NOFD Press Releases

On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 7:32 a.m. the New Orleans Fire Department received multiple 911 calls for an abandoned house fire.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 10:49 a.m. the New Orleans Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a fire in a one-story, vacant dwelling located at 4944 Louisa Street.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 3:58 p.m. the New Orleans Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at 12345 I-10 Service Road a three-story, twelve unit apartment building.

Baton Rouge, LA-Louisiana State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning Jr. is proud to announce the New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent of Fire, Charles Parent has been awarded Louisiana “Fire Chief of the Year”

Louisiana’s State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning, Jr. will come to New Orleans to present Chief Charles Parent, New Orleans Fire Superintendent, Louisiana’s “Fire Chief of the Year” award.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 4:49 p.m. the New Orleans Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting a fire in a three-story, eleven unit apartment building located at 3413 Carondelet St. The first company arrived on the scene at 4:52 and found heavy fire coming from a third floor apartment.

On Friday, February 19, 2010, at 6:26 a.m. the New Orleans Fire Department received a 911 call to 3328 LaSalle Street. The first arriving company reported heavy smoke coming from the rear of the building.