Chief Sennott Talks on New Orleans
A radio talk on the impressions of the New Orleans fire department as observed at the convention of the International Asso- ciation of Fire Chiefs, was delivered by Chief Daniel F. Sennott of the Boston Fire Department from Station WEEI. His talk, in part, is as follows: “One of the things that impressed me as a New England Fire Chief is that fire fighting in New Orleans is a much simpler and less hazardous proposition than in New England due to the absence of cellars, subcellars and basements which present some of the greatest difficulties to fire departments in metropolitan cities. New Orleans is located on a flat plain with no hills and the firemen there do not have any real cold weather, snow or ice to contend with. The majority of the buildings there are of stone and masonry construction — even the older buildings erected in the days of the old French and Spanish settlements.
“One of the principal factors that the chief of the New Orleans fire department must contend with is the dock situation. The wharves along the river front stretch for fourteen miles, and a.great many fires occur there due to the great amount of shipping handled from that port. It is the second largest seaport of the United States and the gateway of the Mississippi river.
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