The Clark County Fire Department is partnering with the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation to support the 24th annual “Fill the Fire Truck” holiday toy drive for three weeks starting Thanksgiving weekend.

“The annual toy drive is always a great opportunity to help families in need in our community,” said Clark County Fire Chief John Steinbeck. “Our goal is to collect as many toys and gift cards as possible to make the holidays brighter for local kids of all ages.”

Starting Saturday, Nov. 30, area fire departments will participate in “Fill-the-Truck” toy drives outside participating Walmart stores. Fire engines and volunteer off-duty firefighters from different agencies will be parked outside stores from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays over the next three weekends: Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, and Dec. 7 and 8, and Dec. 14 and 15.  The list of participating Wal-Mart stores is: 

• 6464 N. Decatur Blvd./I-215)
• 540 Marks St./Sunset Road. 
• 7200 Arroyo Crossing Parkway/Rainbow & I-215 (Clark County Fire Department location)
• 201 N. Nellis Blvd./Charleston Blvd.
• 8060 W. Tropical Parkway (Centennial & U.S. 95)

The public also can drop off new, unwrapped toys or gift cards at any Clark County fire station during business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week through Monday, Dec. 16. Rural volunteer fire stations are accepting donations through Saturday, Dec. 14. To find the location of a Clark County fire station near you visit the Department’s website at https://tinyurl.com/yc82nshc.

The last day to drop off items for the toy drive at the Burn Foundation is Monday, Dec. 16.  The office is located at   3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite B-111, and will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day. Toys and gift cards collected through the holiday drive will be distributed to more than 40 local organizations including the Boys and Girls Club, Salvation Army, and schools and churches. In 2023, more than 32,000 toys were collected for the effort.  For more information about the toy drive or the Burn Foundation, contact the organization at (702) 485-6820 or www.theburnfoundation.org.  

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Clark County is a dynamic and innovative organization dedicated to providing top-quality service with integrity, respect and accountability.  With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark is the nation’s 11th-largest county and provides extensive regional services to 2.4 million citizens and 45.6 million visitors a year (2023). Included are the nation’s 5th-busiest airport, air quality compliance, social services and the state’s largest public hospital, University Medical Center. The County also provides municipal services that are traditionally provided by cities to 1 million residents in the unincorporated area. Those include fire protection, roads and other public works, parks and recreation, and planning and development.