PHOTO: Las Vegas Fire and Rescue announced budget cuts will impact funding for overtime pay designated to fill vacancies by those on vacation, sick leave, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and those injured while on the job.
According to Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, open positions will be filled using a pool system of unassigned employees known as rovers. Once rover positions are assigned, remaining slots can be filled using a limited amount of overtime funding.
If rovers and overtime funding have been exhausted, then the department will take up to four apparatuses out of service.
The Fourth of July holiday weekend will see no reductions from July 3 through July 5, the department said.
The City of Las Vegas said it is feeling the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. It has caused budget shortfalls in many departments that couldn't be entirely fixed by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.