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New Orleans Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
City	New Orleans
Agency overview
Established	December 15, 1891 (1891-12-15)
Employees	656 (2014)
Annual budget	$96,378,884 (2014)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Roman Nelson
IAFF	632
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	6
Stations	31
Engines	29
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 km) area, including 170 square miles (440 km) of water.

History

The NOFD got its start in April 1829 when a group of men organized a volunteer fire department. 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.

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.

Disbanded Fire Companies

• Engine 2 - 801 Girod St. - Disbanded 1986
• 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

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.

See also

• Great New Orleans Fire (1788) - The first of two large fires in New Orleans that occurred before the New Orleans Fire Department came into existence.
• Great New Orleans Fire (1794) - The second large fire.

References

1. ^ "History". New Orleans Fire Department. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
2. "Budget". New Orleans Budget Office. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
3. "Stations". New Orleans Fire Department. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
4. "Superintendent of the NOFD". NOFD. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
5. 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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