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New Orleans Fire Department

Field	Value
name	New Orleans Fire Department
logo	New Orleans Fire Department logo.jpg
country
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Louisiana
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Flag_of_New_Orleans,_Louisiana.svg New Orleans
reference1
established
annual calls
annual budget	$96,378,884 (2014)
employees	656 (2014)
staffing	Career
chief	Roman Nelson
ALSorBLS
iaff	632
reference2
battalions	6
stations	31
engines	29
trucks	6
squads	2
rescues	2
tenders	2
hazmat	1
crash	4
fireboats	1
rescue boats	2
website
iaffweb

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 sqmi area, including 170 sqmi of water.

History

Organized firefighting capability first arose in New Orleans as the Firemen's Charitable Association. Firefighting was handled by this volunteer body until the New Orleans Fire Department was created on December 15, 1891. Thomas O'Connor, who led the volunteers corps in its final days, stayed on to become the first chief of the newly-created department.

Stations and apparatus

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

Neighborhood	Engine Company or Squirt Company	Ladder Company	Special Unit	District Chief Unit	District
Irish Channel	Engine 1		EMS Support Unit		6
Central Business District	Engine 2		Rescue 2, Squad 2	District Chief 2	2
Eastern New Orleans	Engine 4				4
Gentilly	Engine 6				3
Tremé			Rescue 7, Squad 7, HazMat		2
Desire Area	Engine 8		Water Tender 3		3
Faubourg Marigny	Engine 9				3
Eastern New Orleans	Engine 10				4
Gentilly	Engine 12				3
Lakeview	Engine 13				5
Central Business District	Engine 14				2
Uptown	Engine 15				6
Central City	Squirt 16	Ladder 8			2
Algiers	Engine 17				8
Lakeview	Engine 18				5
Algiers Point	Engine 20				8
St. Bernard	Engine 21				5
Bywater	Engine 24				3
Carrollton	Engine 25	Ladder 7			6
Mid-City	Engine 26	Ladder 9		District Chief 5	5
Gentilly	Squirt 27	Ladder 11	Command Unit, Rescue Boat 27	District Chief 3	3
French Quarter	Engine 29				2
Venetian Isles	Engine 31		Water Tender 2, Rescue Boat 31		4
Algiers	Engine 33	Ladder 6			8
Mid-City	Engine 35				5
Eastern New Orleans	Engine 36	Ladder 13		District Chief 4	4
Eastern New Orleans	Engine 37				4
Uptown	Engine 38			District Chief 6	6
Lower Ninth Ward	Engine 39				3
Algiers	Engine 40			District Chief 8	8
Louis Armstrong New
Orleans International Airport			Fox 2, Fox 5, Fox 7, Fox 8		4
Michoud			Fireboat 805 "Blaze"		4

Disbanded Fire Companies

Engine 3 - 1400 S. Broad Ave. - Disbanded 2005 Due to Hurricane Katrina
Engine 5 - 1135 Washington Ave. (Now Supply Shop)
Engine 7 - 1441 St. Peter St. - Disbanded 2013 to form Squad 7
Engine 11 - 2312 Louisiana Ave. - Disbanded 1986
Engine 19 - 2430 S. Carrollton Ave.
Engine 22 - 2041 Egania St. - Disbanded 2005 Due to Hurricane Katrina
Engine 23 - 1135 Washington Ave. - Disbanded 1991 (Now Fire Museum)
Engine 28 - 4131 Elysian Fields Ave. - Disbanded 1986
Engine 30 - 200 N. Alexander St. - Disbanded 1947
Engine 32 - 7311 Chef Menteur Hwy. - Disbanded 1980
Engine 34 - 2312 Louisiana Ave. - Disbanded 1986
Engine 41 - 1400 S. Broad Ave. - Disbanded 1982
Engine 42
Engine 43 - 2041 Egania St. - Disbanded 1976
Engine 44 - 1300 N. Galvez St. - Disbanded 1967
Engine 46
Engine 47 - 7311 Chef Menteur Hwy. - Disbanded 1976
Snorkel 1 - 1040 Poland Ave. - Disbanded 1975
Ladder 1 - 5600 Franklin Ave.
Ladder 2 - 200 S. Robertson St. - Disbanded 2013
Ladder 3 - 4500 Old Gentilly Rd. - Disbanded 2013
Ladder 4 - 1040 Poland Ave. - Disbanded 2013
Ladder 5 - 1211 Arabella St. - Disbanded 2013
Ladder 10 - 2312 Louisiana Ave. - Disbanded 1986
Ladder 12 - 987 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
Ladder 15 - 1040 Poland Ave. - Disbanded 1982
Rescue 1 - 1131 Dumaine St. - Disbanded 1976
Emergency 1 - 1441 St. Peter St. - Disbanded 1980
Flying Squad - 801 Girod St. - Disbanded 2013 to form Rescue 2
Rescue Squad - 1441 St. Peter St. - Disbanded 2013 to form Rescue 7
Salvage 1 - 1300 N. Galvez St. - Disbanded 1986
1st District Chief
7th District Chief

Notable incidents

Hurricane Katrina

Main article: 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.

References

"Budget".
"Stations".
"Superintendent of the NOFD". NOFD.
"History".
Parry, Ryan. (September 3, 2005). "MISSISSIPPI BURNING: Pollution hell as fires, explosions and oil spills follow the hurricane". [[The Daily Mirror]].

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