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.
A new facility would replace the John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station, which has been in use since the early 1970s and has a decaying roof
At least one resident at the public forum expressed skepticism that a hot zone for carcinogen decontamination was needed
Personnel are expected to start working from the new 30,000-square-foot station early next year
The $6.75 million station is 4,500 square feet larger than its predecessor and has an exhaust system designed to reduce cancer risk
A new fire station will be opened in the hopes of remedying response time problems in Columbus’ Far East Side
Officials noted the lack of ventilation, sprinkler systems and adequate space to clean equipment
As more women join the ranks, it’s important to ensure fire station facilities reflect changes in gender makeup, the city’s facilities manager said
Thoughtful station design can help firefighters find stress relief and a greater sense of well-being
Several new technologies are being integrated into apparatus bays to optimize firefighter safety and department efficiency
Durham Fire and EMS Station 17 is the first fire station in the city that can generate its own electricity from the sun