New Orleans Fire Department

New Orleans Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Louisiana
City New Orleans
Agency overview[1][2]
Established December 15, 1891 (1891-12-15)
Employees 656 (2014)
Annual budget $96,378,884 (2014)
Staffing Career
IAFF 632
Facilities and equipment[3]
Battalions 6
Stations 33
Engines 27
Trucks 6
Squads 2
Rescues 2
Tenders 2
HAZMAT 1
Airport crash 4
Fireboats 1
Rescue boats 2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The New Orleans Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The department serves 378,715 people living in a 350 square miles (910 km2) area, including 170 square miles (440 km2) of water.[4]

History

The NOFD got its start in April 1829 when a group of men organized a volunteer fire department.[1] The volunteer organization was known as the Firemen's Charitable Association, a title that would remain for 62 years until the first paid fire-fighting force, the New Orleans Fire Department, came into existence on December 15, 1891. Chief Engineer Thomas O'Connor, the first leader of the volunteers, stayed on to become the first Chief of the New Orleans Fire Department.[1]

Stations and apparatus

As of May 2015, below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Neighborhood Engine or Squirt Company Ladder Company Special Unit Chief Unit District
Irish ChannelEngine 1EMS Support Unit6[5]
Central Business DistrictRescue 2, Squad 2District 22[6]
Eastern New OrleansEngine 44[7]
GentillyEngine 63[8]
TreméRescue 7, Squad 7, HazMat2[9]
Desire AreaEngine 8Water Tender 33[10]
Faubourg MarignyEngine 93[11]
Eastern New OrleansEngine 104[12]
GentillyEngine 123[13]
LakeviewEngine 135[14]
Central Business DistrictEngine 142[15]
UptownEngine 156[16]
Central CitySquirt 16Ladder 82[17]
AlgiersEngine 178[18]
LakeviewEngine 185[19]
Algiers PointEngine 208[20]
St. BernardEngine 215[21]
BywaterEngine 243[22]
CarrolltonEngine 25Ladder 76[23]
Mid-CityEngine 26Ladder 9District 55[24]
GentillySquirt 27Ladder 11Command Unit, Rescue Boat 27District 33[25]
French QuarterEngine 292[26]
Venetian IslesEngine 31Water Tender 2, Rescue Boat 314[27]
AlgiersEngine 33Ladder 68[28]
Mid-CityEngine 355[29]
Eastern New OrleansEngine 36Ladder 13District 44[30]
Eastern New OrleansEngine 374[31]
UptownEngine 38District 66[32]
Lower Ninth WardEngine 393[33]
AlgiersEngine 40District 88[34]
MichoudEngine 45Mini-Pumper Unit4[35]
Louis Armstrong New
Orleans International Airport		Fox 2, Fox 5, Fox 7, Fox 84
MichoudFireboat 805 "Blaze"4[36]

Notable incidents

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005. The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans included 1,464 deaths, 80% flooding of the city, and many burned buildings.[37]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History". New Orleans Fire Department. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Budget". New Orleans Budget Office. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stations". New Orleans Fire Department. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Superintendent of the NOFD". NOFD. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  5. ↑ "Squirt 1". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rescue 2/Squad 2/Car 502". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Squirt 4". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Engine 6". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Squad 7/Hazmat/Rescue 7/ Car 210". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Engine 8". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Engine 9". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Engine 10". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Engine 12". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Engine 13". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Squirt 14". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Engine 15". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Engine 16/Ladder 8". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Engine 17". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Engine 18". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Engine 20". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Squirt 21". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Quint 24". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Engine 25/Ladder 7". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Engine 26/Ladder 9/Car 505". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Engine 27/Ladder 11/ Car 503/ Command Center". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Engine 29/Car 500/ Headquarters". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Engine 31". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Engine 33/Ladder 6". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "Engine 35". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  30. ↑ "Engine 36/Ladder 13/ Car 504". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  31. ↑ "Engine 37". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  32. ↑ "Engine 38/Car 506". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  33. ↑ "Engine 39". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  34. ↑ "Engine 40/Car 508". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  35. ↑ "Engine 45". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  36. ↑ "Fireboat Blaze". Greater New Orleans Fire Photos. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  37. ↑ Parry, Ryan (September 3, 2005), "MISSISSIPPI BURNING: Pollution hell as fires, explosions and oil spills follow the hurricane", The Daily Mirror, retrieved September 20, 2006
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