Fire Stations and Firehouses
        The Garfield Township Volunteer Fire Department’s firehouse was destroyed, leaving members to see if the apparatus is salvageable
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Salisbury’s new firehouse replaces the 1956 station with three double bays, an engine and ladder company, and five integrated operations
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        After a two-year push, North County Fire Chief Keith McReynolds secured a federal grant to rebuild Station 4 with expanded quarters and room for more engines
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Bismarck Rural Fire Department’s new 9,000-sq-ft facility houses three apparatus with room to expand and features a kitchen, laundry, offices, gym and bunk rooms
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The new Derry firehouse design adds modern communications, decon and training space to speed response in the southwest area
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Lessons from one station build help drive a second design
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Grand Rapids’ first new firehouse in nearly 40 years will serve 14,000 southeast-side residents, ease the load on the busiest station and help crews hit their arrival goal
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Firefighters are protected from hidden station hazards with direct exhaust capture, air purification and real-time monitoring
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        With only four structure fires in the township over three years, Courtland FD officials say the site provides essential training opportunities for younger firefighters
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski said the firehouse renovation sends a message to firefighters that the city values them
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The DeLand Fire Department is piloting vibrating wristbands, bed shakers and flashing lights to wake crews without blaring sirens
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Toledo Fire & Rescue put all firehouses on precautionary lockdown amid backlash to a firefighter’s post about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The state-of-the-art facility combines two former frehouses and adds a public community room, signaling the city’s broader vision for neighborhood first-responder hubs
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Officials say one of the three homemade incendiary devices found near Capitol Heights Fire Station 805 could have exploded
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A 2024 study urged Shakopee to hire 25 full-time firefighters, captains and chiefs and open a second station, but city leaders have yet to act
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A $97K upgrade will notify only the Hattiesburg fire stations needed, cutting overnight disruptions and improving firefighter health
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Vine Grove FD lost an antique engine, a 3,000-gallon tanker and extensive supplies in the Hardin County blaze
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Elkhart officials kicked off construction of a $9M replacement for Fire Station 6, funded from cash reserves
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Viroqua Fire Department’s new station, partially funded by a $5.25M grant, has modern safety features, expanded apparatus and training space, sleeping quarters and a public welcome center
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The St. Charles City Council would add firefighters and build new stations while discontinuing the city’s ambulance service in favor of expanded coverage by St. Charles County Ambulance District
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Grant funding will support both interior and exterior renovations at Atlantic City Fire Station 2 to modernize the facility and improve its functionality
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        With support from the Minneapolis Fire Foundation, five stations have installed saunas aimed at flushing out toxins after fires
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A ladder truck owned for just six months by Jamesville Volunteer Fire and EMS was heavily damaged in a fire that also impacted the station
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        For the first time in decades, Ypsilanti firefighters responded to calls from their original 1898 station, sliding down fire poles and backing modern trucks through barn doors
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Baraboo will receive USDA funding to build a main 39,000-square-foot fire and EMS facility and a smaller satellite station to improve emergency response coverage
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        From technology to mental health, here are the key factors to consider when planning a station that will stand the test of time
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Loveland Fire Rescue Authority celebrated the grand opening of a new health and wellness center and burn building, facilities designed to support firefighter health and realistic training
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Taylor officials, firefighters and community leaders gathered to mark the rededication of Station No. 2, part of a major renovation project enhancing living and working conditions for first responders
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
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