in May 2006 by the Clark County Commission.

 “The CityCenter development agreement was a first of its kind for our community, and has paved the way for similar agreements with other new resort properties,” County Commission Chairman Rory Reid said. “Development agreements are designed to help offset the impact of major development on our public infrastructure, and the size and scope of CityCenter represents the arrival of a new generation of development in our resort corridor.”

MGM MIRAGE is paying to build and equip Fire Station 32 at the 67-acre CityCenter site. The 5,700- square-foot station will house a fire engine as well as a paramedic rescue. MGM MIRAGE will also provide funding for four years to pay the salaries of three fire inspectors and a Fire Department plans checker. A second paramedic rescue funded by MGM MIRAGE will be based off site at a nearby fire station.  The crew stationed at City Center will respond to calls on and off the property. 

“CityCenter Station 32 will serve as a critical public asset for the county,” Smith said. “Its location in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip will help us meet our goal of a six-minute response time to any call we receive. This can be a challenge, especially on the Strip, due to traffic and pedestrian congestion.”

In addition to the fire station, other highlights of the agreement include a $330,000 contribution to a Metro substation, $1.8 million for construction of the Tropicana Detention Basin, design and construction of two pedestrian bridges, a master transportation study, and a provision for more than 12.8 acres of open space and plaza areas.

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