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May 5, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
Today (Monday, May 5, 2025) is the last day of the Early Giving Period by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. GiveNOLA Day is Tuesday, May 6, 2025. We encourage everyone to share with their family and friends to donate to Friends of the New Orleans Fire Department as it’s the primary source of funding for all community outreach programs conducted by the NOFD and has been used to supplement the needs of firefighters through the purchase of safety equipment.
April 29, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:29 a.m., the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) was dispatched to a reported fire at 4512 Papania St. The first NOFD company arrived on the scene of this working fire at the Mark VII Apartments, at 6:37 a.m.
April 28, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
GiveNOLA Day returns on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. This fundraiser is by the Greater New Orleans Foundation (www.gnof.org) and is a one-day online giving event.
April 15, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
On today (Tuesday, April 15, 2025), the Medical Association of Southeast Louisiana (MASELA) honored fifty-seven (57) NOFD members who responded or supported the response to the New Year's Day terror attack.
April 12, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 10:33 a.m., the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a 911 call to home at 2003 Dumaine Street. The first company arrived on the scene at 10:38 a.m., reporting smoke and fire coming from the rear of the home extending to the attic.
March 25, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 9:38 a.m., the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a call reporting a building fire at the corner of S. Telemachus St. and Palmyra St. NOFD firefighters arrived on the scene of 3705 Palmyra St/ 235 S. Telecachus St., a large two-story, multi-unit unoccupied dwelling, at 9:42 a.m.
New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) Operator Dwayne J. Jackson passed away in a tragic accident on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Funeral services for Operator Jackson, are set for Friday, March 28, 2025, at Gentilly Baptist Church, 5141 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122.
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 3:55 p.m., the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) was dispatched to 1217 Franklin Ave. Upon arrival, firefighters found an active/working fire in a single-story vehicle repair shop.
March 21, 2025 | From New Orleans Fire Department
Today the City of New Orleans and the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) held a promotion ceremony for NOFD Recruit Class R-02-24 and one member being promoted to the position of Fire Captain. Recruit Class R-02-24 consisted of twenty-nine New Orleans Fire Department recruits and one Orleans Parish Communications (OPCD) dispatcher, who endured a twenty-two-week training regimen focusing on all aspects of firefighting.
On Friday, March 21, 2025, at 8:44 the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) was dispatched to a reported residential fire in the 4800 block of St. Claude Ave. NOFD Fire Operations personnel arrived at scene of 4807 St. Claude Ave., a large two-story, wood framed, single-family dwelling, at 8:50 a.m., finding the upstairs rear of the home already heavily involved in flames.
Last updated: 11/3/2023 2:44:59 PM
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