Crews practice rescues high above Las Vegas

Clark County, Nevada's Fire Department on Wednesday trained rescuing people from North America’s largest Ferris wheel, the High Roller, which towers 550 feet above Las Vegas. Amy Naples said “So yeah, at its highest point, the high roller wheel is 550 feet in the air. Guests who are riding the will get a 360 view of the entire city.

We have over 5,000 people daily that are riding the wheel. Open from 2 p.m. till midnight at great views in the daytime, great views at night. And you know, hundreds of thousands over the course of a year will will ride the high roller wheel.” Thomas Touchstone, Deputy Fire Chief said “Our our technical rescue team, their firefighters, just like all the rest of our firefighters here in the valley.

But they they've specifically signed up to do this work. So they receive they receive many weeks and months of training in a variety of disciplines”. Around 5,000 people a day ride the High Roller, which offers views of the Las Vegas area.