| New Orleans Fire Department | |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | New Orleans |
| Reference1: | [1] |
| Annual Budget: | $96,378,884 |
| Employees: | 656 |
| Staffing: | Career |
| Chief: | Roman Nelson |
| Iaff: | 632 |
| Reference2: | [2] |
| Battalions: | 6 |
| Stations: | 31 |
| Engines: | 29 |
| Trucks: | 6 |
| Squads: | 2 |
| Rescues: | 2 |
| Tenders: | 2 |
| Hazmat: | 1 |
| Crash: | 4 |
| Fireboats: | 1 |
| Rescue Boats: | 2 |
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 350sqmi area, including 170sqmi of water.[3]
The NOFD got its start in April 1829 when a group of men organized a volunteer fire department.[4] 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.[4]
, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine 1 | EMS Support Unit | 6 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Engine 13 | 5 | |||||
| Central Business District | Engine 14 | 2 | ||||
| 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 |
See 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.