New Orleans, LA Fire Apparatus

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While on vacation several weeks ago to the New Orleans area, I was fortunate enough to photograph a good portion of the New Orleans Fire Department and additionally some suburban apparatus. The fleet of the New Orleans Fire Department is completely Pierce and American LaFrance. Although the department is currently buying/leasing multiple pieces of equipment from American LaFrance, there was a rumor that they would again be purchasing Pierce; however, that was strictly a rumor. For those of you who have followed the Detroit apparatus thread, the status of the New Orleans fleet is much the same. During my trip, a good portion of the department was operating spares and very often apparatus numbers did not correlate with the station they were assigned to (I'll provide examples of this later in the thread). Needless to say, this department which we don't get to see too much from, was a very unique visit. Lastly, I would like to say a big thank you to the men and women of the NOFD for their great cooperation and hospitality.



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Photos by: Evan Smith



New Orleans Squirt 4

2006 ALF

35' squirt

1500/750