NOFD Press Releases

On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 05:06 a.m., the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a 911 call for the Wyndman Vacation Resort Hotel located at 209 Magazine Street. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a passenger van with a ruptured gas tank parked on the first floor breezeway of the hotel.

The New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) will be conducting a Shipboard Firefighting training exercise Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The exercise, which will begin at approximately 8:00 a.m., will simulate a large-scale fire incident on board the MARAD Vessel Cape Knox, currently docked at the Poland Ave.

Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:16 a.m. the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at 926 Toulouse St., in the French Quarter. Upon arrival NOFD personnel found a two-story dwelling with smoke exiting the attic.

New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) Superintendent Charles Parent felt the recent trip to Cuba was extremely educational and was very impressed with the Cuban first responders’ preparedness for emergency disasters. He noted that, a good dialog with Cuban officials regarding hurricane preparedness and response was established. He believes that the New Orleans delegation was able to provide the Cuban officials with lessons learned from our experiences during Hurricane Katrina.