Fire Stations and Firehouses
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
Twin Falls’ new Station 2’s hold all of its apparatus and has a decontamination area separated from living quarters
Ashtabula Township firefighters have a second fire house staffed by part-time crews
St. Paul’s new Station 7 will house five vehicles including the city and state’s first electric fire engine
Treasure Hennessy had been given permission to use the Fort Mitchell fire station as a safe house to hide from Bradley Wayne Stokes
Prince George’s County firefighters escaped without injury from the burning Upper Marlboro firehouse
Hamden’s career firefighters will continue to staff the Whitney Avenue firehouse
Birmingham firefighter Jamal Jones went home with a surprise promotion
Canon City’s nearly $12M multi-functional firehouse will help reduce response times
Newark has not had a firehouse in its growing downtown high-rise area since 2007
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was one of two FFs shot five days ago
Springfield is building 4 new firehouses as EMS calls dramatically rise
Firefighters returned to the station to find fire coming from the roof
Bad behaviors associated with cliques may include the use of intimidation tactics, promotion of racist or sexist ideologies, or subverting the chain of command
Too much workplace stress can be harmful – and firefighters get a lot of exposure
The Rio Dell Fire Department was delayed in responding to some 60 calls because its garage doors were off the hinges and had to be pried open
Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency Director Cindy Lawrence said no one from the station was hurt
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
Decatur police officers had to remove the man, who told them he was “high on meth” as he fought with them
A man banged on the Santa Rosa station’s door and told firefighters he thought he had a bomb
A recent poll with over 900 responses reveals strong opinions on the concept of free electric vehicle charging at the fire station
The bullet struck a window over the watch desk and lodged in a binder
A Trenton police spokesperson said Kena West and Zaequan Cofield were firing at another person or persons in the area
The Trenton firefighter is in stable condition, and police are investigating the incident
Fireboat Station No. 35’s unusual structure is designed to withstand earthquakes and changing sea levels
A window also was smashed at Plainville Fire District Station 2; an investigation is under way
The man attempted to run a firefighter down before slamming into the station’s garage door; firefighters then popped the truck’s tires using an axe
A Bloomington annexation proposal may also make it necessary to add two additional locations
The $23.5M Roxbury facility has a decontamination room, extended apparatus bays and several training areas
Trucks barely fit into the current Canton fire station, which was not designed to include sleeping quarters, despite EMS personnel working overnight shfits
