The New Orleans Fire Department provides

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and first responder

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to the city of

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. 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 A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respon ...

. 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.

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

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made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005. The

effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans As the center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, winds downtown were in the Category 1 range with frequent intense gusts. The storm surge caused approximately 23 breaches in the drainage canal and navi ...

included 1,464 deaths, 80% flooding of the city, and many burned buildings.

References

{{United States fire departments Fire departments in Louisiana

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