Busy New Year's For The New Orleans Fire Department

Press release from the New Orleans Fire Department:

January 1, 2022

Between the hours of 10:56 pm New Year’s Eve and 2:27 am New Year’s morning, the New Orleans Fire Department responded to five structural fires throughout different areas of the city. During this same time frame firefighters also responded to several outdoor grass and trash fires. All but one of these incidents, a fire in an abandoned dwelling at 436 Flood St., were held to a one-alarm or single engine company roll.

Dispatched at 12:38 am, firefighters arrived on the scene of 436 Flood St. at 12:44 am. Upon NOFD arrival, fire was already extending through the roof of the abandoned two-story dwelling. Taking into account the size of the structure, a second alarm was requested at 12:51 am. Fifteen NOFD units carrying forty-one Fire Operations personnel were used to bring this incident under control at 2:21 am. This was the second time firefighters had responded to this address this evening. Just over an hour earlier firefighters had extinguished a small fire in another area of the property.

There were no firefighter or civilian injuries reported in any of these incidents. Although all of the incidents of the evening are being thoroughly investigated, dry weather conditions and the prevalent use of illegal fireworks cannot be overlooked.

Call Received: 12:38 am

Dispatched: 12:38 am

Arrival: 12:44 am

Second Alarm: 12:51 am

Under Control: 2:21 am

NOFD Units: 15

Fire Ops Personnel: 41

Cause: Under Investigation

This press release was produced by the New Orleans Fire Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.