Mission Statement 

We shall provide a professional, safe, and a skillfully trained

response to fire, medical and natural catastrophe emergencies

in rural Fire District #2. We are committed to minimizing the

loss of life and property through suppression, first responder,

rescue edification, investigation, public education, and other

ground-breaking programs.

 

Primary Response Area

NFD's primary response area is a 40 square-mile area in

Tangipahoa Parish. The parish is located on the northwestern

shore of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 50 miles northwest

of the New Orleans’ metropolitan area. NFD’s response area

is located immediately north of the city limits of the largest city

in the parish, Hammond, and includes the town of Tickfaw. Fire

protection is provided for five schools, medium industry, an

Interstate highway system (I-55), the Canadian National Railroad,

and approach and departure real estate for a nearby municipal

airport, which is base to a United States Customs facility and the

1-244th Aviation Battalion of the Louisiana National Guard.