34 Stations - New Orleans FD

The largest city in Louisiana is located in the deep south. Very hot summers, cramped conditions, narrow streets, and lots of old buildings that need protection. The NOFD has their job cut out for them. The current equipment supplier is Pierce which is slowly replacing the older Seagraves. Some of the Seagraves are still out there, but will soon be replaced. The New Orleans FD has a very diverse role to play including marine fire suppression, high rises, residential, chemical facilities, small businesses, as well as heavy industry. A tremendous amount of railroad traffic criss-crosses through the city with two major rail yards located in the city limits. The NOFD also covers Moisant International Airport, recently renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport located in Kenner, LA.

Better than the Flying Squad according to the crew of the Rescue Squad with the New Orleans Fire Department. Their 2001 Pierce Lance heavy rescue is seen here parked across the street from the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad engine facility where the on duty crew was getting HAZMAT training. Only a digital print is available of this squad pictured, but a broadside view in photo format is available as well.
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The Flying Squad is housed on Girod St in the downtown area of New Orleans. I was lucky to get the shot and I thank the crew on today (4/14/03) for pulling their 1995 Pierce Lance out for me.
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Back in 1991, the New Orleans Fire Department celebrated 100 years of service. That now makes them 110 years in 2001 - congradulations. This decal was applied to the Seagrave engines.

Straight stick, L1 is seen here at the New Orleans Superdome parking lot when it was new back in 1985. I believe they just retired this engine recently. Its a 100' Seagrave ladder.
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Twin to the Seagrave ladder pictured above, L2 is seen here on a downtown New Orleans street back in the mid-80's. It also is a Seagrave 100' straight stick ladder.
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You don't see these guys too often and when you do they are usually parked in a confined downtown area making them very difficult to photograph. Luckily I was at the right spot at the right time to catch this beauty away from the house. Classified as a "Ladder" (L-5) by the NOFD, this "Hook and Ladder" is one of several that the city of New Orleans use to maintain. These large ladder trucks were normally assigned to the downtown area. Equipped with a steerable rear section, these monsters can corner around the very narrow streets of the French Quarter.
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Replacing L6, a hook and ladder, is this 1985 Seagrave assigned to the station on General Meyers Blvd on the New Orleans West Bank (Algiers) along with pumper 33.
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This is a very classic shot in my opinion. It is typical scene from the New Orleans French Quarter with the second floor balcony having all the ferns and even a banana tree growing on one of the lacework iron railed balconies. Engine 9, a Pierce, is assigned to the "smallest house in the French Quarter, but they take up a whole city block" per the shift on the day I visited.
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Third District headquarters for the New Orleans Fire Department is located in this modern looking building on Elysian Fields Ave and between I-10 above, and I-610 seen in the background. Mascot for this station is Popeye.
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Ladder 11 is assigned to the 3rd District headquarters station. Ladder 11 is a 1997 Pierce Dash with a 105' ladder.
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Another 1997 Pierce Dash is Ladder 13 assigned to the 4th District on Read Road in New Orleans East. It has a 75' ladder.
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City of New Orleans Engine 14 is equipped with a spray nozzle at the end of that movable boom on top of the truck. This type of truck is called a "Squirt" because it squirts water to hard to reach spots during an emergency. The water nozzle on the end of the boom is controlled from the ground. Ladder trucks are equipped with water nozzles as well, but the squirt is not equipped with a ladder or platform for personnel to be lifted on.
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One of the newest NOFD pumpers is this 1998 Pierce Saber. Engine 17 is stationed near the Jefferson Parish line on the New Orleans West Bank near the Tall Timbers subdivision. Only difference in Engine 17 and 40, pictured below, is the placement of the engine number. Engine numbers are normally placed on doors, but in the case of engine 17 the number is on the rear side windows.
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One of the newest NOFD pumpers is this 1998 Pierce Saber. Engine 17 is stationed near the Jefferson Parish line on the New Orleans West Bank near the Tall Timbers subdivision. Only difference in Engine 17 and 40, pictured below, is the placement of the engine number. Engine numbers are normally placed on doors, but in the case of engine 17 the number is on the rear side windows.
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Still looking pretty good is this 1987 Seagrave assigned to the station in the heart Algiers on Homer Ave near the old movie theater.
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This 1985 Seagrave pumper is starting to show some signs of aging. The city of New Orleans will purchase all of one brand of fire apparatus and usually they are purchased within two or three years of each other. Engine 33 is assigned to the General Meyer's station along with L6, another 1985 Seagrave. The present "perferred supplier" is Pierce at least until a better deal comes along.
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This is home for L6 and Engine 33 of the NOFD. It is hard to imagine that a huge hook and ladder (L6) once was housed at this station. I don't know how they fit it in there.
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Fox 2 is assigned to New Orleans International Airport (MSY) located in Kenner, Louisiana. Fox 2 is one of two Oskosh T-6 models assigned to the airport. This 4x4 has a water capacity of 1,585 gallons and carries 205 gallons of 3% foam. The airport fire department is part of the New Orleans Fire Department, but is located in Kenner, another city and different parish (county).
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This Oskosh T-1500 model "Snozzle" is also equipped with an infrared camera and a thermal vision system. It is one of the latest weapons found at major airports. This is the second one I have found. Note the piercing nozzle on the end of the boom which is used to poke holes into aircraft to apply a water spray. Fox 7, striped with Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold is the newest piece assigned to New Orleans International Airport.
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Although the two Oskosh crash trucks assigned to the New Orleans Lakefront Airport located in New Orleans East, along Lake Pontchatrain look like the ones at the international airport, the firefighters at Lakefront are not with the New Orleans FD.
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I am not sure how many fire boats the New Orleans Fire Department has on it's roster, but here is one of the newer ones headed up the Mississippi River recently near the Algiers (LA) ferry landing.
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If this New Orleans Fire Department 1983 GMC Top Kick rescue truck's front end looks new, that's because it has just returned from the body shop after repairs from a collision. This engine is assigned to a station house near the French Quarter. The rear box also has lots of walk-in storage space. Can anyone tell me what station this apparatus is assigned to?
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