New Orleans Fire Department


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 area, including 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

, below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
NeighborhoodEngine Company or Squirt CompanyLadder CompanySpecial UnitDistrict Chief UnitDistrict
Irish ChannelEngine 1EMS Support Unit6
Central Business DistrictRescue 2, Squad 2District Chief 22
Eastern New OrleansEngine 44
GentillyEngine 63
TreméRescue 7, Squad 7, HazMat2
Desire AreaEngine 8Water Tender 33
Faubourg MarignyEngine 93
Eastern New OrleansEngine 104
GentillyEngine 123
LakeviewEngine 135
Central Business DistrictEngine 142
UptownEngine 156
Central CitySquirt 16Ladder 82
AlgiersEngine 178
LakeviewEngine 185
Algiers PointEngine 208
St. BernardEngine 215
BywaterEngine 243
CarrolltonEngine 25Ladder 76
Mid-CityEngine 26Ladder 9District Chief 55
GentillySquirt 27Ladder 11Command Unit, Rescue Boat 27District Chief 33
French QuarterEngine 292
Venetian IslesEngine 31Water Tender 2, Rescue Boat 314
AlgiersEngine 33Ladder 68
Mid-CityEngine 355
Eastern New OrleansEngine 36Ladder 13District Chief 44
Eastern New OrleansEngine 374
UptownEngine 38District Chief 66
Lower Ninth WardEngine 393
AlgiersEngine 40District Chief 88
Louis Armstrong New
Orleans International Airport		Fox 2, Fox 5, Fox 7, Fox 84
MichoudFireboat 805 "Blaze"4

Disbanded Fire Companies

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.