Your First First-Responders
Formed in 1982, the Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) is the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for all emergency communications via 9-1-1 and non-emergency city services via 3-1-1 within Orleans Parish.
The agency employs more than 140 individuals and provides emergency medical dispatch, emergency fire dispatch, and emergency police dispatch for both local residents and the millions of annual visitors to New Orleans.
OPCD is a member of the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials (APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA).