St. Tammany Fire District 13

​st. tammany parish fire district no.13 "goodbee fire department" is an all hazards response agency providing fire protection, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response and multi-faceted rescue capabilities. st. tammany parish fire district no. 13 was established on april 21st, 1988. district 13 serves a population of approximately 5,000 residents, according to the 2010 census. fire district 13 comprises approximately 30 square miles of western st. tammany parish, and covers a long stretch of i-12 from hwy 21 westward all the way to the parish line. district 13 has three fire stations, approximately 40 part-time paid firefighters and staff along with five full-time fire equipment operators, one full time fire chief and an administrative assistant. district 13 responded to 652 incidents in 2015, roughly 40 or 7% of those were fires, 53% were rescue or medical calls, 3% were hazardous materials calls; the remaining comprised false alarms, weather related emergencies, publi