After numerous requests from the media and the public, the Clark County Fire Department has released three hours of radio traffic from the night of the 1 October mass shooting.

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With chaos that night, first responders couldn't let emotion get in the way of doing their job -- not in that moment. The radio traffic from CCFD shows their training in action.

The calls are pulled from a night no one will forget.

Some firefighters stationed on Las Vegas Boulevard were caught in the middle of chaos as a stampede of concertgoers literally ran for their lives.

"We got multiple Metro unites, we don't know what we've got yet. Be very careful," one firefighter said over the radio.

"We were there, it sounded like full auto fire," another was heard saying.

And that's exactly what it was ... a lone gunman spraying bullets from the Mandalay Bay onto the Route 91 festival grounds.

Police, firefighters, and ambulance crews all rushed to the scene.

"Chief, we have people, off-duty officers who are bringing gunshot victims to west division in their own personal vehicles," said one firefighter.

"I can funnel you rescues, but we're out of ambulances right now," said another.

Clark County Fire Chief Greg Cassell says he is proud of how his crews responded -- from moving victims to rounding up terrified people who had run onto the airport runway, all of it while the threat of more gunfire remained.

"If somebody gave me that tape six months ago, I would say that's a drill we're running. Because there's nobody screaming, nobody stressing out. Everybody is thinking with a cool head trying to figure out what's going and process what's in front of them," said Cassell. "The hospitals got overwhelmed. And if we can come up with a plan to support them in the future, that's one of our biggest lessons going forward. How can we help away from the scene when another event is going on?"

Also heard through radio traffic were firefighters forced to handle what turned out to be false alarms. From reports of explosions at Mandalay Bay to a fire at the Excalibur and numerous reports of additional shooters, all were the result of confusion and panic.

Now, more than a month later, there is gratitude.

Public Services Specialist Penny Dale sorts through a mountain of thank you notes sent to the CCFD from all over the country.

"This is about a week's worth," said Dale.

The notes fill the halls at fire stations throughout the valley. Cassell says it brings a certain sense of closure.

"One kid wrote, 'I don't know how to write yet but I have to wrtie you a letter,' and he spelled 'write' wrong like three different ways, it was so cute," said Cassell.

He also admits that some firefighters are still struggling with what they saw. He assures them that's okay. Focused in the moment, it's looking back, now, that still hurts.

Cassell also released a statement, saying:



“I am incredibly proud of the men and women of the Clark County Fire Department and the other first responders who were involved in the response to 1 October. I’ve listened to the radio traffic from that evening and the picture that it paints is one of great professionalism. What I was most impressed with was that no one was yelling. When you listen to that radio traffic, you would think it was a mass-casualty drill as opposed to an actual event.

Our responders were calm under extreme pressure, even as the extent of the horror from that night became painfully clear. As the number of victims grew at multiple locations, resources were made available and shifted to address the need wherever it was.

From an emergency response perspective, the event was very professionally managed and that comes across in the radio traffic. First responders tended to the needs of hundreds of injured. My condolences go out to all those who lost loved ones that night.”



The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is being sued by seven news organizations after refusing to release public records related to the Route 91 concert shooting.

Despite repeated requests from News 3, and other media, police and county officials have refused to produce a log of 911 calls, recordings of 911 calls, preliminary autopsy records from the Clark County coroner, and security camera video obtained during the course of the investigation.

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