Station Design
A fire station is more than just a building — our station design topic deals with important considerations for building and managing facilities that will enable efficient operations and response while addressing your members’ health and safety.
Station design is no longer just about housing apparatus. It is about supporting the people who respond from it.
From bunkrooms to lighting, station design plays a critical role in reducing fatigue and protecting firefighter health
A city-commissioned study found Norman Fire Department needs three additional stations and 78 firefighters to improve coverage and meet its five-minute response time goal
Despite a heat index above 100 degrees, Cuba Community Volunteer Fire Department crews saved most of their equipment, but the station was left uninhabitable
Salina Fire Department’s new 20,000-square-foot station features five apparatus bays and space designed to accommodate future growth
Station layout — from bunks to common spaces — plays a critical role in firefighter recovery, resilience and performance
Some station features deemed merely “nice-to-haves” have a powerful impact on firefighter health and performance
The chief’s guide to budget-conscious station design
The new training center features a five-story live-fire tower, technical rescue props and decontamination facilities, allowing Gig Harbor firefighters to train closer to home
Richmond city leaders continue searching for funding for better firehouses and to transition from basic life support to advanced life support EMS
York’s new fire station replaces a nearly 60-year-old facility with modern cancer-prevention features, expanded living quarters, and space to support a growing fire department