Cantrell confirms interim chief Roman Nelson as permanent NOFD superintendent The opportunity to serve in this capacity, at home, in the city where I was born and raised.is a true privilege and a tremendous responsibility, Nelson said. Author: Chris McCrory (WWL) Updated: 1:16 PM CST January 15, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Roman Nelson, the interim superintendent of the New Orleans Fire Department, will drop the interim from his title going forward, Mayor LaToya Cantrell confirmed Friday.
Nelson has led the NOFD since former Superintendent Tim McConnell retired at the end of October. Cantrell said she had planned an internal search for the right candidate, but said it quickly became clear that Nelson was the man for the job.
NOFD could lose millions from hiring grant due to slow recruitment
“I don t understand what the hold up is on this. We re leaving millions of dollars on the table and it doesn t seem like there s a sense of urgency. Author: Mike Perlstein / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 6:21 PM CST January 13, 2021 Updated: 6:21 PM CST January 13, 2021
NEW ORLEANS A $15.9 million federal grant to hire 63 New Orleans firefighters was announced with much fanfare in September by Mayor LaToya Cantrell and then-Fire Superintendent Tim McConnell.
“Sixty-three firefighters, this is a huge win for the city of New Orleans,” Cantrell said at the press conference.
“The goal will be to get them in as soon as possible, get our staffing levels up,” McConnell added.
And selected removal and maintenance of existing landscaping
Phase II will include renovations to the exterior building and interior renovations. Phase I started in December and should wrap up in May 2021, while Phase II will be a nine-month construction project starting in May with scheduled completion by late January 2022. The project team features architect NANO, LLC, contractor Centric Gulf Coast, Inc. (Phase 1), and CPA Project Manager Jennifer Lilos.
The Fire Administration, Safety/Community Relations, Fire Prevention, Logistics, Compliance (IT) and Operations Deputy Chiefs will be relocated to this new consolidated Fire Headquarters facility, along with other NOFD Divisions currently working from remote locations at four different facilities, including Special Operations (MTA East), Medical (2920 Magazine St.) Supply Shop (821 Magazine St.) and the Supply Annex (4330 St. Claude Ave.). The Supply Shop and Annex will be relocated to the former Fire Communications facilit
Paramedics who treated first COVID case in New Orleans get vaccine
Nelson said about half of the fire department s 575 members have signed up to take the vaccine. The NOPD is working to schedule vaccinations for its officers. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 9:39 PM CST December 24, 2020 Updated: 9:39 PM CST December 24, 2020
NEW ORLEANS Paramedic Zander Schwartz and his partner, Alexia Archaga were the first paramedics who took care of the first known COVID-positive patient in the city.
On Thursday, they were first paramedics to get the Moderna vaccine.
“I was wondering, ‘Am I going to be hospitalized for this? Will it kind of blow over me?’’ Schwartz recalled Thursday, eight months after that happened. “Everything was unknown, so it was very unnerving.”
More lives will be lost,” said Aaron Mischler, president of the New Orleans Firefighters Association. Author: Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Published: 5:20 PM CST December 10, 2020 Updated: 5:20 PM CST December 10, 2020
NEW ORLEANS They are the ones who run to the emergency, but that responsibility in New Orleans is getting more complicated because of the pandemic and the economic disaster accompanying it.
Some first responders like New Orleans firefighters and police are saying pandemic related furloughs are forcing them to work with fewer people.
“Without a full complement of firefighters on the job, we can’t do our jobs effectively and fires are going to continue to get bigger. Lives are going to be lost,” said Aaron Mischler, president of the New Orleans Firefighters Association.