New Orleans Engine 15 & Truck 5 Responding

Here is a video of NOFD Engine 15 and Ladder 5 responding from their old firehouse on Arabella in the Uptown section of New Orleans. This was filmed in Sept. 1999 and it appears that the station was closed probably after Katrina. The station was very old and I am sure that horses must have pulled rigs from it when it was first built. It was the firehouse closes to my rooming house when I went to college.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• fire
• house
• engine
• ladder
• alarm
• NOFD

[wisdumb16]

No tiller trucks here because most of the streets/intersections are too narrow... especially in the FQ

[zaffdoc]

NOFD used to have mostly tractor-tillers and I thought they got thru the FQ pretty darn good. In fact, Ladder 5 was a t-t and it did fine, but never made it to the FQ because it was too far away.

[PowwowTime]

Geeze what a turn radius. I hope their new station is more accommodating.

[zaffdoc]

That is the NEW refurbished firehouse.

[nofire504]

Engine 15 and Ladder 5 are back in service in the very same house shown here. Voters had approved money to renovate this house and a couple others before Katrina. It all happened to fall right around the time of the storm and delayed construction. The station was out of service for a couple years for the repairs. There was zero flooding in this part of the city. The house was done well, but lost most of it's old school charm. But it was long overdue and I am glad it is done.

[zaffdoc]

Thank you for the update on this old Firehouse. It sure looks good from the Google Map picture and I am sure the inside is nice also. The Pierce engine and truck are great rigs. When I first went down there to Loyola U. in 1952, Engine 15 was using a 1925 ALF and Truck 5 had a 1941 ALF tractor-tiller with a 100 aerial. In 1957-8 Engine 15 got a new Mack pumper but Trk 5 kept the 48 ALF for a long time, replacing the tractor with an IH (I think).

[kgcwhazup]

Shoulda pushed that Damm car out of the way

[shopphd]

My uncle retired from NOFD many years ago...he was the captain on Ladder 5 in the late 60s. From my memories, the house doesn't look any different than it did then. I remember the old Engine 15 and Ladder 5 vividly from visiting my uncle at the firehouse. Glad to see the house has been refurbished!!

[enigmedic]

@wisdumb16

tillers are FOR narrow streets

[beezel08]

The New Engine 15 Is so nice i will try and catch a video, heck the old 98 pierce was still a good rig :D

[52Fire]

awsome

[cosfire2]

why don't they put a tiller there. They wouldn't have to back up.

[FEFDkid05]

that is tight