Our Mission, at the City of Kenner Fire Department, is to always be Prepared both Mentally and Physically, to assist the public in the areas of Fire Prevention, Fighting Fire, Providing Medical Assistance, Hazardous Materials or for any Emergency either Natural or Man Made, wherein our City or Citizens call upon us for Help.

In performing our daily tasks and while on emergency incidents, we will always be Professional and Courteous to each other, the persons that we are assisting and the public in general.

It is our Goal to Protect Life and Property through Preparation, Education, Prevention, Response and Mitigation.

In pursuing our Mission, we commit to these Guiding Principles:

• To always treat our Citizens with Courtesy and Respect.

• To work towards improving the Quality of Service that we provide through Training and keeping Physically Fit.

• To treat each other, as Members of the Kenner Fire Department, with Fairness, Dignity, Courtesy, Respect and strive to achieve the Highest Level of Professional and Personal Growth and Development.

• To always be reminded that we are all individuals. As many individuals, we make-up ONE Fire Department and will work as ONE COMPLETE UNIT.

• As members of the Kenner Fire Department, we will take personal responsibility in attaining Organizational Goals and Pride in our Work.

The City of Kenner Fire Department offers the following programs to the citizens of Kenner:

• We visit schools to teach Fire Safety Programs, such as Stop, Drop and Roll and Learn Not to Burn.

• We visit businesses to teach fire safety in the work place.

• We conduct Fire Station Tours to groups such as scout groups, civic groups, schools, and church groups.

If you would like additional information on these programs, please call (504) 468-4000.

Population: 71,781

Size: 15 square miles

Location: Metropolitan area West of New Orleans. Boundaries are Lake Pontchartrain, Mississippi River, New Orleans and St. Charles Parish

Modes of transportation through City: New Orleans International Airport is located in Kenner, Interstate 10, several major railroads and the MIssissippi River (barge and shipping).

Internal Department Structure

Manpower:	96 full time paid members
	40 reserve members
Total:	136 members

1	Fire Chief
3	Assistant Fire Chiefs
6	District Fire Chiefs
21	Fire Captains
21	Drivers/Operators
36	Firefighters
1	Fire Inspector
4	Communication Officers
4	Part Time Communications Officer
3	Office Personnel (Non- Fire)

Average Number of Calls per Year: 2,100

Types of Calls:

• Structure Fires
• Vehicle Fires
• Rubbish Fires
• Ground Cover Fires
• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• Rescue both Water and Land
• Medical (all vehicle accidents with extrication and back-up to EMS Service)
• Automatic Alarms
• Miscellaneous (Unknown Odors, Power Lines, Hurricanes, etc.)

Average Response Times: 3-5 Minutes

Equipment

6	Fire Stations
1	Fire Headquarters Training and Dispatch Center
5	1250 gpm Fire Pumpers
3	1500 gpm 75'Quints
1	1500 gpm 55'Quint
1	Hazardous Materials/Squad Unit/Rescue
2	light weight utility trucks
2	3/4 ton GMC Suburbans (command vehicles)
1	Expedition unit (Asst. Chief Unit)
1	Ford LTD (Fire Chief Unit)
2	2004 3/4 Ford Excursions (Command Vehicles)
2	spare LTD's (pool car)

Notables:

• Fire Class Rating: 2
  Through the diligent efforts of the Administration and Fire Department personnel, the Fire Department is a Class II Fire Rating. We will continue to improve our Fire Department and work hard at keeping the citizens of Kenner safe.